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Make a .vbs running in background visible to be able to cancel it

Super User Asked by Geco Mynx on December 23, 2021

I have a .vbs-Script that is running in the background endlessly. This script does not have any way for the user to interact with it; a regular user won’t even notice something is running in the background. Now I need to be able to end this Script at any time.

So, now I’m searching for the easiest way to be able to cancel this .vbs-Script without using the Task Manager, other Tools or additional Scripts and without typing something like this to PowerShell or the Command Prompt:

PowerShell: Stop-Process -Name wscript
Command Prompt: Taskkill /IM wscript

I tried running a .cmd-Script that simply runs the .vbs-Script. I hoped I’d be able to end the .vbs-Script alongside with the .cmd either by pressing CTRL+C or by closing the Command Prompt, but I’ve tested it, and it didn’t work this way.

So I googled a little bit and found out it’s possible to create a visible Tray-Icon for a running .vbs-Script that would allow right-clicking it to close it.
But I can’t get it to work. Following you can see the code, I tried.
The first three lines are for the Tray-Icon, line four to nine is the actual script that is running in the background:

Public Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32" _
  Alias "Caffeinate" _
  (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pnid As NOTIFYICONDATA) As Boolean
Dim objResult
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")    
Do While True
  objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{NUMLOCK}{NUMLOCK}")
  Wscript.Sleep (6000)
Loop

Does someone know how to make use of a System Tray-Icon for a vbs.Script?

Alternatively, any other “easy-to-use” way to cancel a .vbs-Script like that would be super nice.

Kind regards,

Kevin

One Answer

@ZevSpitz Your Tip is working fine, thanks again. :D

This is the way I'm doing it now:

  1. File Structure: 1 Structure
  2. The code of the CaffeineWin.vbs Script: 2 CaffeineWin.vbs
  3. The renamed Script Hosts cscript.exe and wscript.exe in the corresponding Windows Versions: 3 renamed Script Host Versions
  4. The content of the ReadMe.txt. 4 ReadMe.txt Thank you all for your help. :)

Answered by Geco Mynx on December 23, 2021

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