using cmd/batch to kill and restart a process resetsnotification area?

as thread/question title shows, whenever I use a batch file to run simple command lines such as:

Code:

taskkill /F /IM abc.exe
start "" "C:\Users\Administrator\abc.exe" :0 -clipboard -multiwindow

to kill a program and starts it, it resets notification setting for that program. well actually instead of reset, it creates a new entry..

window taskbar -> notification area-> customize notification -> creates another entry of the same program.

while another entry of that program is created, it is created with default "only show notification" while the original program icon is still there with my settings which is "show icons and notification". However if I use task manager to kill task manually and reopen it with a shortcut of that program, it doesn't do this.

how can I fix this? am I missing something that I need to add in the commandline?

Since you are using the option: -multiwindow I would guess that there is more than 1 instance of the program runing thus you can try to finish the whole process tree with /t:

taskkill /F /T /IM abc.exe

ricardobohner said:

Since you are using the option: -multiwindow I would guess that there is more than 1 instance of the program runing thus you can try to finish the whole process tree with /t:

hey, I gave it a try but didn't work.

I just realized that it seems window notification area still shows the program icon even when task is closed. I'd have to move or hover my mouse over the closed program icon under notification area to make those icons go away. If I dont do this, the new started program will have issue as I stated in my OP, but if I clear those icons before the commandline restarts them, this issue doesnt come up.

I guess my next question is, is there a way to clear notification area (not force reset entire thing) but only to clear the closed program.

Try3 said:

The limitations & peculiarities of the Built-in Admin account have never been documented. I suggest you stop using it for routine purposes and switch to an account you have created yourself.Denis

it is an account, I simply copy the link and took out the username replace it with administrator for less confusion. I could just use (useraccount) instead but its the samething. so how to go about fixing this?