Create batch file to block specific programs - batch-file

How to create an autorun batch file to block/close portable programs?
For example:
if (xxx.exe is running)
then (close it immediately OR block access to internet)
Thank you.
I have tested this batch command:
#echo off
:TOP
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq taskmgr.exe" /FO | grep taskmgr.exe
if ERRORLEVEL == 0 taskkill /f /im taskmgr.exe
GOTO TOP
but it's failed to run, what is the problem?

I'm pretty sure this isn't possible, in batch anyways.
You could edit registry keys for certain files to stop them from being run but this would be system wide, not just for portable programs.
There are too many variables to consider, and this really isn't something you can do in batch.

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How to handle batch file if need to kill the CMD's

I have to write a batch file which is suppose to kill all the currently running CMD processes, except one which is in Listening mode before regression runs. If there is any opened CMD in the same path as Regression, it ruines the regression. There would be probably 2 ways to achieve this:
1. Close all command prompts and start the listener (which can be done by calling a soft link).
2. Close all command prompts, except the one which would run the Regression.
I tried to kill the command prompts, however it ruined the regression as it killed the cmd which is expected to run the regression.
TASKKILL /F /IM cmd.exe /T
cd %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
"Regression Run.lnk"
If I go ahead with approach 1, tried to kill all cmd instances and then run the link, as soon as TASKKILL is called the cmd running itself is also killed. The other 2 lines were never ever called.
For the other approach, I am not able to get any method how to add any exception while calling TASKKILL.
If any one has better idea around it or suggest a better way to achieve it.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
This can be done by using TASKKILL /FI to filter out the PID of the current cmd.exe shell you are running. I would like to know an easier way of getting the current cmd.exe PID.
#ECHO OFF
SET "TEMPFILE=%TEMP%\regtest.tmp"
powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
"(Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Process -Filter "processid=`'$pid`'").ParentProcessId" >"%TEMPFILE%"
SET /P "MYPID=" <"%TEMPFILE%"
ECHO MYPID is set to %MYPID%
IF EXIST "%TEMPFILE%" (DEL "%TEMPFILE%")
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq cmd.exe"
TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ne %MYPID%" /IM cmd.exe
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq cmd.exe"

Checking for running .bat files

I need to have a .bat file running on a PC all the time, which exports data every 8 hours.
The .bat file I would like to build would make hourly checks to see if the other .bat file is running, and if not start it.
I know tasklist can't find .bat files which is why I'm using WINDOWTITLE instead.
I am assuming that ERRORLEVEL = 1 means the test failed.
I have looked around a lot and best I have come up with is this but it doesn't work.
tasklist /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq Export"
if errorlevel=0 START C:\ExportApps\Export.bat
TIMEOUT /T 3600
GOTO LOOP
When it checks for the second time it starts another instance of the .bat file.
If I change the ERRORLEVEL to 1 I get the following:
INFO: No tasks are running which match the specified criteria.
tasklist doesn't set errorlevel to 1 when there is no finding. (Ab)use find to get a correct errorlevel:
tasklist /fi "windowtitle eq Export" | find /c "cmd.exe" 1>nul && exit /b
REM code for restarting
Schedule it to be run every hour (or consider Compo's advice to schedule your primary batch file, when it actually doesn't have to run all the time for some reason).

Start batch > start exe + stop exe > batch activation

Batch:
#echo off
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq custom.bin" 2>NUL | find /I /N "custom.bin">NUL
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mycode
goto quite
:mycode
#RD /S /Q "customfolder"
:quite
exit
now I need to make it work as in the header, step by step:
Run batch
Run custom.bin
Close custom.bin
And now our batch understand that we ve closed custom.bin and
execute custom folder and custom files deletion. Can someone give a
hand? Is it even possible that kind of stuff?
I think you're trying to do something like this:
#echo off
start /wait custom.bin
echo custom.bin has finished running
pause
This starts custom.bin, and waits until it closes, and after that continues to run the rest of the batch-file

check if any other copy is in process before my xcopy command

I have xcopy batch utility which copies files to network drive.
Is there any way to find if any other user is copying files to the same above location before i start??
The whole idea is to prevent overwriting the files when other users are running the same.
Thanks in Advance
9>"w:\target\file.lock" (
xcopy "r:\source\*" "w:\target"
) && ( del "w:\target\file.lock" )
Use a lock file in your target folder.
What it does is redirect to a file (and lock it) inside the target folder the data sent to the stream 9 (there are 10 streams, 0=stdin, 1=stdout, 2=stderr, 3-9 user defined). Nothing will be written to the stream but the output file will be locked.
As the redirection is wrapping the xcopy command, the lock on the file is maintained until the command ends.
Not absolutely sure but you can use TASKLIST dos command like below; which will get you the information whether an XCOPY exe is running already.
TASKLIST /FO TABLE /NH /FI "USERNAME ne NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /FI "STATUS eq running" /FI "IMAGENAME eq XCOPY.exe"

I am writing a simple batch file to start programs

I am writing a simple batch file to start programs.
What command(s) do I use to have the batch file FIRST check (automatically) to see if a program is running, and run the program if it is NOT already running?
[[ Thanks in advance, I've looked and I just can't seem to find the answer. ]]
Try this:
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq processName.exe" /FI "status eq running" | find /I /N "processName.exe">NUL
IF ("%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" echo Process is running) ELSE (start "processName.exe")

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