deprecated_string_conv_gen: conversion from a string literal to pointer-to-character (non-const) is deprecated in C++

[David student]

Hello All,

Coverity tool is showing the below warning message

deprecated_string_conv_gen: conversion from a string literal to pointer-to-character (non-const) is deprecated

at the below two lines:

mcTskInfo.pwszTaskTrigger = ADD_MCUPDTPATH;
mcTskInfo.pwszTaskParams = SILENT_UPDT;

Below is the code snippet:

SubscriptionMgr.cpp

void SubscriptionMgr::createMcUpdateTask()
{
TASKINFO pcTskInfo = { 0 };

pcTskInfo.cbSize = sizeof(TASKINFO);
pcTskInfo.pwszTaskTrigger = ADD_MCUPDTPATH;
pcTskInfo.pwszTaskParams = SILENT_UPDT;
pcTskInfo.mcTaskType = MCTASK_TYPE_SCHEDULED;
}

constants.h

#define ADD_MCUPDTPATH L"C:\\Program Files\\update.exe"

#define SILENT_UPDT L"/silentupdate"


mctask.h

struct TASKINFO : public TASKINFO_BASE
{
BOOL bRunInRetailMode;
LPWSTR m_szAppID = nullptr;
LPWSTR m_szRuleName = nullptr;

TASKINFO() {}
TASKINFO(unsigned char v)
{
std::fill((unsigned char*)this, (unsigned char*)this + sizeof(TASKINFO), v);
this->cbSize = sizeof(TASKINFO);
}
};


struct TASKINFO_BASE
{
DWORD cbSize;
MCTASK_TYPE mcTaskType;
LPWSTR pwszTaskTrigger;
LPWSTR pwszTaskParams;
};

could anyone please suggest me how to resolve this warning?

Regards

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