I managed to launch gitbash from a bat file, I want also to enable quick edit mode how to do that ? thanks.
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\"
mode con: cols=160 lines=78
start sh.exe --login -i
You can set a registry key to enable QuickEdit mode on all console windows launched by the current user.
reg add "HKCU\Console" /v "QuickEdit" /t REG_DWORD /d 1
You should only need to run this command once, until you switch users or reinstall your OS.
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Iam trying to synch certain computers to a TimeServer within the network, hence i've written a simple batch script to do the task. I've put into our WDS server.
How do i run it in administrator mode.
If i open the cmd prompt as administrator it starts with "C:\Windows\System32\"
this is where i want to run so how do i achieve it.I dont want to schedule it nor i want to use RMB Click and select "Run as Administrator"
OS: Win 2012R2
My batch file contains.
reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\w32time\Config /v MaxNegPhaseCorrection /t REG_DWORD /d 0xffffffff /f
reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\w32time\Config /v MaxPosPhaseCorrection /t REG_DWORD /d 0xffffffff /f
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:"132.186.XX.XX 132.186.127.XX 132.186.192.XX 132.186.XXX.XX" /largephaseoffset:120000
net stop w32time
net start w32time
w32tm /resync
Thanks in Advance
Create a shortcut to the batch file.
Right click on the shortcut, go to properties -> shortcut tab -> advanced.
Tick run as adminstrator
Add this to the start of your batch file:
runas.exe /savecred /user:#administratoraccount# "%windir%/System32/cmd.exe"
Replace #administratoraccount# with the username of an admin.
The first time you run it, it will ask for the password of that admin account. Enter it. Unless the password is removed from the windows credential locker or the password or username of that admin is changed or the username is disabled, whenever the batch file is run from then on, it will automatically run cmd.exe as administrator.
Can you change windows 10 system settings using cmd.
I try to make a batch file that change the Windows settings how i want them.
Eexample : my screen is 100% and i want to make my screen 125% can i use a commannd for that ?
i was just wondering if its possible to change windows user options using a batch file. doesnt matter if its the monitor or other windows settings.
Various Windows settings are controlled by Registry keys. You can find the right key for your particular setting by Google search. As an example, to change DPI scaling to 150%, save this script to test.bat, run from open Admin Cmd Prompt, then re-login:
#echo off
reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t reg_dword /d 144
exit /b
How do I automatically launch a non-Surface application in Windows Embedded 8?
I want to automatically launch a GUI application on startup in Windows Embedded 8, but I can't figure out how to do it. I've been reading Sean Liming's Professional's Guide to Windows Embedded 8 Standard, and in chapter 8 he describes how to modify the device experience. He names how there is a Windows 8 Application launcher, but for Surface apps only. He also describes a Shell Launcher module, but my app is not a shell. He also mentions a shell he wrote here, but reading through its documentation, it doesn't describe how to automatically launch a program within that shell.
As far as I can tell, he doesn't describe how to automatically launch a non-Surface application anywhere, and Google and Stack Exchange get me no results (it doesn't help that most results come back as merely Windows 8, and not Windows Embedded 8). Or am I mistaken? Is Shell Launcher sufficient to launch a non-shell app? Does the app launched become the "shell", in effect?
Side note: It's probably worth mentioning that the app I want to launch is a Java app. I will be including the module-based Java JRE installer as mentioned in the book, but if there are any other provisos to launching a Java app in WE8S, please comment.
Thanks for your time and feedback!
This works for both Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
I normally install Windows Embedded Standard with the standard shell. In WE8S this would be the Metro UI. Once installation and configuration is complete, and your application runs successfully, I use registry entries to modify the application launched on startup.
Custom user-specific shell
As an example, to launch VLC media player as the shell, and play media files in a folder on the d:\ e.g d:\media in a continuous loop, I use the below in a .bat file, running as administrator.
This must be run while logged into the user that will launch the custom shell
Create a new .bat file:
in Windows Explorer, Select "File" -> "New" -> "Text Document"
Rename "New Text Document.txt" to custom_shell.bat
Paste the below into the file
Save the file
Right click the file -> "Run as Administrator"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d explorer.exe
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "c:\program files\vlc\vlc.exe -f --loop ""d:\media"""
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "USR:Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
pause
This modifies the shell for the !Current User! (i.e. the logged on user) to launch VLC.exe on logon. (I use reg.exe because some slimmed down installations might not have regedit.exe included)
This means that you can still access the full user interface when logging on as the administrator user (via safe mode if Administrator profile is normally disabled), since the shell for all other users is still the explorer shell.
Launching the explorer shell from within the custom shell
You can still launch the explorer shell with the metro UI when the user with the custom shell is logged on. To launch the explorer shell from the user running the VLC (custom) shell:
Start the task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC)
Click on the "Advanced" button at the bottom of the task manager
Select "File" -> "New Task (Run...)" from the menu bar
Enter "Explorer.exe" (This start the explorer service)
Repeat the above steps again (This will lauch an instance of Windows Explorer)
The Metro UI should be usable then
Java application as a shell
More to the point, in order to run your java app, change the below entry in the above .bat
from:
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "c:\program files\vlc\vlc.exe -f --loop ""d:\media"""
to
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "java [any other JVM options you need to give it] -jar "path\jar-file-name.jar""
If your java app does not include a manifest the above will not work!
Try this (I have not tested this):
java -cp jar-file-name.jar full.package.name.ClassName
Revert to the Explorer (default shell) i.e. Undo user-specific shell
To undo the shell changes for the user i.e. revert back to original settings:
!This must be run while logged into the user with the custom shell!
Create a new .bat file:
in Windows Explorer, Select "File" -> "New" -> "Text Document"
Rename "New Text Document.txt" to default_shell.bat
Paste the below into the file
Save the file
Right click the file -> "Run as Administrator"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d explorer.exe
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /f
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot" /v Shell /t REG_SZ /d "SYS:Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
c:\Windows\system32\reg.exe DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v Shell /f
pause
User Auto Logon:
You can configure Windows to automatically log onto a specific user profile.
Start > Search > netplwiz
OR [Windows Key + R] > netplwiz
A ‘User Account’ window will open. Highlight the account you want to automatically load when Windows starts.
Uncheck the box above it titled “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.”
Click OK.
You will be prompted to confirm the operation by entering your password.
Enter your password to complete the change.
The next time you start up Windows, the user account you selected will automatically be loaded
Things to consider
Play around, but use a test environment if possible
If you can launch the shell, so can someone else. Use the keyboard filter to filter out known key combinations, and create one only you, and perhaps the service technicians will know.
Remove admin rights for the user with the custom shell
Use the Unified Write Filter (or Enhanced Wright Filter/File Based Write Filter). Un-protect only when making changes.
A big THANK YOU to Sean Liming and the work that does - he inspired this.
Mark Böhmer
Windows Embedded Specialist
South Africa
EDIT
If you want to perform any task at computer startup or based on an
event this is very helpful
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/how-to-schedule-computer-to-shut-down-at-a-certain/800ed207-f630-480d-8c92-dff2313c193b
Back to the question
I have two questions:
I want some specific commands to be executed when I start command prompt.
e.g. cls to clear my command prompt.
I want to execute some commands in a batch file and wait for the user to enter new commands (if any).
e.g. A batch file which will take the user to some specified folder and then wait for the user to rename/delete a file from the command prompt.
How can I do it?
If you want a defined set of commands to run every time you start a command prompt, the best way to achieve that would be to specify an init script in the AutoRun registry value. Create it like this (an expandable string value allows you to use environment variables like %USERPROFILE%):
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun ^
/t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%"USERPROFILE"%\init.cmd" /f
Then create a file init.cmd in your profile folder:
#echo off
command_A
command_B
...
cls
To remove these changes, delete the registry key:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun
Make a shortcut
Go to the properties
The bit where it says: C:\Users\<Your username>\Desktop\cmd.exe, you put: -cmd /K <your command here>
e.g.
C:\Users\Lewis\Desktop\cmd.exe -cmd /K color 1f
This is the way to launch 1 command without having to mess about with the registry.
Run multiple commands
You can also use & (and) operator to execute multiple commands.
Eg.
C:\Users\Lewis\Desktop\cmd.exe -cmd /K color 1f & H: & <your command>
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I found my answer: I should use the /K switch, using which I can enter a new command on the opened command prompt.
E.g. cmd /K cls will open a command prompt for me and clear it. (Answer for question 1)
and
cmd /K MyBatchFile.bat will start a command prompt, execute the batch file and stay on the command prompt and will not exit. (Answer for question 2).
First, you need to press Windows Key + R.
In the box that appears, type "regedit" (without the quotes).
The Windows Registry Editor should open.
Now, locate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Command Processor.
Once you have clicked on Command Processor on the left side, click Edit on the top bar.
Then go to New > String Value in the Edit menu.
Rename the String Value that appears to Autorun.
Right click on Autorun and select Modify.
Under the "Value Data" area, type in the commands you want to run. You can run multiple by typing && between them.
Expanding a bit, here is an alternative for Windows 10 where multiple aliases can be defined and applied to the Command Prompt upon execution.
Create a file called init.cmd containing aliases on your %USERPROFILE% folder:
init.cmd
#echo off
doskey c=cls
doskey d=cd %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
doskey e=explorer $*
doskey g=git status
doskey l=dir /a $*
Register it to be applied whenever the Command Prompt is executed:
In the Command Prompt, run:
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%"USERPROFILE"%\init.cmd" /f
Done
Now the contents of init.cmd will run for executions of cmd.exe namely from:
Taskbar shortcut
WIN+R cmd
By typing cmd in the File Explorer address bar
By running cmd.exe directly from C:\Windows\System32
After registering these settings just remember to close/open:
The Command Prompt so the settings are applied
The File Explorer, if you use to launch the cmd via File Explorer address bar
To unregister it, run:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun
I have a command to run a python program. I do not want to run this command manually after login, I want this command should run automatically after I logged in to my ubuntu. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
Here is the command.
sh demo_darknet_yolov3.sh , this shell is placed in this directory littro#littro-System-Product-Name:~/MobileNet-YOLO-master/MobileNet-YOLO-master
Depending on your script, you may want to use the cmd.exe /k <input script> method instead of the registry entry Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor\autorun
I have found with the latter, that other programs that launch cmd are affected by the registry entry. For example, I cannot get Visual Studio Native Tools prompt to work properly because my script gets in the way. In my case, the script is a menu with 5 options including to launch various programs manually (I like to minimize my auto-run programs) and set various environment variables (ie., printers, proxy settings, default versions of programs, etc).
If you are doing something static I think either method works fine.
I would have commented on the question or an applicable answer, but I do not have the reputation to comment.
I am running Windows 7 and when I run cmd.exe I want it to start up
in a directory named C:\foo\bar. I remember being able to create a
link to this executable on the desktop and right clicking somewhere
to set the startup menu of the cmd.exe command prompt by filling
out a field in a transient window, but I cannot find it. I have
found the following argument which however seems more complicated.
I want to set the startup directory for cmd.exe via a popup window.
Changing default startup directory for command prompt in Windows 7
Any ideas?
as mentioned by the other posters already:
the regular approach is to edit the shortcut's properties and fill the field labled "start in". simple as that.
however, for some reason this has no effect on UAC enabled systems if at the same time you also enable the "run as administrator" checkbox in the advanced properties of the shortcut.
a solution is to put everything in the "target" field of the shortcut:
%windir%\System32\cmd.exe /K cd /d "E:\My Folder" & sometest.bat
when running on 64bit and you want to explicitly start the 32bit flavour of the command prompt:
%windir%\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /K cd /d "E:\My Folder" & sometest.bat
for additional information on the command line parameters used above see:
cmd.exe /?
cd.exe /?
When you create a shortcut to cmd.exe, you can open the shortcut properties and find under Shortcut tab the Starts in option that will tell cmd.exe where to start, like here:
Open the properties of a shortcut to cmd and set the directory there:
Try this Shortcut Target:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe cd /d %~dp0
Which will start cmd.exe in the shortcut's folder.