If you wish to elevate & always run a Batch file as administrator in Windows 11/10, follow the procedure laid down in this post. You can run Batch file as Administrator without a prompt.

Learn how to copy files using Command Prompt (copy and xcopy). You can also use parameters to perform some specific tasks while copying.

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.

So I need to run a simple batch file to change the drive letters on some pre installed card readers on some computers. I cannot get it to run automaticlly even with an elevated command prompt/run ...

Add the pause command to the end of the batch file, then trigger it to run.<BR><BR>BTW, you're not referencing any mapped drives in either the batch file or the HotCopy script, are you? They won't ...