Not taking any extra time that you will ever measure.
Evidently you have used edit to modify your autoexec.bat.
Edit, when closing, will append up to 3 blank lines to reach what it considers a valid end.
You can add fill spaces at other places in the file to bring the end of file closer to edit's chosen end of file. This will resolve the issue. Ed Fair
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