Executing the bat file without showing the cmd window?

I have a bat file closing a program - Digital Clock close.bat - containing:

Code:

taskkill /F /IM digital_clock.exe

How could I avoid this window to be opened when executing the bat file:

In the first line of your batch file, try @echo off like this

Code:

@echo off
taskkill /F /IM digital_clock.exe

Thank you very much!

@echo offtaskkill /F /IM digital_clock.exe

Unfortunately that does not work, the window pops up, though (without message inside):

Right-click on the .bat file, select Properties, on the Shortcut tab select Run: Minimised.

Sorry, I cannot find anything like a shortcut tab or "Run: Minimised:

Yes, I had tried even that without access. So I guesse the code is wrong in the bat file:

Code:

taskkill /F /IM C:\Programme\Digital Clock 4\Digital Clock close.bat - Verknüpfung.lnk

Enter said:

Yes, I had tried even that without access. So I guesse the code is wrong in the bat file:

Code:

taskkill /F /IM C:\Programme\Digital Clock 4\Digital Clock close.bat - Verknüpfung.lnk

What Bree posted does work, all you will see is a brief flicker in the taskbar, no cmd window. When you say "without access", do you mean no permission to run it? Also set the shortcut to run as Admin. Example:

Ah yes, great, now it works, I made a ridiculous / stupid mistake, the wrong file was executed.

Many thanks for the screenshot, I now have the same settings.