How To Execute Cmd.exe Silently?

Question

I use below code in Run dialog of Windows XP.

cmd /c "C://Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Photoshop.exe"

You may replace the program path any program installed on your system. The problem is Photoshop launches up but cmd.exe window still keeps. I do not want to cmd.exe file pop up. Is it possible to launch up a program via cmd without opening a cmd.exe window? I need cmd work silently. BTW, I need this code for a program. So I need to start the program via cmd but without cmd.exe window popping up.

Further Comments

Because I will use that code in a program. Program can initiate the cmd exe. But the problem is we do not know which version of Photoshop installed. So it can be Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS5. Normally when you type below code in Run you get the Photoshop no matter which is installed.

photoshop

So I want to initiate the Photoshop with this method. Program will initiate cmd as Run above but something like below:

cmd /c photoshop

But it does not work. And even the cmd window appears up. I want to make the process run silently. Also we should not install any other tool. I want a solution that will work on a default Windows.

harrymc · Answer 1 · 2010-09-21T20:54:16.377

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The problem is that the Command Prompt (cmd) cannot terminate - it is stuck up there on the screen waiting for Photoshop to terminate.

To launch Photoshop in a bat file and let the batch file continue on and terminate, use the start command, which starts a specified program or command in a separate window.

For example:

start "" "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Photoshop.exe"

edited Sep 21 '10 at 20:54

answered Sep 21 '10 at 17:54

harrymc

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score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 21 '11 at 19:43

HSTART http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/hstart.html

You can do

start ... run
c:\hstart\hstart.exe /NOCONSOLE "cmd /c "c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\winword.exe""

or create an icon.

Some use it to run bat files.. (others do so from a vbs which can also run it with cmd.exe and hide the command window)..but you can use hstart.

I do echo others though, in since you are running an EXE, if you do start..run..pathofexe or make an icon for it, a command prompt won't launch. So why do you want to start it from cmd.exe ?

Also, note.. in dos and windows you use backslashes in directory paths. Forward slashes are for URLs or directory paths in unix or linux.

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 21 '10 at 17:42

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The best option is to ask what you are trying to do. If you require the 'code' for a program, why don't you use Shell execute?

And I can't imagine what legitimate work flow would require command line to be called, which in turn would run an executable.

answered Sep 21 '10 at 17:42

Devdatta Tengshe

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 12 '13 at 06:54

There is a tool called Quiet that you can use to accomplish this. Simply pass your .exe or .bat file to it as an argument. For this, simply create a shortcut of cmd command prompt in your desktop. Then get properties of the command prompt shortcut that you've made. Afterwards, in the "Shortcut" tab, fill in the "Target" field like this:

[pathToQuiet.exe] [pathToThe(.exe)/(.bat)file]

If you double click the shortcut, your process will be launched and you can check that through your process list, in task manager.

Note that there shouldn't be any white space in the path to both Quiet.exe and your .exe or .bat file.

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 04 '14 at 12:17

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cmd /c "C://Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Photoshop.exe" %*

• the [path]\name of your executable.
• all the other arguments needed by your script (%*) - Just to execute the exe in the background.

edited Nov 04 '14 at 12:17

Kunal

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answered Nov 04 '14 at 11:38

user2361573

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered May 30 '20 at 11:37

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From Win CMD:

start /b cmd /c "C://Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Photoshop.exe"

Runs program without console window, leaving parent window unblocked so don't have to wait for program (Photoshop.exe) to finish.

answered May 30 '20 at 11:37

Zimba

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 22 '15 at 13:10

If you want to run a command and then exit the prompt immediately, you can do this...

cmd /c "C://Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Photoshop.exe" && exit

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/command-prompt-tricks-windows (See run multiple commands sections)

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Jul 08 '15 at 18:12

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Why not use this?

cmd /c start "C://Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Photoshop.exe exit"

edited Jul 08 '15 at 18:12

Excellll

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answered Jul 08 '15 at 15:49

Bats92

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score -2 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 02 '15 at 18:10

I finally figured out a way that at least in windows 10 appears to hide/close the cmd windows in a shortcut I've been trying to find a solution for. Here is what I use to open Active Directory Users and Computers via runas with another domain login.

runas.exe /savecred /user:domain\username "cmd /c start mmc C:\Windows\System32\dsa.msc"

perhaps "cmd /c start" is a easy solution...

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