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Puzzling out why a program doesn’t work when run from a batch file, but works when double-clicked from Explorer
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Raymond Chen
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Oct. 26, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
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Windows Explorer
Summary
This blog post discusses the discrepancies in program behavior when executed from a batch file compared to running it directly from Explorer, highlighting the nuances of mimicking operations accurately.
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