Run iexplore.exe invisibly

Question

I am trying to run iexplore.exe invisibly. This works but it shows the internet explorer window.

@Start iexplore www.google.com

Than I tried it with /d

@Start /d iexplore www.google.com

But I'm getting "The current directory is invalid" error. What is the correct way to run iexplore via bat file invisibly ?

Why do you need to run a web browser (designed to **display** web pages) invisibly? — Ken White, Oct 14 '14 at 23:58
Because its a tracking software and no need to be displayed. No, its not a malware. — user198989, Oct 14 '14 at 23:59
It's malware if you're using it without the user's knowledge to do something. — Ken White, Oct 15 '14 at 00:00
Again "why are you doing that" replies. Not looking cool from a 74,000 rep member. Just going off-topic, nothing more. — user198989, Oct 15 '14 at 00:02
@user198989 Because SO members generally refrain from helping questions that are ethically suspicious. — Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED, Oct 15 '14 at 00:04
Take a look here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22698508/vbs-visual-basic-script-run-program-hidden-invinsible — SachaDee, Oct 15 '14 at 00:06

triggeradeadcat · Answer 1 · 2014-10-15T02:41:40.373

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run """c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore"" www.google.com", 0, false

Put in a file called HiddenGoogle.vbs

0 means hidden - there is about 12 options

false means don't wait. True means wait.

Typing this in a command prompt will allow you to check on your hidden window. You can tell which one it is by the window title.

tasklist /v /fi "imagename eq iexplore.exe"

or

tasklist /v /fi "imagename eq iexplore.exe" /fi "windowtitle eq Google - Windows Internet Explorer"

Just type the name of the vbs file to run it. Either in command prompt or in a batch file.

"c:\some folder\hiddengoogle.vbs"

That's all.

Thanks. So you say I need to run vbs file ? Is it possible to run in bat ? — user198989, Oct 15 '14 at 01:18

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