#include <Windows.h>
#include <TlHelp32.h>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    // Get the current process ID
    DWORD currentPID = GetCurrentProcessId();

    // Create a snapshot of all processes in the system
    HANDLE snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);

    // Initialize the process entry structure
    PROCESSENTRY32 entry;
    entry.dwSize = sizeof(entry);

    // Iterate over all processes in the snapshot
    if (Process32First(snapshot, &entry))
    {
        do
        {
            // Check if the current process is the one we're looking for
            if (entry.th32ProcessID == currentPID)
            {
                // The parent process ID is the one we want
                DWORD parentPID = entry.th32ParentProcessID;

                // Check if the parent process is explorer.exe
                if (parentPID == 0)
                {
                    std::cout << "Parent process is explorer.exe" << std::endl;
                }
                else
                {
                    std::cout << "Parent process is not explorer.exe" << std::endl;
                }

                break;
            }
        } while (Process32Next(snapshot, &entry));
    }

    // Clean up
    CloseHandle(snapshot);

    return 0;
}