The startup.bat file calls that catalina.bat file passing "start" as an argument. This causes JBoss Web to run in a separate process, and the batch files to return. This is probably what is causing the issue. Go into the startup.bat file, and neer the end of the file, change the call line to read: call "%EXECUTABLE%" run %CMD_LINE_ARGS% The "run" option runs JBoss Web as a child process, and prevents the batch file from being exited until JBoss Web exits. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4199893#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...