Learn about the features in Windows Script Host and its native scripting engines, VBScript and JScript, that make automating just about any Windows task a snap. Are you a big batch file advocate ...

I use simple windows batch scripting to automate some software development I do. The one thing that is hanging me up is the final step where I zip all the files up into a self-extracter. I want to ...

I'm posting this here and in the programmers' forum, since it's both a programming issue and a system administration issue.I want to create a batch script in Windows XP that will do the following ...

Today I've got a Windows batch script that saves a copy of your working documents into dated folders that give you easy access to previous versions of your most important files.

We show you how to create a ZIP file using a Batch file. You can make use of the command-line interface 7-Zip software in Windows 11/10.

That's hardly an issue for Windows users, though, as there are several efficient ways using both native and third-party solutions to batch rename files on your Windows PC. Here are a few of them.

Windows only: The SysInternals suite of utilities, including the excellent Process Explorer tool, are a must-have for any serious geek, but they don't come with a built-in way to keep them updated.

Windows batch files use a .BAT or .CMD file extension, the latter officially called a Windows "command script." In the Mac and Unix/Linux worlds, batch files are "shell scripts" and use a .SH ...