title: Why does the command "Timeout" in a batch file suddenly not work anymore?
body: <p>Did I miss a change of the Windows internal "timeout" command?</p>
  
  <p>I have a batch file for a long time now that shows me the version number of a program. I added the timeout command to keep the CMD window opened for a few seconds. So my batch file now looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>context -version
  timeout 7
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This worked fine but since some Windows update (obviously), the CMD windows closes directly as if the timeout command doesn't work anymore. When I start the file from a CMD window I get a message:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>D:\CTX><strong>timeout 7</strong><br>
    Try 'timeout --help' for more information.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The file is as it was since I created it, but the behavior is new to me.</p>
  
  <p>So can anybody tell me what I is going wrong here?</p>