support-docs/content/creating-a-bat-file.md

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On windows a Batch file simply a text document with the file extension .bat rather than .txt.

Step 1. Create a new file

To create a batch file, simply right click and hover over New then press Text Document.

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Step 2. Set the file name to end with .bat

With the new file created, enter the name run.bat. You should get a warning confirming you want to change the name extension, press yes.

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Step 3. Edit the Batch file

Just like a text document, you can edit the batch file in Notepad. This can be done by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

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Fixing Problems

Make sure the file type is correct

Make sure the file type is a Windows Batch File file.

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If the file type is Text Document you'll need to enable viewing file extensions and rename the file.

Turn the .txt file into a .bat file

To do this, click the View tab on the top of your file explorer.

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Then make sure File name extensions is checked.

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Now you can go ahead and rename the file so it ends with .bat.

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