Windows 7 bat file delay

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Show 1 more comment. Also, which one of the items in that list you linked was what I was looking for? You want sleep. Call just calls the subroutine, which is the 3 lines I posted above the call command. You can use the timeout command: This utility accepts a timeout parameter to wait for the specified time period in seconds or until any key is pressed.

Gaff Alex S Alex S 1, 2 2 gold badges 8 8 silver badges 2 2 bronze badges. Dany: because the topic is from , when most installs were XP. Nowadays, indeed, the correct answer is Timeout.

DanyKhalife Unless you want to run the process in the background. Prichard Prichard 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. Works great! Fowl Fowl 2 2 gold badges 7 7 silver badges 18 18 bronze badges. If you have Python installed and added the install path to your environment variable , you can let Python do the sleeping with something like: echo from time import sleep; sleep 3 python If you have Windows Vista or higher, timeout naturally is the way to go, though.

Protector one Protector one 1, 3 3 gold badges 19 19 silver badges 26 26 bronze badges. This article has been viewed 1,, times. This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent a batch file from running immediately after being opened. There are a few different commands you can use to delay your batch file depending on your needs. Keep in mind that you should have a fairly firm grasp on how to write a batch file before attempting to delay one.

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By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Open Notepad. Type in notepad to search for Notepad, then click Notepad at the top of the Start window. Create your batch file. Often starting with the echo off command, enter your batch file's text as needed. Determine how you want to delay your file. PING — Pauses the batch file until the file receives a return ping from a specified computer address.

This usually results in only a small delay if you ping a working address. Select a place to delay your file. You can delay a batch file at any point in the code save for after the "Exit" command if you used one. Scroll down until you find the point at which you want to delay the file, then create a space between the code before the delay point and the code after.

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