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Posted: **25 Jan 2011 15:34**

I have a batch file that works great but I need at the very end to refresh windows explorer

Pretty much is there a way in a batch file that I can activate the F5 key or refresh windows explorer?

Thanks

Note that this will work in Windows XP but not in Windows 7

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%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

Posted: **25 Jan 2011 16:14**

Unfortunately there is no command to refresh the explorer window.
A VBScript could send F5 to the active window, but the active window is the batch window :wink:

You have to launch it asynchronously with a small delay.

Try:

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@echo off
::your code

>"%temp%\tmp.vbs" echo WScript.Sleep 2000 : CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys "{F5}"
start "" "%temp%\tmp.vbs"

Regards
aGerman

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