Aug 31, 2020 The autoexec.bat file is in the root directory of the C: drive (C: autoexec.bat). Place a line in your autoexec.bat that calls the batch file each time you want to boot the computer, as shown below. CALL C: myfile.bat. In the example above, each time your computer starts and processes the autoexec.bat file, it runs the batch file myfile.bat. Sep 03, 2020 A.bat extension preserves your batch file as the text in which you wrote it. Choosing a.bat extension won't keep your notepad document as a text file. If you are not finished writing your batch file, you can save the document as a.txt extension, which will keep the document as text. Pick another answer! Feb 25, 2020 BAT files are also called batch files, scripts, batch programs, command files, and shell scripts, and may instead use the.CMD extension. Working with.BAT files can be very dangerous to not only your personal files but also important system files.
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Adding to the registry is done via the REG ADD command. Note that in order to add values to the registry you need to have sufficient privileges on the system to perform this operation.
Syntax
The REG ADD command has the following variations. In the second variation, no name is specified for the key and it will add the name of “(Default)” for the key.
Where
ValueName − The value, under the selected RegKey, to edit.
/d Data − The actual data to store as a 'String', integer, etc.
/f − Force an update without prompting 'Value exists, overwrite Y/N'.
/S Separator − Character to use as the separator in REG_MULTI_SZ values. The default is '0'.
/t DataType − These are the data types defined as per the registry standards which can be −
REG_SZ (default)
REG_DWORD
REG_EXPAND_SZ
REG_MULTI_SZ
Example
In the above example, the first part is to add a key into the registry under the location HKEY_CURRENT_USERConsole. This key will have a name of Test and the value assigned to the key will be Test Data which will be of the default string type.
The second command just displays what was added to the registry by using the REG QUERY command.
Output
Following will be the output of the above program. The first line of the output shows that the ‘Add’ functionality was successful and the second output shows the inserted value into the registry.
You may need to run a batch file to configure devices, delete or copy files, or perform other tasks each time the computer loads to help it run more efficiently or allow a device to run. Below are steps on how to make any batch file run each time you boot into Windows.
NoteIf there are two or more user accounts on the computer, the batch file runs after the user logs in to Windows.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 8 and 10
- Create a shortcut to the batch file.
- Once the shortcut is created, right-click the shortcut file and select Cut.
- Press Start, type Run, and press Enter.
- In the Run window, type shell:startup to open the Startup folder.
- Once the Startup folder is opened, click the Home tab at the top of the folder. Then, select Paste to paste the shortcut file into the Startup folder.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 98, XP, NT, 2000, Vista, and 7
- Create a shortcut to the batch file.
- Once the shortcut is created, right-click the shortcut file and select Cut.
- Click Start, then Programs or All Programs. Find the Startup folder and right-click that folder, then select Open.
- Once the Startup folder is opened, click Edit in the menu bar, then Paste to paste the shortcut file into the Startup folder. If you do not see the menu bar, press the Alt key to make the menu bar visible.
Any shortcuts in the Startup folder automatically run each time the user logs in to Windows.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 95, 3.x, and MS-DOS
The autoexec.bat file is in the root directory of the C: drive (C:autoexec.bat). Place a line in your autoexec.bat that calls the batch file each time you want to boot the computer, as shown below.
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Microsoft windows for macbook pro. In the example above, each time your computer starts and processes the autoexec.bat file, it runs the batch file myfile.bat.
Note
The autoexec.bat is only available with early versions of Windows and is not available or used in any version of Windows after Windows XP.
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