Windows 10: Batch file - Unable to start a program minimized

I've been trying to figure this out for a while now and I can't. I've looked at tons of small tips online to get this working but it doesn't work at all. I have a batch file which causes various programs to start when opened. However, one of them always appears above the rest because it loads, some time after the others. I want it to start minimized so the other program will above above every time.

I have tried various ways including these;
START /min steam.exe
START /min "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe"

None of them work. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks *Smile

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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

 

Try making a shortcut for steam.exe on the desktop then in the properties of that shortcut set the program to run minimized. Then in the batch file use the location
C:\Users\Username\Desktop\shortcutname.exe.lnk

where username and shortcutname refer to your own user and programs name

 

The program opens but not in minimized, and yeah, I changed the drop down option to minimized beside the "Run:" option.
Is there a argument I can add to the end of the Target line to force it that way?

 

Code: set s = createobject("WScript.Shell") s.run """C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe""", 2[/quote] Try creating a .vbs file with that and run it.

 

Try creating a .vbs file with that and run it.[/quote] Ok, that started the program maximized again... don't know what you want me to do with it.

 

If it doesn't work you can do with it what you wish. If a minimized shortcut or a standard .vbs command don't work you might be out of luck getting it to start minimized because both should work.

Edit: Perhaps your best bet would be to see if a command line argument to start Steam minimized exists.

 

This.

Use the -silent switch to start Steam and you just get the tray icon showing.