How to start a batch file minimized with task scheduler in Windows 8? - %comspec% method not working anymore after Windows 7

The start command needs the leading "" quotes to disable the title feature. Try scheduling this:

%comspec% /c start "" /min "C:\Scripts\Destination_inbound_ftp5.bat"

Assuming Windows 8 is the same as Windows 7, an "exit" is only going to exit the batch file (which it is going to do anyway).

You need to add the exit code like this:

Under "Program/Script":

CMD (or command.exe, or %comspec%)

Under "Arguments:

/c start "Title" /min "C:\Scripts\Destination_inbound_ftp5.bat" ^& exit

I didn't like seeing the command window pop up and then disappear so here is another solution from https://ss64.com/vb/run.html ...

First create invisible.vbs with this single line of text:

CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """" & WScript.Arguments(0) & """", 0, False

Next and finally, launch your cmd or batch file via:

%SystemRoot%\system32\wscript.exe "invisible.vbs" "myscript.cmd" //nologo

Ta da! Scripting of this sort has been built into Windows for a long time. If you're curious, do a web search for "WSH" (windows scripting host). You can even write such scripts in dialect of JavaScript called JScript.