Cannot run any batch file unless ran as administrator

Question

When I double any batch file (even something as simple as "echo test") in the explorer or from anywhere else (windows 10 ONLY in my user account). I get this error message:

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

If I right click the batch file and run it as an admin, it will run with no problem. Opening a cmd.exe and running the file with ./test.bat will also works. It seem it's a problem with the file associations?

If I run assoc to get the ProgId, the entry with .bat is the following:

.bat=batfile

If I check the executable associated with the batfile ProgId (ftype | find "batfile), I get this:

batfile="%1" %*

I've tried changing the executable associated with the batfile ProgId to

cmd.exe /c "%1" %*

in the registry (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open\command) and it does seem to work, but is it really right answer to this?

I have also used procmon to see the difference with the fix and without it.

With cmd.exe as progId

Event Path: *C:\Users\User\test.bat*\
Process Path: *C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe*\
Process Command: *"cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\User\test.bat*\

Without it (default)

Event Path: *C:\Windows\System32\"C:\Users\User\test.bat"*\
Process Path: *C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe*\
Process Command: *C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s Appinfo*

Answer 1

That depends if your bat script need to be share with any end-user for deployment purpose or if it will deploy as task job. Anyway, reliable option to fix privilege issue is to transform the .bat file into portable .exe file. This link can be used how to create .exe via visual basic. Create a standalone exe file in Visual Studio 2019