How to Create a Simple Batch File In Windows 10/8/7

How to Create a Simple Batch File In Windows 10/8/7.

So, what is a batch file exactly?

You might be aware of the Windows command line interpreter known as CMD or Command Prompt. It takes various commands as input through the keyboard and processes them. Being a Windows user, most of us aren’t much comfortable with anything that doesn’t look good, and CMD is one of them.

A batch file does the work of a mediator between you and the command prompt. It is a file – with .bat, .cmd, .btm file extensions – containing the CMD commands. When you run a batch file, the commands written in it are executed in the Command Prompt following a serial fashion. Otherwise, these would have to be entered manually, line by line. The set of commands is also known as a batch script.

What’s the use of a batch file?
Now, why should you keep the commands in a batch file? A batch file saves your time, otherwise, would be invested in typing the same commands again and again. For instance, you can schedule your Windows OS to shut down after a specific amount of time using the command prompt.

If you have created a batch file for the shutdown operation, you’ll only have to double-click to run it, like you usually open applications, and your Windows will shut down after the time you have already set.

If a developer wants to use the command prompt on your machine while installing software, he can do so by including a batch file in the setup files. Otherwise, you would have to run the commands which I guess won’t make you happy. In a nutshell, it is a script file used to automate tasks in DOS, Windows, and OS/2 operating systems.

While creating a batch file, you can also enable loops (for), conditional statements (if), control statements (goto), etc. You can run a batch file directly from the command prompt by typing its name. Also, you can run one batch file from another batch file using the CALL command.

What are batch file modes?
You might have done it many times, there are batch files in which you need to make a selection to continue execution. For example, it may ask you Yes or No in order to proceed further.

This is called interactive mode where input from the user is required. The other mode is called batch mode where a bat file keeps doing its work without disturbing the user.

Things to know: batch file commands
Before you learn how to make a batch file in Windows, you should be aware of a few things. Creating a batch file is all about commands and crafting them appropriately for best use. You need to know some batch file commands which will help you create basic batch files.

title: It’s used to change the title text displayed on top of CMD window.

echo – Displays the input string as the output. Use ON or OFF option for ECHO to turn the echoing feature on or off. If you turn on the ECHO, the CMD will display the command it is executing.

pause – Used to stop the execution of a Windows batch file.

EXIT – To exit the Command Prompt.

cls – Used to clear the command prompt screen.

:: – Add a comment in the batch file. The Command Prompt ignores any text written as a batch file comment.

So, these were what we can call internal commands which are shipped with Windows. Your batch script can also support external commands. These are ones added when a new software is installed on your system. For example, if you have Google Chrome installed on your machine, you can use the command ‘chrome’ in the CMD window.

These commands can help you to create a simple BAT file.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).

[erickalvarez]

Please more videos like this, just going straight to the point, thank you so much

[TheIrfan]

Can you tell me how to create a ram refresh command batch file
I know the command for the Ram refresh using command promt and I believe the below command is that

ipconfig /FlushDNS

So can you help?

[venukodi]

Wps office installing without admin rights in my system, please share is their any solution to get the pop-up of admin privilege box before to install the application .

[phoebe-rbdt]

this is an old tutorial but if anyone knows why CMD wont load up when i click on a file lmk

[hblythe]

i have a batch file but I am un able to open it what do I do?

[sajiiidali]

excellent you solved my problem... i just missing ANSI Option. now its done thanks again

[trenvert]

Good video with some areas for improvement.

A lot of time spent going over very simple parts of the process, like file extension type. No time going over what the code does. No time spent going over potential problems you can run into while doing this. I hope you keep going and improving.

[s_]

Hello, i was wondering if you knew how to make a batch file act as a cmd?
Once i have added all the values to the batch file, i want it to continue/act as a cmd file, and not immediately close..

[kajheydorn]

Until 1-2 months ago Windows 10 implemented the command xcopy to create a backup of changes in my data - now it does not - can anyone help me?

[ChutoMotuSports]

Great vedio short and simple and on the point
Its really work ❤️❤️❤️

[mxlktea]

this helped me make my minecraft server, thx so much my man

[alexanderfriberg]

It wont become a bat file for some reason, please help

[AZ-Bihari]

First Step Pass 20 Digit
2nd Step Del - One Digit
3rd Step Select All after 20 Digit then Cut and Enter
4rth Step Paste All
5th Step Curser Come to First Digit
Repeat this again

[naitor]

Dude you cant actually talk like this.... like stop playin... when someone fits their own stereotype this blatantly i always assume its phony. But bro if you actually talk with that lisp and youre not spending all your energy tryin to fix the shit and saying fuck computers then youre a brave soul ....