RunProcess - executes process hidden, minimized, or shown

RunProcess.vb

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal Args() As String)
        Try
            If Args.Length = 2 Then
                Dim fileName As String = Args(1)
                If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName) Then
                    If System.IO.File.Exists(fileName) Then
                        Dim startInfo As New ProcessStartInfo(fileName)
                        Select Case Args(0).ToLower()
                            Case "hide"
                                startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
                            Case "minimize"
                                startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized
                            Case Else
                                Console.WriteLine(Args(0) & " is unknown. Showing Window.")
                                startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal
                        End Select
                        Process.Start(startInfo)
                    Else
                        Throw New System.IO.FileNotFoundException("The file specified was not found. (""" & fileName & """)")
                    End If
                Else
                    Throw New System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException("No file specified.")
                End If
            Else
                Throw New System.Exception("Invalid count of arguments")
            End If
        Catch ex As Exception 'Optional: Catch ex As System.IO.FileNotFoundException
            Console.Error.WriteLine("ERROR" & vbCrLf & ex.Message)
            End
        End Try
    End Sub
End Module

Another way to define the WindowStyle in scripts is PowerShell: Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden "chrome.exe" "www.google.com"