Hi

Yes it does run the terminal as batch files are essentially a series of DOS commands that require that environment to run.  The following will start the specified program and exit the command prompt environment:

@echo off

start <full pathname including drive letter>

Exit

Example:

@echo off

start %windir%\system32\notepad.exe

exit

Cheers

Chris

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*From: *Shaun Everiss <mailto:sm.everiss@gmail.com>
*Sent: *28 November 2021 04:04
*To: *nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
*Subject: *Re: [nvda] NVDA Portable Start

Thats a problem really.

Yeah, there is no way to actually do this with aditional mucking about.

You can use nircmd or other program to run your batch file.

You can run them with a script.

You can run them from a shortcut.

You can run and edit a shortcut to hide or minimise a window.

You can run the batch file normally, then once nvda is running hit alt f4.

You can just type x:\nvda211\nvda into run as long as you know the drive letter.

On 28/11/2021, Gene <gsasner@gmail.com> wrote:

I tried doing what you do and it runs the terminal, which I know nothing

about.  I closed it in the following way:

I opened the system menu with alt space.  I either down arrowed or up

arrowed to close and pressed enter. The terminal closed and I was

back in

Windows.  You can also use c in the menu to close the terminal

instead of

arrowing to close, as follows:

alt space

type c.

Gene

-----Original Message-----

From: Gene

Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:33 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA Portable Start

I’m not sure what is going on.  When you say it won’t exit to

Windows, have

you tried typing exit and pressing enter?  While convenient, you

don’t have

to use a batch file.  If necessary, I’ll discuss how to run NVDA without

one.

Gene

-----Original Message-----

From: Howard Traxler

Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 7:09 PM

To: NVDA

Subject: [nvda] NVDA Portable Start

I have a portable copy of "NVDA on a thumb drive in a folder called

NVDA211.  It contains NVDA version 2021.1.  When I shut down my

installed NVDA, switch to the thumb drive and execute a batch file that

starts the portable version, it starts in a command mode that does not

accept commands; nor will it exit back to windows.  This does not seem

normal to me.  Wonder how I can make it stay in windows when I start the

portable?

Thanks.

Howard