A batch file uses ".bat" as its file extension. You run batch files the same way you run other files—simply double-click a file to launch it. No third-party apps are needed to open batch files.

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. For ...

Ensure that you change the "NameOfProgramToRun" variable in the sample Autoexec.bat file to the directory containing the executable file of the program you want to run -- "C:\OldApp" using the ...

Hey all,Been looking for something I can do to do the following, and sometimes it gets close, but nothing so far has seemed to work.I have a program, that needs an EXE to be in the program ...

If you need to run a batch file as an administrator with just a double-click, you'll need to create a shortcut. This is because the properties page of this file format doesn't include such an option.

Samer details how to use batch files to create shortcuts with relative paths, then goes a step further and converts the batch file to an EXE and gives it the same icon as the program it's launching.

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 always run Firefox and Spotify together anyway -- here's how to create one shortcut for two (or more) programs.