Windows 10: Batch file leaves multiple instances after log off

I use task scheduler to run some batch files every time I log on and unlock a user account to refresh certain software that tends to get tripped up often. My basic batch file reads like:

File1.bat:
start /min "" "<File2.bat"
exit

File2.bat
<Do some things>
exit

The task scheduler runs FIle1.bat every log on or unlock, which in turn runs File2.bat. I do this to prevent the command prompt from popping up everytime.

Problem is, I notice that some windows programs associated with the command prompt don't shut down, and, the next time the batch files run, they start new instances. The most obvious culprits are "Console Window Host" and "Windows Command Processor". I believe that "Performance Log Utility" is doing it too. Basically, everytime I log on and off or unlock my account, it adds another instance or two.

Is there something I can add to my batch file that can change this? I would like to avoid having a second batch file run when I log out or lock the account that cleans this up.

:)

 

Batch file to launch multiple instances of the Chrome browser, each instance with unique tabs to websites

I searched the Internet quite a bit, thinking someone else wanted to do this, or had a batch already written for this scenario, but my searches came up with nothing. Hopefully I'm not duplicating someone else.

There are a couple of different batch files out there that will launch a single instance of the browser, with multiple tabs opening to various different websites. They are simplistic and straight-forward.

However, I wanted to launch multiple instances of the Chrome browser, each instance with its own unique group of tabs to websites. The way the currently existing batch files are written, they don't work, they need significant tweaking. Here is an example
of how to do this:

Code:

@echo off

"%C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe" /n

start chrome www.microsoft.com

start chrome www.aol.com

"%C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe" /n

start chrome www.nbcnews.com

start chrome www.abcnews.com

@echo off

"%C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe" /n

start chrome www.yahoo.com

start chrome www.msn.com

This launches three instances of Chrome: one instance has tabs open to microsoft and aol, the second has tabs open to nbcnews, etc.

Note that this does not work for Internet Explorer. I've already verified. Perhaps there is a way to do it with IE, maybe someone else can figure it out. I haven't tested with other browsers.

 

Batch File Recognition

I use batch file to take multiple log file from the network at the boot time and to test the existence of diferent spyware in a network. I know basic, batch and that is ~ all that I know for now, but I'm at university... I must learn more.

 

Log multiple cards

As far as I can tell, the only way to log the temperatures from two cards at once (SLI/Crossfire) is to have two instances of GPUZ running at once and logging to seperate files. Is multiple card logging planned in the next revision of the software?