Background story

Recently, I have playing around with Windows scripting to perform automation of installation process.

Fun fact

I haven't do any scripting before in Windows platform, and this is the first I've tried.

So, what's different between linux and windows in terms of scripting?

backslash in the path, WTF?
msiexec need the installer's absolute, full path in order to work, WTF?
escape character is ^ instead of \, WTF?
runas instead of sudo, it require user to interact with a button by clicking it instead of enter some password, WTF?
you can't escalate privilege on current terminal session legally and officially. you must spawn new terminal in order to achieve that. WTF?
beware of error in your bat or cmd script! sometimes it gives you vague error and at the end you realize it just a typo or smth.
%temp% folder isn't really temporary, it will be there forever until some program or user itself decided to delete it, lol.
why I need to escape any parenthesis inside if block? WTF?

Yeah, that's new to me.

I found this useful gist that compare the unix equivalent on Windows platform!