Batch start program hidden

Alternatively, download launchquiet. To add it to a shortcut or a startup location etc, use the commands in the following way. If you would like to supply an argument for the batch file, the piece of VB script has to be altered slightly by changing the two sets of four double quotes to two sets of two. That SilentCMD app is a gem. In just 14kb.

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Squashman 3 years ago. Me 4 years ago. If you use some alternative way to start an app hidden in Windows 10, feel free to share it in the comments. Winaero greatly relies on your support. You can help the site keep bringing you interesting and useful content and software by using these options:. If you like this article, please share it using the buttons below. It won't take a lot from you, but it will help us grow.

Thanks for your support! Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer from Russia who started Winaero back in On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram , Twitter , and YouTube. View all posts by Sergey Tkachenko. I put in proper path with quotations. Nothing doing. Have you tried running it with other installed applications? Just replace notepad with any other program that has an actual path. I run VBS every day.

I even put it on root drive. Not that I want to run above invisibly, but I was just trying it out. I figured out what is the problem. See this image: Added this to the article. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content Advertisement. Support us Winaero greatly relies on your support. Who fixed a lots of bugs on win10 anniversary update? Bill Gates? They have a huge number of developers.

For example, the following command would start Notepad in most versions of Windows. The start command can be used for other exe files by replacing the file path with the path to the exe file. If you want to start multiple executable files, keep in mind that the batch file opens each of the files almost immediately.

If you want some delay, consider using the pause command or sleep utility. If the file path contains a space within a folder name, you need to enclose that folder name in double quotes.