# How to Minimize autorun.bat

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-minimize-autorun-bat/265827>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 13, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-minimize-autorun-bat/265827 "2008-07-13T02:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pherank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-minimize-autorun-bat/265827/1 "2008-07-13T02:16:56Z")

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For anyone still remembering how to work with MS-DOS .bat files…

I have a autorun.inf file with the following code:

```auto

[autorun]
label=Training
shell\viewreadme\command=notepad \ReadMe.txt
shell\viewreadme=&IE Security Settings
open=autorun.bat

```

I’m wondering if there is some way to run autorun.bat minimized, something like

```auto
start /min autorun.bat

```

(But “start” won’t work here)