You can automate many tasks on your Windows 11 PC using batch files. I’ll explain what a batch file is, how you can create ...

In this example, we assume you want to defrag 4 drives. You need to edit the list to match the drives that you want to defragment using the batch file. If you want to defrag just one drive, then ...

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

How to permanently map OneDrive to a drive letter using a batch file Your email has been sent Previously, we outlined a method for mapping a drive letter to Microsoft OneDrive using the old “subst” ...

Windows: Portable file copier FileSieve is a batch file copier that sports a huge number of toggles to help you copy files based on time stamp, file ownership, and more. Click on the images above and ...

When a user accidentally deletes a local file, having a backup ready can significantly minimize downtime and frustration. Check out this simple batch file that can make daily document backups a snap.

Apart from writing articles, I also make YouTube videos regularly. Both of these jobs involve working with multiple files simultaneously. With articles, I need to capture screenshots or relevant ...

You can prevent or stop Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file in Windows 11/10 in the following three ways: By using the Pause command. By using the cmd /k ...

The Path variable holds the names of folders that are searched if the file being executed is not in the default folder at the command prompt. For example, if all the batch files are in C:\BATCH, and c ...

So I'm creating a batch file that is appending output into another batch file from a few different commands. But when I do this a line break, carriage return is placed in the file creating a problem ...