You can automate many tasks on your Windows 11 PC using batch files. I’ll explain what a batch file is, how you can create one, and show you some interesting and useful uses of these files.

Ensure that you change the "NameOfProgramToRun" variable in the sample Autoexec.bat file to the directory containing the executable file of the program you want to run -- "C:\OldApp" using the ...

If you need to edit the batch file later, browse to the Startup folder in Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click "Edit." Double-clicking the file will run the batch file immediately.

Do you have a batch file that must run as admin? Use this trick to save some extra steps on Windows 11.

Now, I have setup the batch file to run, but Scheduled Tasks will not run it properly, if at all.<BR><BR>We need to run it manually for it to work, and from a command prompt at that..<BR><BR>So ...

The CyberNet weblog follows up on their previous tip for creating quick-kill shortcuts for individual programs in Windows by expanding the idea to an automated batch file that kills off a bunch of ...

Step 6: Save your file as a BAT file to the desktop. To do this, go to File > Save As, navigate to the desktop, and type the name of your shortcut followed by .bat (for example, Chrome and Steam ...

Samer details how to use batch files to create shortcuts with relative paths, then goes a step further and converts the batch file to an EXE and gives it the same icon as the program it's launching.

This is my dilemma:<P>I am creating an installation interface for an old DOS program, which is no problem, but at the end of it I want the interface to create a desktop shortcut with customised ...