Running a command in the background with Windows Utils

[sadale]

I'm using the Windows utils plugin, and I've got a button that runs a command from the command prompt. Just wondering if there's a way to have that command prompt run minimized?

[DeanKellham]

Instead of running the command from within MacroDeck you could always use WinUtils to launch a shortcut to cmd with your command as an argument, then set the launch options for that *.lnk to run minimized?

[tikitock]

This works, this is the way I am launching vlc and nircmd scripts, this keeps the command processor from coming foreground and minimizing my game.

[jbcarreon123]

You can use multiple things.

Windows Utils Open File action: won't show the terminal window
AHK Plugin: does not show any thing

[tikitock]

Ive commented on this as well in discord, There should be a check box or something to run the CMD minimized. I'll try the shortcut link workaround...or AHK.

with the workaround im doing a bunch of audio level changes with SoundVolumeView and now have to script that in a cmd bat instead of in Macrodeck which is unfortunate since I have it doing what I want, except with all these CMD windows bliping open forcing my Fullscreen game to miimize... Should be dealt with in the next update IMO>

Thanks! dave

[tikitock]

I re scripted my commands into .bat files then made shortcuts of them that are set Properties to start mimimized. The result is what I want, but making timed bat scripts and using WINDOWS UTILS open file to do what I programmed yesterday into MD is cumbersome.

I eagerly await a rewritten COMMAND LINE COMMAND function.

Thanks!