What's new in Hidden Start 5.1
Jun 28, 2023
- Fixed Remove button behavior in Hstart GUI Tool
- Fixed activation of Command menu items in Hstart GUI Tool
- Renamed 'System' theme to 'Classic', 'Custom Frame' to 'Frame Theme'
- Some other minor improvements and bug fixes
New in Hidden Start 5.0 (Apr 25, 2023)
- New modern UI in Windows 11 style with Auto Dark mode
- Added View -> Always On Top and More Options commands
- Larger Segoe UI font is set by default for all menu and dialogs
- Updated digital signatures of executable files
- Some other minor improvements and bug fixes
New in Hidden Start 4.9 (Apr 7, 2020)
- Added /ENV=VARNAME=VALUE to set environment variables
- Updated digital signature for executable files
- Some other minor improvements and bug fixes
New in Hidden Start 4.8 (Oct 29, 2019)
- Added /MIN and /MAX to start apps minimized or maximized
- Added "Window" option to Hstart GUI Tool
New in Hidden Start 4.7 (Sep 24, 2019)
- Added "Manage Startup Items" command under the Tools menu
- Fixed the title bar height of GUI Tool main window
- Some other minor improvements and bug fixes
New in Hidden Start 4.6 (Feb 4, 2019)
- Added tooltips to command line options in Hstart GUI Tool
- Fixed a few minor issues with high DPI screens
- Several stability and performance improvements
New in Hidden Start 4.3 (Feb 4, 2019)
- New installer and uninstaller for easier setup
- New application and GUI tool icons
- Improved support for high DPI on Windows 8 and above
- Various compatibility fixes for Windows 10
- Some other minor improvements and bug fixes
New in Hidden Start 4.2 (Mar 18, 2013)
- Added full support for Windows 8
- Fixed several bugs with UAC on Windows Server 2012
New in Hidden Start 4.1 (Dec 2, 2011)
- Added support for long commands with more than 2k characters
- Hstart now ignores empty command arguments like "" or " "
New in Hidden Start 4.0 (Dec 2, 2011)
- Hstart GUI Tool – create complex command lines with ease
- NOUAC – run applications as administrator without UAC prompts
- Hstart now expands environment variables in command lines
- Improved algorithm to parse command line parameters
- Several changes and improvements in UI
New in Hidden Start 3.2 (Jul 8, 2010)
- Hidden Start v3.2 - Delay Before Executing Command
- The new version of Hidden Start allows you to set the startup delay (in seconds) before executing a batch file, command or sequence of commands.
- You could use it as follows:
- hstart.exe /DELAY=5 /NOCONSOLE "D:\Batch Files\test.bat"
New in Hidden Start 3.1 (Oct 7, 2009)
- This minor update to Hstart adds support of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system.
- Hstart can start non-elevated applications from elevated and handle UAC prompts on Windows 7 as well as on Windows Vista.
New in Hidden Start 3.0 (Jul 25, 2009)
- Hstart 3.0 contains a number of innovative features that make it easier to work with complex command lines and handle UAC privilege elevation on Windows Vista and above. Please read this carefully before using the newest version of Hstart.
- Added /NONELEVATED switch, polished UI, other improvements
New in Hidden Start 2.0 (Apr 29, 2009)
- Hstart v2.0 contains a number of innovative features that enable even easier working methods. Please read this carefully before using the new version.
New in Hidden Start 1.1 (Feb 5, 2008)
- Digitally signed executable