Console applications and batch scripts are regularly run at Windows startup and in schedule. The main inconvenience of this is that every application creates a new console window which flickers on the screen. Hidden Start (or Hstart) is a small startup manager that allows console applications to be started without any windows in the background and much more. Hstart is usually started by entering the following command line:
hstart /NOCONSOLE "batch_file_1.bat" "batch_file_2.bat" "batch_file_3.bat"
Hstart is very effective if you are using console utilities for everyday tasks: daily backups, automatic source code compilation and code signing. Please read the examples section below to see how it works out.
Hstart is very small (~12 Kb), but it allows you to:
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start multiple applications in the specified order synchronously;
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start console applications without any windows in the background;
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set the working directory and priority class of the created processes;
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handle UAC privilege elevation under Windows Vista;
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show simple messages after command execution.
Hidden Start - 64bit software
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Latest version: 4.5
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Release date: 2017-06-23