C++ [Windows] Path to the folder where the executable is located [duplicate]

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Use GetModuleFileName to find out where your exe is running from.

WCHAR path[MAX_PATH];
GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, path, MAX_PATH);

Then strip the exe name from path.

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