A batch file is a text file with a.bat extension. If you created a batch file in notepad, select File/ Save As. After selecting a directory/ folder, enter a file name with a.bat extension and change the line under the file name from '.txt files' to 'all files'. Self-Deleting Batch File Method The Catch22 Self-deleting Executables article discusses the self-deleting batch file method. The article states the method 'works because MS-DOS batch files are able to delete themselves.' All an executable has to do if it wants to delete itself is to create a batch file with code to delete its executable.'
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.
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If 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
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 98, XP, NT, 2000, Vista, and 7
Any shortcuts in the Startup folder will 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.
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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Hello, Im making a function that will cause my program to create a temporary bat file that will terminate and delete the main program and then delete itself: Comments are closed.
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