Windows 10: Batch file start program minimized

Here's a little script to make a backup of 2 directories:

Code: ::can't copy Opera data while Opera is running taskkill /im opera.exe robocopy c:\all e:\Bobback\All /mir robocopy c:\Users\Bob\AppData\Roaming e:\Bobback\Roaming /mir ::restart Opera minimized start C:\all\Prog\Opera\44.0.2510.1449\opera.exe /min[/quote] It all seems to work OK except the last line which ignores the /min. What have I done wrong?

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Windows 10 Starts CMD.exe minimized

So we have a logon script that is a kixtart script executed by a batch file. This script operates normally under Windows 7, but will not show when using Windows 10. Upon further investigation, whenever starting a batch script, the script will always start
minimized. What could be causing this behavior? There are no GPOs set to make these scripts minimized.

Thank you

 

Windows 10 Starts CMD.exe minimized

 

Type Start /? for its full syntax, but basically it goes...

START <parameters for start> command <parameters for command>
So the way you have written it, /min is passed as a parameter for Opera. I presume you meant it to be a parameter for Start, so try...

START /MIN C:\all\Prog\Opera\44.0.2510.1449\opera.exe

 

Thanks, Bree. I copied your suggested line and pasted it into a separate bat file. Again, it opened Opera but ignored the /MIN. I can live with opera active so no big problem. But it's odd that it won't take.