mod of AveYo's steam_silent_no_browser.bat

steam_silent_no_browser_tweaked.bat

@echo off &color 04 & mode 120,10 &title Steam fast restart with SkipGameUpdate and no crash/repair (tweaked)
:: &color 4f &mode 80,4
REM Please note, this tweaked version require you to install "NirCMD", else, install full set of "Nirlauncher" is
::  recommended for insane system massacre! (choco install nirlauncher /f /y /i)
REM Any previous processes should be killed before launch, even "SteamService" itself!
taskkill /f /im nircmd.exe >nul
taskkill /f /t /im steam.exe >nul
taskkill /f /t /im steamservice.exe >nul
taskkill /f /t /im steamwebhelper.exe >nul
taskkill /f /t /im steamerrorreporter.exe >nul
taskkill /f /t /im steamerrorreporter64.exe >nul
timeout /t 1 >nul
REM I HATE THIS BULLSHIT SERVICE!
sc stop SteamService
sc delete SteamService
timeout /t 1 >nul
:: [2018.12.12]: switch old friends ui on and fix silent mode so it goes straight to systray icon
set "STEAMPATH=C:\tools\Steam" &rem AveYo:" Override detection here if needed "
:: detect steam
if not exist "%STEAMPATH%\Steam.exe" call :reg_query STEAMPATH "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam" "SteamPath"
if defined STEAMPATH for %%# in ("%STEAMPATH%") do set "STEAMPATH=%%~dpnx#"
if not exist "%STEAMPATH%\Steam.exe" echo Cannot find SteamPath in registry! & timeout /t 3 & exit
:inception
:: kill and restart steam
taskkill /im Steam.exe /t /f >nul 2>nul & timeout /t 1 >nul & del /f /q "%STEAMPATH%\.crash" >nul 2>nul & timeout /t 1 >nul
set l1=-silent -console -single_core -forceservice -nodircheck -norepairfiles -noverifyfiles -nocrashmonitor -nocrashdialog
set l2=-nofriendsui -no-browser -tcp -skipstreamingdrivers -vrdisable -manuallyclearframes 0 +"@AllowSkipGameUpdate 1
:: set l3=+open steam://friends/status/offline
start "Steam" "%STEAMPATH%\Steam.exe" %l1% %l2%
nircmd waitprocess steam.exe taskkill /f /t /im steam.exe /im steamservice.exe /im steamwebhelper.exe /im steamerrorreporter.exe /im steamerrorreporter64.exe
echo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
echo ######## WARNING! A PROCESS TERMINATION WAS DETECTED, POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CUSTOM ARGUMENTS AFTER LAUNCHING!! ########
echo Please keep this command window open until this batch can run Steam again with proper custom arguments because Steam is
echo sanity check and verify client updates every launch session and force restart process to relaunch client, this cause
echo losing custom arguments and possibly run its client along with crappy "SteamWebHelper" processes spam, sometime or
echo mostly you will get a dialog that Steam was failed to connecting to their networks because they want to run with newer
echo UI, if that so, it's a hint that this batch successfully run Steam with lite mode as it should be, no browsers, no
echo "SteamWebHelper" processes spam, plain and classic friends UI that better than fully loaded with junkful animations!!!
echo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
goto inception
rem Dead end? but sorry, because "Steam" recently aggresive check process and restart without any custom arguments to make sure
::  you're launch its apps properly, but with f**king "SteamWebHelper" that dragging my laptop performance too much, along with
::  new chat interface that able to decorate by too much animations, force end newer process and keep relaunch with custom
::  arguments should be a great punishment, GO TO HELL THOSE PROCESS HOGGERS AND TOO MUCH NEW UI, JUST LET ME BACK TO BASICS!!
exit
:: utility
:reg_query [USAGE] call :reg_query ResultVar "HKCU\KeyName" "ValueName"
(for /f "skip=2 delims=" %%s in ('reg query "%~2" /v "%~3" /z 2^>nul') do set ".=%%s" & call set "%~1=%%.:*)    =%%") & exit/b