My Mail App for Windows 10 starts lagging like CRAZY with 4 second reaction times for each click. (yeah) When that happens I simply have to restart it to fix the issue. (No one has been able to understand why This happens when mail-app is idle)
I just thought I make a simple batch file who kills the app and restarts it each time I wanna open it so it always opens fresh. (Killing it takes just a second extra)
I managed to find that the name of the mail app process was HxOutlook.exe so I wrote this successful code
taskkill /IM HxOutlook.exe /F
But when trying to boot the process I cannot find out how. I tried the file directly but I get acces denied. Tried running is as my user which is admin, still same error. When trying to run as 'admin' it always says wrong password. However I don't want to have to enter password..
I found the HwOutlook folder and tried Using this code to call .exe:
runas /user:Administrator "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11029.20108.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxOutlook.exe"
I also created a shortcut from the start menu and it says it executes microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3. But trying to do that gets only error is not recognized as command or program
What can I add to the batch script to make it open the app again as if I click a shortcut like I can do in start, desktop and taskbar...
Just calling the shortcut from the desktop like Mail.lnk solved it for now.
taskkill /IM HxOutlook.exe /F
Mail.lnk
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I really need help on running a .bat file from the Task Scheduler.
It runs when ran from location or when Run is clicked from Task Scheduler.
It doesnt run on a schedule when Run only when user is logged on / Run when user is logged on or not
The user is my local account is also the admin
.bat file is stored in C:\Users\user1\eclipse-workspace\abc\, and this is what iI have filled in for the Program/Script under Settings in Actions tab.
I have unchecked all options under Conditions tab, (tried checking the power options, still didnt work).
I would prefer to have this option set :: Run when user is logged on or not.
I would like to know what I'm missing or where I'm going wrong with this.
.bat file code is :
cd C:\Users\user1\eclipse-workspace\abc
set ProjectPath=C:\Users\user1\eclipse-workspace\abc
echo %ProjectPath%
set classpath=%ProjectPath%\bin;%ProjectPath%\Lib\*
echo %classpath%
java org.testng.TestNG %ProjectPath%\testng.xml
pause
This one saved me:
Make sure "Run with highest privileges" is turned off in your task scheduler settings
In your bat file, use pushd \\network_drive_name as the first line of code
At the end of your bat file, use popd \\network_drive_name
I am trying to code a batch file that can play a song.
Luckily I found a solution to that at Stack Overflow. I used SachaDee's method, which created a VBS file that would play my mp3 file nicely.
My only issue is that once the VBS file is opened, I can't seem to find a way to stop the music. I even tried deleting the file in mid-song, but the song will still continue.
EDIT:
I found out that the way to solve this is by running the following command.
taskkill /IM wscript.exe /F
Just to end up the question.
taskkill /IM wscript.exe /F
This will stop wscript.exe with full force. However, a vbs can also be executed through cscript.exe.
According to this question, it seems to be ideal to use cscript for command-line, to execute VBS. Altough both works.
With your keyboard, press Ctrl+alt+del , then click Task Manager.
In task manager, click on the section where it shows you the programs that are running.
Find the VBS icon: A little cube with branches.
Click on the icon, then on the End Task Button.
OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
I am unable to get the Task Scheduler to run .bat files while I am logged off. I have a a production .bat file I want to use, but for my troubleshooting purposes I am using C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.bat
test.bat is very simple. All it contains is:
taskkill /im notepad.exe
It runs successfully on its own. If I have Notepad open and I double-click test.bat then the cmd window flashes and Notepad dies. The .bat file is not the problem.
The task I created in Task Scheduler is "Test taskkill" (without the quotes). I can see its location in Windows Explorer: C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Test taskkill
If the task is set to run only when the user is logged on then the task works. With this setting, I can right-click on it > run and I get the same behavior as if I double-click the .bat file. That means the task is configured correctly.
If I set it to run whether or not the user is logged on then when I right-click > run nothing obvious happens. The job is reported as having been run successfully in the history, but Notepad survives. I know that I am using the proper credentials for the account that I am configuring to run the task. That account is the local administrator.
This issue appears similar to issues other have had in the past:
Running a .bat file in Scheduled Task
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/d47d116e-10b9-44f0-9a30-7406c86c2fbe/scheduled-task-wont-run-bat-file?forum=winservermanager
The thread in the second link seemed to resolve an identical issue for many people with the suggestion that the account used to run the task requires explicit permission to the .bat file and all files that the .bat file modifies. This was very promising (if an annoying requirement). However, I have confirmed or assigned explicit permissions for the local administrator to the following areas, and I am still not successful:
C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\
C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.bat
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Test taskkill
Additionally, I have confirmed that the local administrator account is in the local administrators group.
Am I missing some other permissions that needs to be set? Is there something else I should be looking at? Thanks!
I have resolved this problem with help from a contractor who was doing some other work for my institution.
In the properties window for the task, on the Action tab, when creating or editing the action that opens the batch file (in my case test.bat), there is the "Program/script:" field and there is also a "Start in (optional):" field. I previously had the "Program/script:" field containing the full path to the file, ending with the file name, and I had the "Start in (optional):" field null. This configuration appears to work without issue when the task is set to "Run only when user is logged on" in the General tab of the task's properties window. However, this configuration does not work when the task is set to "Run whether user is logged on or not".
In order to resolve the problem, I changed the action so that the "Program/script:" field contained only the file name, not the file path. I put the file path in the "Start in (optional):" field. This configuration works when the task is set to "Run only when user is logged on"! I have tested with the task running on a trigger and also with running it manually.
Not sure if this helps. My issue was using a interactive program (in particular Excel) as well.
Creating the 2 empty folders (Desktop) solved it. Create both even if you are running on x64.
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop
I debugged my code and realised the code exited at this line
ExcelFile excelFile = new ExcelFile(directory, filename);
I read this solution somewhere and I cannot find the URL now.
Try this as well..
Resolved the "Run whether user is logged on or not" by setting the “Log on as Batch Job” security policy.
Here is details on the setting… https://danblee.com/log-on-as-batch-job-rights-for-task-scheduler/
You may take another approach, but here is the steps…
1) I updated the default domain group policy by adding my admin account (that I fire the task with) to the “Log on as Batch Job” security policy. (Even though ADMIN group is listed, and I am using an admin account)
2) I forced GPUPDATE on the client
3) Rebooted the client
4) Looked at the policy on the client to make sure it made it over from the DC
5) Set the task "Run whether user is logged on or not"
6) Ran the task on demand and it worked creating a PDF file.
7) Logged out and ran the task at scheduled time and it worked creating a PDF file.
I had similar problem, but it was related to the fact that there was a space in the path of my executable batch file. I have removed the space and now it works fine.
What work for me was make sure that the path is available.
i used net use Z: \computername\folder /persistent:yes
then the xxcopy /s /c /d /e /i /y D:*.* z:\BackupBat
I notice all my other .bat work fine only the one with the reference to a map folder was the one no running, so that need to be the problem. with these change the bat file runs good.
Verifying the following has worked for me:
1) 'Run if user is not logged in' option in Task Scheduler does not work for programs that is interactive mode. Example notepad, clock. Tasks will not run interactively. Make sure your program does not requires any interactive actions.
2)Check the “Start in (optional) “ If your program path is not one of the system paths. You have better to add you program path in it. On the "Program/Script" enter only the name of the program, and enter the path of your script in "Start in".
3)The user account you setup for your program must have permission not only to run your program itself and but also to run all other program that related to your program.
Here is a sample program:
On C:\myprogram\folderOne\test.cmd
date /t >> c:\Temp\testAuto.log
date /t >> c:\temp\testAuto.log
echo ----->> c:\temp\testAuto.log
cls
exit
-Create a Tasks, selecting on General>SecurityOptions "Run whether user is logged on or not"
-Enter on Action>Program/script: test.cmd
on "Start in" C:\myprogram\folderOne
-Run, you might see the cmd windows open and closes very quickly. The testAuto.log file should be in c:\tmp folder.
It might be because you don't have permission. I was facing the same problem and i found the solution like this -
Open Task Scheduler right click on your task and than select properties option.
In properties click on General tab and then click on 'User Group or User' and select the appropriate user.
I have a batch file which uses gpresult /v and saves the output in a text file and copy that text file to a shared folder. This batch when i run on my local machine works perfectly fine but once i deploy it through SCCM it says can not open file with error code 4. I dont know what is wrong in the file.
the code is Like this:
#echo off
gpresult /v >%computername%.txt
xcopy %computername%.txt \some path
Error 4 is "The system cannot open the file.", as if the path is invalid or the open() fails for some other reason.
Do you know what directory the program is running in (CWD)?
That's where the results of gpresult are going (if the output redirection succeeds).
gpresult is not going to produce meaningful user-level data for the SYSTEM user.
Perhaps you should use gpresult /v scope computer.
Why are you using xcopy when you're only copying one file? xcopy really only has added value (over copy) if you are copying directories.
xcopy's behavior changes depending on how you specify the target. If the target ends with the directory separator (backslash), xcopy treats it like it's a directory. If it doesn't and the target doesn't exist, xcopy asks you what to do, which causes automated processes to pause indefinitely waiting for user input.
SCCM Programs Run as 'NT Authority\SYSTEM'
When SCCM (2007) runs a program, the program doesn't run as a regular user. It runs as the highest privilege user (sort of), SYSTEM.
This account is not a regular account, and many settings and environment variables that exist and are predictable for a regular user are different or do not exist for SYSTEM.
One particularly frustrating "feature" of the SYSTEM account's profile is that it is nestled away under %WINDIR%\System32, and so it is subject to filesystem redirection whenever you refer to anything relative to the profile.
Try this: use psexec -s (sysinternals) to get shell access as the SYSTEM account and run the command in that environment to see how it behaves. This is as close as we can get to an environment like the one SCCM programs run under.
When SCCM runs the command, the CWD will probably be somewhere under %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\CCM\ and may be invoked with the 32-bit version of CMD.EXE.
I have a question in regards to something similar to this. So I have an uninstall bat that runs. Due to the vendors uninstall it causes a force close of the windows explorer UI. So in haste to solve that issue I added a call to open explorer.exe. There is a problem with this as someone pointed out to me. Actually as soon as he said I knew exactly what he was saying and where he was going with his statement. Calling explorer.exe would be fine except that the bat is running under the system context not the user so when explorer is restarted it will start under the guise of the system desktop profile not the user's. I know there is way to still run under the guise of system but to restart explorer under the currently logged in user's profile.
I have a play application on a Windows 7 machine which I want to start via double click on a batch file.
This batch file starts a service. Calls the play application to run in production mode, waits for 5 seconds and open a browser with a specified url.
Therefore I used the following script:
call net start service1
CALL "D:\play-1.2.5\play.bat" start --%%%%prod -Dprecompiled=true
TIMEOUT /T 4
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" localhost:9000
exit
Now when I start the batch file the window opens and all commands are executed. Sadly Play is still writing his output to cmd and the window is not disappearing. If I close the window manually play is stop executing.
If I run play with "play start" from cmd, play is starting in the background and everything is fine. Play still runs even if I close the window.
I want to have exactly this behaviour when I start the application with my batch file.
Thanks
If you were using a linux-like environment, I' d recommend you to use 'nohup' command and a '&' sign in the end. However, as far as I know there is no direct equivalent of beautiful 'nohup' command on Windows, unfortunately. So, what I can think of is, you can create a tiny win api application that utilizes CreateProcess command and give it the required parameter to hide command line window as soon as the process is created. There are also other process creation functions such as WinExec that you can use to hide command line.
I don't know what Play is so I can only take a guess :) but try using the batch without the call's as I don't think they are necessary, and you never know, might fix the issue.
1) You see Play's output because ot redirect only system.out but write system.err to the same console.
2) I also have this problem and looking for a solution. As a workaround you could try to use some Java Wrapper and install your Play! application as a Windows Service.
3) Play! app could be started via Ant task. I haven't tried this yet.