windows - How can a program delete its own executable

Question

Is there any way that a running process can delete its own executable?

For example, I make a console application (single exe) and after doing some tasks it somehow deletes the exe file.

I have to send a single file to someone. And I want it deleted after it does its intended task.

Is there anyway to do it in Windows

Answer 1

One way to do this is to use the MoveFileEx function with the MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT flag and a NULL destination. According to the documentation, this:

registers the lpExistingFileName file to be deleted when the system restarts. If lpExistingFileName refers to a directory, the system removes the directory at restart only if the directory is empty.