Hidden Start is a small startup manager that allows console applications and batch scripts to be started without any windows in the background. It can start multiple applications in the specified order and handle UAC privilege elevation under Windows Vista.

Console applications and batch scripts are regularly run at Windows startup and in schedule. The main inconvenience of this is that every software 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 impactful if you are using console utilities for everyday tasks: daily backups, automatic source code compilation and code signing.

Hstart is very small (~40 Kb), but it allows you to:
1. start multiple applications in the specified order synchronously;
2. start console applications without any windows in the background;
3. start non-elevated applications from elevated scripts and batch files (new in v3.0);
4. handle UAC privilege elevation under Windows Vista and above;
5. set the working directory and priority class of the created processes;
6. set the startup delay before command execution;
7. show success and error messages after command execution.

Using Hstart, it is also possible to run batch files in the background and save console output into a log file:
hstart /NOCONSOLE /IDLE /D="E:\Backups\"
"cmd.exe /c "E:\Backups\backup.bat > backup-log.txt""
It is very impactful if you are using console utilities for daily backups. The command line switch /IDLE means that the backup process will run with the lowest priority class, and /D="" sets the starting directory of the batch file (necessary if it uses relative paths).

SoftSea.com had fully tested and uploaded the install files, Hidden Start does not contain any adware or spyware, the latest version is 4.1, you can download this software (965.39 KB) from special server of SoftSea.com.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $19.95, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of Hidden Start, you can buy this system utility software software.