title: Is there a way to start a program minimized with VBScript using WScript.Shell?
body: <p>Here is some example code I have right now to launch an app:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")     
  objShell.Run """C:\Program Files\Handbrake\HandBrakeCLI.exe"""
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried the following to launch the app minimized but it didn't work. I'm assuming this only works from a normal command prompt?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")     
  objShell.Run "start /MIN ""C:\Program Files\Handbrake\HandBrakeCLI.exe"""
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've also tried launching a shortcut (which just gave a null error and the script couldn't run) as well as trying to do a <code>sendkeys</code> to minimize it which didn't work at all. </p>
  
  <p>This is from a VBScript running via cscript.exe by the way.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know how I can start this app minimized within VBScript? </p>