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Introduction

This article describes an issue in which the Cmd.exe command-line tool does not run multiple commands in Windows Embedded Compact 2013. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this update, all previously issued updates for this product must be installed.

Symptoms

You have a batch file that should run multiple commands in Windows Embedded Compact 2013. For example, you have the following batch file:

cmd /c pword.exe 
cmd /c control.exe
cmd /c peghelp.exe


When you run the batch file as the first command of an instance of the Cmd.exe command-line tool, only the first command of the batch file is run. The other commands in the batch file are not run.

Software update information

Download information

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 Monthly Update (May 2015) is now available from Microsoft. To download this monthly update, go to Microsoft OEM Online or MyOEM.

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

  • On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.

  • On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this update package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

Cmdexec.cxx

108,121

01-Jun-2015

14:38

Private\Winceos\Utils\Cmd2

Console.dll

57,344

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Cmd.map

62,974

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Console.rel

20,870

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Console.map

73,047

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Cmd.exe

86,016

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Console.dll

49,152

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Cmd.map

54,719

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Console.rel

10,227

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Console.map

55,691

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Cmd.exe

81,920

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Console.dll

73,728

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Cmd.map

64,089

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Console.rel

25,597

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Console.map

74,823

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Cmd.exe

106,496

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Console.dll

57,344

02-Jun-2015

11:57

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Cmd.map

111,196

02-Jun-2015

11:57

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Console.rel

12,170

02-Jun-2015

11:57

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Console.map

108,044

02-Jun-2015

11:57

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Cmd.exe

81,920

02-Jun-2015

11:57

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Console.dll

49,152

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Cmd.map

92,709

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Console.rel

6,863

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Console.map

76,858

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Cmd.exe

77,824

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Console.dll

73,728

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Cmd.map

132,584

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Console.rel

12,866

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Console.map

127,819

02-Jun-2015

11:55

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Cmd.exe

98,304

02-Jun-2015

11:56

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug


Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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