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Daniel
Daniel

Reputation: 13

How to write a batch file to open applications and close them if they are already open

I have already read how to write a .bat file in Windows 7 to open programs but what i want to do now is to have that same .bat to close them if they are already open.

Let's say i run the batch file to open these applications at once to save me some clicks, after i'm done with my work i want to close them without having to go to each one and close them individually. So i want to have the same batch file check if one or all the applications it executed are open to kill their processes like i would do in the Task Manager.

This is the code i'm using in the .bat file:

start "" "C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe"
start "" "C:\Users\user\Random Folder\Programs\RK_Launcher_04_Beta\RKLauncher.exe"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4356

Answers (2)

Omar
Omar

Reputation: 1

You can use these simple commands as well

Taskkill /im RocketDock.exe IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( Start "" "C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe" )

Upvotes: 0

aphoria
aphoria

Reputation: 20189

You can TASKLIST.EXE, but I prefer PSLIST.EXE to check if the process is running. If it's running, use TASKKILL.EXE to close it.

PSLIST RocketDock.exe
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
  START "" "C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe"
) ELSE (
  TASKKILL /IM RocketDock.exe
)

I prefer PSLIST.EXE because it's simpler to check the result.

Upvotes: 1

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