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Control panel says "Windows 8.1 with Bing"
Batch file contents:
notepad.exe
exit
Notepad comes up as expected but the command prompt window does not go away when notepad closes. The "Exit" command does not seem to make any difference.
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Hi David,
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Control panel says "Windows 8.1 with Bing"
Batch file contents:
notepad.exe
exit
Notepad comes up as expected but the command prompt window does not go away when notepad closes. The "Exit" command does not seem to make any difference.
I have Windows Pro 8.1 and command prompt window closes fine with notepad.
Maybe Windows 8.1 with Bing works different.
