start browser minimized & goto url ...
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PUSHD "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer"
START /MIN iexplore.exe http://www.google.com/
POPD

The following method launches default browser [e.g., Firefox] ...

START /MIN "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.google.com/
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Repair/Recovery 
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    Online, from the problemed OS
    
        GUI
            * Launch Task Manager [press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC]
            * File > New Task > Run >  sfc /scannow

        CLI
			sfc /scannow

            DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
			OPTIONALLY: Mount the latest OS WIM and reference it: /Source:c:\mount\windows
			Mount the WIM:
			dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:<path_to_wim_file> /Index:<index> /MountDir:c:\mount
			
			Use mounted Windows-install-media ISO @ k: : Has either /sources/install.wim (or compressed to install.esd)
            dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:esd:K:\sources\install.esd:1 /LimitAccess

    Offline, from Recovery mode or WinPE
    
        sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows

        ... where "c:" is the drive containing the (offline) Windows OS.


cleanmgr	- Disk Cleanup  
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Setup how you want it done:
cleanmgr /sageset:11

THEN, run disk cleaner 
cleanmgr /sagerun:11

Defrag
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defrag.exe -? 
%windir%\system32\defrag.exe c: 

Run batch file
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%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /C call %_batch_files_path%

Start In:
%SYSTEMDRIVE%

Local Group Policy Editor
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Run ...
gpedit.msc