How do I make a shortcut open 2 programs without using a batch file?

Software & Operating Systems Windows
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Someone on stackoverflow showed me how a few years ago and I can’t find the post. Basically the shortcut itself works like a batch file.

It’s Right-Click > New > Shortcut then you enter a script/string directly in the “Type location of the item:” text box, I can’t remember what the syntax was.

I found it, but I had a more complex one, I just want to start two programs normally. Not sure how to modify it.

%ComSpec% /Q /D /C Start "" "%ProgramFiles%\pia_manager\pia_manager.exe" 2>Nul && (Timeout 15 /NoBreak>Nul&Start "" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Vuze\Azureus.exe" 2>Nul)
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Perhaps I am missing something, but can’t you just replace the paths to the those .exes with the paths to the .exes that you want to run?

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Yes basically, but I want to remove the delayed start, not sure what to remove without breaking the script.

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%ComSpec% /Q /D /C Start "" "%ProgramFiles%\pia_manager\pia_manager.exe" 2>Nul && Start "" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Vuze\Azureus.exe" 2>Nul

This?

I don’t understand what you gain with this that a batch file or a powershell would not give you?

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This is faster. I want to learn how to make them on the fly, batch files have to be stored somewhere.

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…Shortcuts are basically fancy bash scripts and they still have to be stored somewhere, too, you know O.o

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