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So for some silly reason I associated .bat files with a text editor (Notepad++) ... which suddenly resulted in .bat files not executing, but being opened in Notepad++ instead.
This typically would happen when an application would run a little script - in my case: The Windows streamer for Virtual Desktop (Oculus Quest VR).
To restore the file association, copy the following code into a plan text editor, and store it in a .reg file - for example restore.reg.
After saving the file, double click it and confirm that you allow registry changes.
After this, .bat files are registered correctly again.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.bat] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.bat] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.bat] @="batfile" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*"
