Timing Conflict In A X32win10prov22h2 Batch File

I will present two versions of a batch file, and list the effects they have.

Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"
timeout 1
Start "" "C:\Program Files\Macro Express Pro 6\MeProc.exe" /ASaveDeskTopView
timeout 1
Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"

The third 'START' line takes effect before the second one has completed

Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"
timeout 1
Start "" "C:\Program Files\Macro Express Pro 6\MeProc.exe" /ASaveDeskTopView
timeout 2
Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"

When the second timeout is increased to anything over '1', the CMD window for the third 'START' line is superimposed on the snip image (thus spoiling it).

How to get the third 'Start' line to 'wait' till the second has completed ?

Would it be possible to have the third line in a separate batch file which the first calls ? If so, how ?

 

@echo off

REM Start your process here
start /wait your_process.exe

REM Loop to check if the process is still running
:WAIT_LOOP
tasklist | find "your_process.exe" > nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
REM Process is still running, wait for a few seconds and check again
timeout /t 5 /nobreak > nul
goto WAIT_LOOP
) else (
REM Process has finished, continue with the batch file
echo Previous process has finished.
REM Add your commands here
)

 

Simply preceding my code with yours, triggers "Windows cannot find 'your_process.exe'.", It is only when I intervene by closing that error message, that the process continues and gives the same results as without your code.
So I would substitute for 'your_process' the fifth line of my original batch file, as there is a need to WAIT only at that stage.
But that leaves me wondering what to substitute for 'Add your commands here'

 

replace "your_process.exe" with "MeProc.exe"
This would be nestled between the first and third

Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"
timeout 1
Start "" "C:\Program Files\Macro Express Pro 6\MeProc.exe" /ASaveDeskTopView
:WAIT_LOOP
tasklist | find "MeProc.exe" > nul
if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
REM Process is still running, wait for a few seconds and check again
timeout /t 2 /nobreak > nul
goto WAIT_LOOP
) else (
Start "" "C:\Program Files\ToggleTaskbarAutohide\ToggleTaskbarAutohide.exe"
)

 

I pasted your code into a batch file and ran it.
The second toggle took effect before the snip happened.

 

Another forum suggested running the batch file minimized by means of scheduling a task, and it works like a treat.
https://ccm.net/forum/affich-1178469-timing-conflict-in-a-batch-file-in-x32win10prov22h2#p1178626.

Thanks for your efforts.