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How to automatically open/close the app along with the game

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Overview

Introduction

Requirements

Tutorial

Comments

Introduction

It is extremely annoying having to open this app before playing and having to close it after playing. To resolve this, I created the batch script below. I hope the developer adds this function natively someday.

Requirements

Add game to app before automating.
Disable Check For Updates* and enable Start Minimized To Tray in the app Options.

* Keeping Check For Updates active will cause an error if you try to play offline.

Tutorial

Copy and paste the code below into Notepad:
@Echo Off & CHCP.com 65001>Nul Title BLG Set "BLG=" Set "Exe=" Set "Min=1" CD /D "%~dp0" For %%H In ("%BLG%\BorderlessGaming.exe" "%Exe%.exe") Do (If Not Exist "%%H" (Start Notepad.exe "%~f0" & Exit)) Set __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker Call :Min0%Min% Start "" "%BLG%\BorderlessGaming.exe" --silent --minimize Start "" "%Exe%.exe" (PowerShell.exe -NoProfile -Command "While ($True) {If (Get-Process -Name $Env:Exe) {Break} Else {Start-Sleep -Seconds 3}}; Wait-Process -Name $Env:Exe")>Nul 2>&1 Taskkill.exe /IM BorderlessGaming.exe /F Exit :Min01 If "%HF%"=="?" (Goto :EOF) Set "HF=?" Start /Min Cmd.exe /C Call "%~f0" Exit :Min02 Timeout.exe /T 2 /NoBreak>Nul Start /B "" PowerShell.exe -NoProfile -WindowStyle Minimized -Command "Exit" Goto :EOF
Define the variables below:
Set "BLG=" Set "Exe=" Set "Min=1"

BLG=
Full path of the folder containing the Borderless Gaming executable.
Exe=
Executable file name of the game, without the .exe extension.
Min=
Choose between methods 1 and 2 to minimize the CMD window. In some games, using method 1 may lead to the game not being recognized as running.

Example:
Set "BLG=E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderless Gaming" Set "Exe=PES2021" Set "Min=1"
Save the file as "BLG.cmd" in the folder where the game's executable is located*.

* To find the location of the game or Borderless Gaming, go to the Library, right-click on the item, go to Manage and then select the Browse local files option.
Right-click on the game in the Library and select Properties.
In the screen that opens, enter the path of the BLG.cmd file that you saved and the variable "%command%" in Launch Options.

Example:
"E:\Steam\steamapps\common\eFootball PES 2021\BLG.cmd" %command%
Open the game and have fun.

3 Comments

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Tarsus 25 Jan, 2024 @ 11:41pm

I just like to see how high I can get the playtime so I can edit screenshots of my playtime in other games so they look as if I have an obscene playtime.

HSete [author] 22 Jan, 2024 @ 3:03am

Because I don't see the point in leaving this application running while I'm not playing.

[078930]T[FCDD09]M[DA121A]k 22 Jan, 2024 @ 2:57am

why do you open and close the app instead of setting it to autorun at system startup and leaving it turned on? just curious

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