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NirCmd is a small command-line utility for Windows that allows you to do some useful tasks without displaying any user interface.

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Can you use nircmd to help save clipboard contents to a Batch File variable?

In a batch script, I wish to save the clipboard text into a variable. Having searched it seems that this is not possible without 3rd-party tools. Well I have nircmd, and one of its commands is: "... windows batch clipboard nircmd TechHorse

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asked Jan 1 at 9:45 2 votes 1 answer 693 views

How to get system volume level(audio) in windows?

Using nircmd we can set system volume level(audio) but how to get system volume? How can we get system volume using powershell? windows audio powershell nircmd Udesh Ranjan

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asked Apr 25, 2021 at 2:39 2 votes 1 answer 3k views

Nircmd not recognized in directory

I've an interesting issue; I added nircmd.exe to my directory by running it as administrator and going through the prompts, and confirmed it was in the directory by looking in C:\Windows. Yet ... windows-10 command-line nircmd Portali5t

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asked Nov 18, 2017 at 21:42 2 votes 1 answer 1k views

NirCmd Screen stays black after waking up from sleep mode

I have a computer that should have 0 user interactions. I want it to turn off and on on specific times. Right now, i have a command that puts the computer to sleep. However i also need a task that ... windows-7 batch-file nircmd Mitch

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asked Apr 12, 2016 at 9:38 2 votes 1 answer 2k views

sending keypresses to a process using nircmd

I'm trying to use nircmdc to send a keypress to a background process (without bringing it to front). More precisely, i'm tring to send Ctrl+Shift+S to notepad++.exe: nircmdc win postmsg process ... batch nircmd eadmaster

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asked Jun 15, 2014 at 4:32 1 vote 2 answers 3k views

Setting cmd with default command and user defined message

On button click in a winform application I am executing cmd.exe file (Using system("cmd.exe");), which opens perfectly fine and displays the following: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 6.1.7601] (C) ... command-line batch nircmd gpuguy

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asked Jun 27, 2012 at 8:01 1 vote 1 answer 1k views

how to close a specific instance of a process using nircmd?

I have been using the following command to try closing the notepad file "temp.txt" opened on the windows. nircmd win close title "temp.txt" But this command seems not to work. If I try the below ... windows cmd.exe task-manager nircmd akshit bhatia

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asked Jul 15, 2018 at 19:41 1 vote 2 answers 32k views

remove password using cmd if user name is of two words

I want to change password using cmd.exe but I can't do this. :( Because the user name is of two words(e.g. Engr. Saud). It works only on One word. How I tell cmd.exe as both words are Single user name?... cmd.exe cmder nircmd Saud

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asked Jun 3, 2016 at 16:01 1 vote 1 answer 2k views

Windows Task Scheduler and possible permission problems

I use NirCmd () to enable me to run commands such as "power off the monitor", "mute system volume" from the command-line (and I highly recommend it, BTW). My OS ... command-line privileges nircmd task-scheduler windows-vista Rafael Almeida

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asked Jul 13, 2010 at 16:42 1 vote 2 answers 44 views

How do I create a batch command to minimize the window of a particular program?

I'm using Task Scheduler to launch SoundID Reference.exe, a third-party program, 60 seconds after my Win 10 64-bit computer starts up. That's working fine. I would like to create a batch command to ... windows-10 batch nircmd movingroovin

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asked Apr 29 at 17:36 1 vote 1 answer 418 views

NirCmd 'Failed to copy NirCmd!' & can't get NirCmd to work overall

NirCmd has been working just fine for me for a very long amount of time, but not today... I couldn't get the following command to work, although it always worked fine in the past: nircmd win close ... nircmd Vladimir

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asked Dec 6, 2020 at 11:38 1 vote 1 answer 3k views

NirCMD - Command line screenshot with incremental numbering

NirCMD is a free command line utility. I am using it to take the screenshot at a fixed time interval. (NirCMD reference). I am trying to get it index the image names so that it would be img1.png ... windows-10 command-line screenshot nircmd NotepadPlusPlus PRO

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asked Jan 19, 2018 at 16:11 1 vote 3 answers 946 views

Create shortcut using app path

How can I create a shortcut (perhaps using NirCmd) to Acrobat.exe using the path in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Acrobat.exe and parameters /A "page=10" "file.pdf"? windows cmd.exe nircmd user2319146

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asked Feb 24, 2017 at 17:22 1 vote 2 answers 1k views

My monitor doesn't auto-turn off!

I have Windows Vista and I've set up my display to turn off after 1 minute of inactivity in Power Options. However, it simply doesn't. I also tried a utility called "nircmd" which has a "power ... windows-vista display nircmd power-options Rafael Almeida

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asked Jul 15, 2010 at 15:39 1 vote 1 answer 178 views

NirCmd volume control of certain applications from Volume Mixer not working?

So I use this app to mute microphone communication in Valorant. But I also want to mute the game itself. The devs of the game have separated these 2 so in Volume Mixer (SndVol.exe) they are 2 ... batch-file autohotkey nircmd usa alb

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asked Mar 7 at 5:09
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