Sometimes I need to do certain Windows tasks as TrustedInstaller like copying, deleting, renaming, moving files/folders, etc. So I created this batch script that kills Explorer.exe and launches Total Commander as TrustedInstaller using PowerRun.
I would like the script to launch Total Commander (and I do whatever tasks I need to do) then when I close Total Commander, Explorer.exe automatically starts without the need to add a pause in the script.
I tried with "start "" /wait" and "call" but I cannot make them work with PowerRun.
@echo off taskkill /f /im explorer* "%~dp0PowerRun_x64.exe" /SW:0 "TOTALCMD64.EXE" pause start "" explorer.exe exit 2 Answers
Alternative without using a for loop and using only one label
@echo off >nul 2>&1 %__APPDIR__%Net.exe file || goto :Elevate SetLocal EnableExtensions & Set "_EXE=TOTALCMD64.EXE" Set "_KEY="HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v AutoRestartShell /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" Reg Add %_KEY% Taskkill /f /im explorer* "%~dp0PowerRun_x64.exe" /SW:0 "%_EXE%" :LOOP Timeout /nobreak 03 Tasklist | find /i "%_EXE%" >nul && goto LOOP Reg Add %_KEY:0=1% Start "" /b explorer.exe endlocal & goto eof :Elevate SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion For %%i in (%*)do Set "_Args=!_Args! "%%~i"" Set "_cmd_Args= /x/d/q/c "%~0" !_Args!" Set "_ps1=%__APPDIR__%\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe" %_ps1% -nop -c start $env:windir\system32\cmd.exe -Arg $env:_cmd_Args -v runas endlocal & exit /b Here's the final working script all cleaned up and working in both Windows 10 and 11
@echo off SETLOCAL EnableExtensions set EXE=TOTALCMD64.EXE taskkill /f /im explorer* "%~dp0PowerRun_x64.exe" /SW:0 "%EXE%" :LOOP timeout /t 3 /nobreak FOR /F %%x IN ('tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %EXE%"') DO IF %%x == %EXE% goto LOOP start "" explorer.exe endlocal &exit 
