Question

Is it possible to use system.diagnostics.process.start(“Process.exe”)
But the process would not be seen by the user?
For example, I want to play an audio in the background using windows media player, the audio will play but wmp won’t be visible. Is it possible?

Answer 1

Try this:

Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo("mplayer2.exe")
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden

Process.Start(startInfo)

ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden:

The hidden window style. A window can
be either visible or hidden. The
system displays a hidden window by not
drawing it. If a window is hidden, it
is effectively disabled. A hidden
window can process messages from the
system or from other windows, but it
cannot process input from the user or
display output. Frequently, an
application may keep a new window
hidden while it customizes the
window’s appearance, and then make the
window style Normal.