close command prompt after executing as batch file

if it is only one exe you could run it instead of the batch but if you want to do it in the batch then use the START keyword.  that makes it run the other app then carry on straight away, normally in a batch if you run an exe you want it to wait and do them in order.

with start the first parameter in quotes is the window title so if you need quotes because of spaces in exe path or name then use:

start "" "c:\program files\.....yourexe.exe"

or

start c:\shortpath\yourexe.exe

hth

Steve