Why won't the CMD window close after Batch file execution?

Question

I am trying to execute a file by placing the appropriate command into a batch file. After completing the file execution the command window is not closing automatically. I tried

Answer 1

The /w parameter makes START wait until the process it launches has exited. Remove it:

start "" /B /d ...

This will let your batch file continue running and exit immediately.

Answer 2

You can close the console at the end

For example:

   start /b taskkill /F /IM bank01.exe
   ..
   ..
   taskkill /F /IM cmd.exe

Answer 3

Remove the /b (and the /w) from the start command. The /b starts the program in the same window and the /w keeps the window open until the program terminates.