How can I run a windows batch file but hide the command window?

Question

How can I run a windows batch file but hiding the command window? I dont want cmd.exe to be visible on screen when the file is being executed. Is this possible?

Answer 1

To self-hide already running script you'll need getCmdPid.bat and windowoMode.bat

@echo off

echo self minimizing
call getCmdPid.bat
call windowMode.bat -pid %errorlevel% -mode hidden

echo --other commands--
pause

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Here I've compiled all ways that I know to start a hidden process with batch without external tools.With a ready to use scripts (some of them rich on options) , and all of them form command line.Where is possible also the PID is returned .Used tools are IEXPRESS,SCHTASKS,WScript.Shell,Win32_Process and JScript.Net - but all of them wrapped in a .bat files.