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I came up with the batch file below, and it is working great. However, I would like to know if there is a way to code it so that if a program is already running, it would skip it and launch the next one. I hope this makes sense. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@echo off    

pushd    

start "" cmd /c cscript "C:UsersUserDesktopWork.vbs"    

start "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15" Outlook.exe    

start "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15" Lync.exe    

start "C:Program Files (x86)GoogleChromeApplication" chrome.exe    

runas /savecred /user:"DOMAINUser_Adm" "C:Program Files (x86)VMwareInfrastructureVirtual Infrastructure ClientLauncherVpxClient.exe"    

runas /savecred /user:"DOMAINUser_Adm" "mmc.exe "My_Tools.msc"

Here is a example using tasklist to check all running applications for a given name.

Otherwise it starts the program. I'm sure you can adapt it to your needs

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq notepad.exe" | find /i "notepad.exe" > nul ||

(start notepad.exe)

I implemented tasklist into my script and its working like a charm.

Here it is for anyone else having the same questions as I had.

@echo off

pushd

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq iexplore.exe" | find /i "iexplore.exe" > nul ||(start Work.vbs)

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq outlook.exe" | find /i "outlook.exe" > nul ||(start outlook.exe)

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq lync.exe" | find /i "lync.exe" > nul ||(start lync.exe)

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq chrome.exe" | find /i "chrome.exe" > nul ||(start chrome.exe)

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq VpxClient.exe" | find /i "VpxClient.exe" > nul || runas /savecred /user:"DOMAINUser_Adm" "C:Program Files (x86)VMwareInfrastructureVirtual Infrastructure ClientLauncherVpxClient.exe"

tasklist /nh /fi "imagename eq mmc.exe" | find /i "mmc.exe" > nul || runas /savecred /user:"DOMAINUser_Adm" "mmc.exe "My_Tools.msc"

@echo off      

tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq outlook.exe" | find /i "outlook.exe"      



IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO LOOP2

IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO LOOP1 



:LOOP1 

  start notepad.exe

goto EXIT     



:LOOP1 

  start outlook.exe 

goto EXIT 



:EXIT

Here is a PowerShell version (instead of CMD).

(You can run powershell from CMD by calling "powershell.exe".

This script does the following:

1. Checks the process list for a specific process, and if the process is not found in the list...


2. It will search for the executable in a specific location (like program files), and run it.

In this example, I am starting Skype for Business (AKA "lync").

Here is a 1 liner:

if (!((Get-Process | select ProcessName).ProcessName | where {$_ -like "*lync*"})){&(where.exe /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Office" "lync.exe")}

Here is a commented version:

# If there isn't a running process that contains "lync"...

if (!((Get-Process | select ProcessName).ProcessName | where {$_ -like "*lync*"}))

{

    # Find the executable somewhere in program files (x86), and run it.

    &(where.exe /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Office" "lync.exe")

}

(You don't have to actually search for the executable, you could instead run it directly - however searching for the executable allows for MS Office updates which can sometimes change the install directory)