Inspired by @user10249692 I wrote a generic "hidden start" AutoHotKey script hstart.ahk:

; Abstract: hidden start 
;           start an application with a hidden window 
; 
;    Usage: hstart [-d] <app> [<arg1>...<argn>]
; 
;    -d shows the Run command argument and does not hide the app's window
; 
; 2025 Jan 2 jhm original creation
; 

#NoTrayIcon

if (a_args[1] = "-d") {
  debug := 1
  runOption := ""
  a_args.RemoveAt(1)
} else {
  debug := 0
  runOption = "Hide"
}

if (!FileExist(a_args[1])) {
  MsgBox, % a_args[1] . " file does not exist"
  exit
}

if (debug) {
  MsgBox, % Join(" ",a_args*)
}

Run, % Join(" ",a_args*),,% runOption
exit

Join(sep, params*) {
    for index,param in params
        str .= param . sep
    return SubStr(str, 1, -StrLen(sep))
}

Consider using the AutoHotKey ahk2exe compiler to add hstart.exe to your utility bin!