@echo off curl -o "local_filename.ext" "https://example.com" pause Use code with caution. -o : Saves the file with a specific name. -O : Saves the file using its original name from the server.
Ensure your script has write access to the destination folder. If downloading to C:\Program Files , you must run the batch script as Administrator . batch script to download files from website
If you have a text file named urls.txt with one URL per line, use a FOR loop to download them all: @echo off curl -o "local_filename
If a download fails on older systems, it’s often because the site requires TLS 1.2. In PowerShell, you can force this by adding: [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; before your command. Ensure your script has write access to the
On modern Windows systems (Windows 10, 11, and Server), there are three primary ways to achieve this: , PowerShell , and BITSAdmin . 1. Using cURL (Recommended)
@echo off bitsadmin /transfer "MyDownloadJob" /download /priority FOREGROUND "https://example.com/file.zip" "C:\Downloads\file.zip" pause Use code with caution.
@echo off powershell -Command "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://example.com/file.zip', 'file.zip')" pause Use code with caution. 3. Using BITSAdmin (Legacy/Background)