windows - How to start an application without waiting in a batch file?

Question

Is there any way to execute an application without waiting in batch file? I have tried the start command but it just creates a new command window.

Answer 1

I'm making a guess here, but your start invocation probably looks like this:

start "FooBarPath with spaces in itprogram.exe"

This will open a new console window, using “FooBarPath with spaces in itprogram.exe” as its title.

If you use start with something that is (or needs to be) surrounded by quotes, you need to put empty quotes as the first argument:

start "" "FooBarPath with spaces in itprogram.exe"

This is because start interprets the first quoted argument it finds as the window title for a new console window.