windows - Run a batch file in a completely hidden way

I'm looking for some way to run a batch file (.bat) without anything visible to the user (no window, no taskbar name, .etc..).

I don't want to use some program to do that, I'm looking for something cleaner. I've found a solution that uses VBScript, but I don't really like using VBS, either.

Answer

Solution 1:

Save this one line of text as file invisible.vbs:

CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """"
& WScript.Arguments(0) & """", 0,
False

To run any program or batch file invisibly, use it like this:

wscript.exe
"C:\Wherever\invisible.vbs" "C:\Some
Other Place\MyBatchFile.bat"

To also be able to pass-on/relay a list of arguments use only two double quotes

CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run ""
& WScript.Arguments(0) & "", 0,
False

Example: Invisible.vbs "Kill.vbs ME.exe"

Solution 2:

Use a command line tool to silently launch a process : Quiet, hidecon or hideexec.