Windows 10: Run BAT files as Administrator Do Not Execute - Window Displays for 1 Second and Disappears

Attempted to execute a BAT file as Administrator that was installed form a third-party website:1 The BAT file was edited for configuration data using Notepad2 The BAT file extension remained as .BAT as verified in the folder's with "file name extensions enabled"Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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windows bat file

I have a bat file which executes my executable jar file. The first thing the java program does is check to see if a lock exists on a particular file. The reason for this is that I only want 1 instance of my java program running. This works fine if I execute
my jar file from the command line, ie without a .bat file.

If I use a .bat file my program starts up fine, but the second time I try and execute the bat file I get the following message.

"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."

That message is not from my program, it's from Windows. I don't understand why this is happening. Why is my jar file not executing, how does Windows know my program is trying to access the lock file?
I cannot allow Windows to reject this call to my program, even though I won't start up a second instance I do need to do something with command line paramters passed into it.

 

.bat file

A batch file (.bat extension) is basically a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter. When you open the file, your system runs every command stored in the file from top to bottom, once the final command has been executed, it closes
itself indicating it has finished its job. However, everything happens so fast you think it closes immediately and that's completely normal.

If you want the command-line interpreter window to remains open once the last command has been executed, I suggest you do the following:

- Right click on the .bat file and click on the 'edit' button.

- It will open a notepad displaying a series of commands.

- Create a new line by hitting enter after the final text and type in 'pause' without quotes.

- Save the file and run it. This time the window will remain open.

 

Run a .bat file as Admin During Startup

Thanks. I have tried that and yet the selection of Run as administrator under the Advanced Properties doesn't seem to stay and the .bat file does not get executed with that level.

Farzad