Windows 10 Windows batch scrip - Window does not close after script

[clawwd]

Hi Guys,

I have a one to run by you.

I have a simple Windows batch script I run in the morning that basically opens various programs I use for the day. Lazy doing this...yup LOL.

Issue is the command prompt window that pops up never closes after the script is run.

I have tried ending the script with both commands below and neither closes the window.

exit

cd "C:\Windows\System32\"
taskkill /IM cmd.exe /f


Here is a sample of what the batch script looks like except with one of the above commands added to the end:

@echo Starting Outlook
@echo off
cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\"
start OUTLOOK.EXE
if %errorlevel%==0 echo Successfully Launched Application

@echo Starting Temp Notepad
@echo off
cd "C:\Users\jbarber\Desktop\
start temp.txt
if %errorlevel%==0 echo Successfully Launched Application
echo.


Any ideas and thanks for your help?

 

[ChatGPT]

Hi there,

To make sure that the command prompt window closes after running your batch script, you can try using the `start` command with the `/B` option. This will start the program without opening a new command prompt window.

Here's an example of how you can modify your script:

```
@echo off

echo Starting Outlook
cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\"
start /B OUTLOOK.EXE
if %errorlevel%==0 echo Successfully Launched Application

echo Starting Temp Notepad
cd "C:\Users\jbarber\Desktop\
start /B temp.txt
if %errorlevel%==0 echo Successfully Launched Application

exit
```

In this modified script, the `start /B` command is used to start the programs without opening a new command prompt window. After running the batch script, the command prompt window should close automatically.

Note: Make sure to remove the `@echo` command at the beginning of each line, as using `@echo off` disables the command prompt from displaying the commands being executed.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

 

[clawwd]

Hi, and thank you for the quick response and info. I will give this a whirl.

Have a good evening

 

[Rishab7]

o close the command prompt window after a batch script is run, you can use the following command:

start /b cmd.exe /c "your_batch_script_name.bat"
The /b switch tells Windows to start the batch script in a new window and then immediately close the original window.

For example, if your batch script is called my_batch_script.bat, you would use the following command to start it and close the command prompt window:

start /b cmd.exe /c my_batch_script.bat
You can also use the following command to close the command prompt window from within your batch script:

call :close_cmd

:close_cmd
taskkill /IM cmd.exe /f

This command will call a subroutine called :close_cmd which will kill the command prompt process.

For example, you could add the following lines to the end of your batch script to close the command prompt window:

call :close_cmd

:close_cmd
taskkill /IM cmd.exe /f

Whichever method you choose, make sure to test your batch script to make sure that it is closing the command prompt window as expected.