Run an exe and close the command prompt

"subfolder\program to run.exe" works but keeps the command prompt open.

I would like the command prompt to close but keep the application open, how do I do this.

2 Answers

The other answer works fine for me in XP, but you can also try the following instead:

start "" "subfolder\program to run.exe" & exit

You can append & exit to the command you run. So for instance, from the command prompt:

calc & exit

runs Calculator and closes the commmand prompt window.