:start @echo off cls :: optional console color tweaking color 0a echo some greeting here set /p var=Some line of data here: if %var%==start goto start echo some other info down here set /p var=another prompt line: if %var%==start goto start echo final terminal message :: launch video player of your choice with some video file with alerts/flashy messages "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --fullscreen someFile.mp4 pause>nul