History of Hidden Start

Below is a brief list of new features, bug fixes and improvements included in the latest versions of Hidden Start. A more descriptive list with screenshots and product information is published in the news blog.

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Version 4.1 (December 1, 2011)

  • Added support for long commands with more than 2k characters
  • Hstart now ignores empty command arguments like "" or " "

Version 4.0 (August 23, 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

Version 3.2 (July 7, 2010)

  • /DELAY=N - delay before command execution (in seconds)

Version 3.1 (October 6, 2009)

  • Added the Windows 7 “compatibility” section to the EXE manifest

Version 3.0 (July 25, 2009)

  • /NONELEVATED – run apps in non-elevated mode
  • Added icons, changed EXE descriptions
  • Several minor improvements in UI

Version 2.1 (April 18, 2008)

  • If parameter is unknown Hstart displays an error message now
  • /SILENT – silent mode, no error messages will be displayed

Version 2.0 (March 14, 2008)

  • Native 64-bit executable added to distribution (hstart64.exe)
  • New algorithm to process quotes in complex command lines
  • /RUNAS – run applications in elevated mode
  • /UAC – run Hstart executable in elevated mode

Version 1.1 (February 2, 2007)

  • Added /WAIT and /HELP switches

Version 1.0 (January 9, 2006)

  • First public release

Version 0.9x (March 8, 2003)

  • Private releases for my personal needs

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