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Windows 10, run taskmanager minimized/hidden window at logon (and only show icon in the taskbartray)
@ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run("taskmgr.exe"),0,False>"%temp%\taskman.vbs"
%windir%\System32\cscript.exe %temp%\taskman.vbs //nologo
EXIT
::
:: Windows 10, run taskmanager minimized/hidden window at logon (and only show icon in the taskbartray)
:: Created by Keejelo - 2025
:: https://gist.github.com/keejelo/7f16ef96427ef9fde360463f789378ea
::
:: How to run taskmanager minimized/hidden window at logon:
::
:: 1. Open Task Manager and click "More details" to activate the top menu.
::
:: 2. Go to "Options" menu and toggle "Hide when minimized" checked (on)
::
:: 3. Then copy this file (run_taskman.bat) in your startup directory ( Win+R and type: shell:startup )
:: Alternative: Copy this file to "C:" and create a new task in the "TaskScheduler" that runs this file
:: at logon, and with a 30 secs. delay.
::
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