Changing the permissions on files or folders for multiple users and groups can be a major administrative nuisance. Luckily, the Windows command-line tool Cacls.exe can help, especially when used in ...

In this Daily Drill Down, I’ll show you how to create batch files to help automate tasks. There are many uses for batch files, even in the world of Windows 2000. Any task that can be performed from a ...

I tried to follow the directions here to have the batch file wait before executing the rest of the commands but I receive "'CHOICE' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable ...

The Batch Compiler is a powerful tool designed to compile batch scripts into executable files. This tool simplifies the process of turning your batch scripts into standalone executables, making it ...

You may have lots of software installed on your PC, but you don't need it running all the time. If you want to save some system resources, or just create a ...

Hi, thanks for the code, How can i turn the BAT file into EXE file without getting flagged as Virus? almost every way makes the outcome exe file as virus so eventually it's pointless to even obf the ...

Anyone know of a way to call a VBE file from a batch file? I can open a cmd prompt and run it there, or right click/run as admin on the VBE script itself but I can't get a batch file to call the ...

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 ...

You can prevent or stop Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file in Windows 11/10 in the following three ways: By using the Pause command. By using the cmd /k ...

In this example, we assume you want to defrag 4 drives. You need to edit the list to match the drives that you want to defragment using the batch file. If you want to defrag just one drive, then ...