Introduction: Handy Batch File

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In this Instructable I'm going to show you a Batch File that I created for you people.

so let me explain what this Batch File does. The script let's you generate backups of your files, check your network connectivity, close your not needed Windows services, delete temp files, history and cookies and at last it can show you your computer information.

The reason I made this is because I wanted to give you something awsome and that you can easly modify by your self.

Step 1: Basic Information

* If you don't want the information skip to the next step

Batch files allow MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows users to write a series of commands to run in order upon their execution for automating frequently performed tasks. For example, a batch file could be used to run frequently utilized commands, delete or move a series of files, and other jobs.

Step 2: Setting Up the Menu

If you are copying the code below make sure not to copy my explanation with it. I will put the explanation in the code only when it is new.

::The @ disables echo for that one command.
@ECHO OFF
::Clear the screen/window
CLS
::Executes the code from here. This is also called a "label"
:MENU
::Empty rule
echo.
::Display text on screen
echo  -----------------------------------
echo             Windows Tool              
echo  -----------------------------------
echo  1. Generate Backup of Files (enter 7 to see information)             
echo  2. Check Network Connectivity               
echo  3. Close Not Needed Windows Services (enter 6 to see services)      
echo  4. Deletes Temporary Internet Files, History and Cookies               
echo  5. Show Computer Information       
echo  -----------------------------------
echo  Help
echo  Exit 
echo.
::Sets M to the given input from the user
SET /P M=Choose and then press ENTER:
:: Note - list ERRORLEVELS in Decreasing order
::Checks if M is equal to the variables given below

IF %M%==exit GOTO End
IF %M%==help GOTO Help
if %M%==about GOTO About
IF %M%==7 GOTO BackupInfo
IF %M%==6 GOTO ShowServices
IF %M%==5 GOTO GetComputerInfo
IF %M%==4 GOTO DeleteCache
IF %M%==3 GOTO CloseSomeServices
IF %M%==2 GOTO CheckNetworkConn
IF %M%==1 GOTO CreateBackup

Step 3: Setting Up the Functions

FIrst we're going to create all of the function that we need for this batch. In the next step we will fill them in with the correct code.

:About
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                             About
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:Help
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                             Help
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo. 
GOTO MENU

:BackupInfo
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                        Backup Information
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:CreateBackup
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                   Creating Backup, please wait...
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:CheckNetworkConn
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                 Checking connection, please wait...
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:TRYAGAIN
echo.
echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
:TRYIP
echo.
:TRYROUTER
echo.
echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
goto :FAILURE

:ROUTERSUCCESS
echo.
echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
goto :FAILURE

:NETDOWN
echo.echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
goto :FAILURE

:SUCCESSDNS
echo.
echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
goto :FAILURE

:SUCCESS
echo.
echo  Success!
echo.
echo.
goto MENU

:SUCCESS2
echo.
echo  Success?
echo.
echo.
goto MENU

:FAILURE
echo.
echo  Failure!
echo.
echo.
goto :MENU

:ShowServices
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                   Services That Will Be Stopped
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:CloseSomeServices
echo.
GOTO MENU

:DeleteCache
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                     Deleting Internet Cache...
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:GetComputerInfo
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo              Show Computer Information (%computername%)
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo.
GOTO MENU

:End

Step 4: Filling Up the Functions

Now let's fill them in! insert the code below under the the last echo with --------

:about
echo  This batch file was created by Kevin Tipker in June 2016
echo  and is free to use and modify on your own risk. Please be very 
echo  carefull if you don't understand what you are doing
echo.
echo  You can find more of my work in the link below.
echo  -  https://www.instructables.com/member/Kevin+Tipker
:Help

echo  * To run this bat file without any problems you need to be a Administrator
echo    and execute it as Administrator
echo.
echo  1. Generate Backup of Files (enter 7 to see information) 
echo     - Check if there is a map called Backup in C:/ If not create it  
echo.       
echo  2. Check Network Connectivity   
echo     - Make sure to use LAN     
echo.
echo  4. Deletes Temporary Internet Files, History and Cookies   
echo     - The history, cookies etc files are located in 
echo       C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
:BackupInfo

echo  This process will make a backup of the following files:
echo  - My Documents
echo  - Favorites
echo  - Email and contacts (MS Outlook)
echo  - Backing up email and address book (Outlook Express)
echo  - Registry
echo.
echo  * NOTE: There is a change that not everything will be backed up
echo          and that is because you maybe not have MS Oulook or Outlook Express
:CreateBackup

:: variables
::this has to be above the title rule (see image 5)
set drive=C:\Backup
set backupcmd=xcopy /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y
echo  - Backing up My Documents...
%backupcmd% "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents" "%drive%\My Documents"
echo  - Backing up Favorites...
%backupcmd% "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites" "%drive%\Favorites"
echo  - Backing up email and address book (Outlook Express)...
%backupcmd% "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book" "%drive%\Address Book"
%backupcmd% "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities" "%drive%\Outlook Express"
echo  - Backing up email and contacts (MS Outlook)...
%backupcmd% "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook" "%drive%\Outlook"
echo  - Backing up the Registry...
if not exist "%drive%\Registry" mkdir "%drive%\Registry"
if exist "%drive%\Registry\regbackup.reg" del "%drive%\Registry\regbackup.reg"
regedit /e "%drive%\Registry\regbackup.reg"
echo.
echo  Backup Complete!
:CheckNetworkConn

ping -n 1  www.google.com  >nul
@echo off
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :SUCCESS
IF     ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :TRYAGAIN
:TRYAGAIN

echo  - Let me try a bit more, please wait...
@echo off
ping -n 1  www.google.com  >nul
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :SUCCESS2
IF     ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :TRYIP
:TRYIP

echo  - Checking DNS...
echo  - Lets try by IP address...
@echo off
ping -n 1 216.239.37.99|find "Reply from " >NUL
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :SUCCESSDNS
IF     ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :TRYROUTER
:TRYROUTER

echo  - Lets try pinging the router....
ping -n 2 192.168.1.1|find "Reply from " >NUL
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :ROUTERSUCCESS
IF     ERRORLEVEL 1 goto :NETDOWN
:ROUTERSUCCESS

echo  - It appears that you can reach the router, but internet is unreachable.
:NETDOWN

echo  - It appears that you having network issues, the router cannot be reached.
:SUCCESSDNS

echo  - It appears that you are having DNS issues.
:SUCCESS

echo  - You have an active Internet connection
:SUCCESS2

echo  - You have an active internet connection but some packet loss was detected.
:FAILURE

echo  - You do not have an active Internet connection
:ShowServices

echo  - ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV)
echo  - BitLocker Drive Encryption Service
echo  - Printer Extensions and Notifications
echo  - Print Spooler
echo  - Optimize Drives	
echo  - http service (for problems with localhost servers like XAMP)
:CloseSomeServices
::You can add diffrent services here just search them up on google

net stop AxInstSV
net stop BDESVC
net stop PrintNotify
net stop Spooler
net stop defragsvc
net stop http
:DeleteCache
::This is not everything you can use there are some more that you can use to delete internet files from your pc

echo  - Starting process...
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
echo  - Done!
:GetComputerInfo

REM set variables
set system=
set manufacturer=
set model=
set serialnumber=
set osname=
set sp=
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set "volume=C:"
set totalMem=
set availableMem=
set usedMem=
echo    Getting data [Computer: %computername%]...
echo    Please Wait....
REM Get Computer Name
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic OS Get csname /value') do SET system=%%A
REM Get Computer Manufacturer
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic ComputerSystem Get Manufacturer /value') do SET manufacturer=%%A
REM Get Computer Model
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic ComputerSystem Get Model /value') do SET model=%%A
REM Get Computer Serial Number
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic Bios Get SerialNumber /value') do SET serialnumber=%%A
REM Get Computer OS
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic os get Name /value') do SET osname=%%A
FOR /F "tokens=1 delims='|'" %%A in ("%osname%") do SET osname=%%A
REM Get Computer OS SP
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims='='" %%A in ('wmic os get ServicePackMajorVersion /value') do SET sp=%%A
REM Get Memory
FOR /F "tokens=4" %%a in ('systeminfo ^| findstr Physical') do if defined totalMem (set availableMem=%%a) else (set totalMem=%%a)
set totalMem=%totalMem:,=%
set availableMem=%availableMem:,=%
set /a usedMem=totalMem-availableMem
FOR /f "tokens=1*delims=:" %%i IN ('fsutil volume diskfree %volume%') DO (
    SET "diskfree=!disktotal!"
    SET "disktotal=!diskavail!"
    SET "diskavail=%%j"
)
FOR /f "tokens=1,2" %%i IN ("%disktotal% %diskavail%") DO SET "disktotal=%%i"& SET "diskavail=%%j"
echo.
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo                        Computer Information
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------
echo  - System Name: %system%
echo  - Manufacturer: %manufacturer%
echo  - Model: %model%
echo  - Serial Number: %serialnumber%
echo  - Operating System: %osname%
echo  - C:\ Total: %disktotal:~0,-9% GB
echo  - C:\ Avail: %diskavail:~0,-9% GB
echo  - Total Memory: %totalMem%
echo  - Used  Memory: %usedMem%
echo  - Computer Processor: %processor_architecture%
echo  - Service Pack: %sp%
echo  -----------------------------------------------------------------

Step 5: Finished!

You have finished your batch file! I hope I was clear enough with my explanations and otherwise dont be scared to ask me anything. In the future I will update the script some more and maybe even add some more functions.