Run Labview exe silently

Hi all,
I want to be able to run a Labview exe silently. I am aware that you can use VI properties to hide or make the front panel transparent when the main VI runs. However, when the application runs the front panel still "flashes" before it disappears. (I guess LV loads the runtime engine etc. before it gets to the bit of the code that makes the front panel hidden.)
Is there any way to run an LV application with a hidden front panel without this flashing effect? I want to run it completely silently, without even a minimised icon.
Thanks for listening.

smercurio_fc wrote:
Cory K wrote:
One other thing you can do is edit the .ini file.
Add this HideRootWindow=True
This will take care of hiding the icon on the taskbar.
Actually, it doesn't. That just hides the initial splash screen. It doesn't hide the button for the actual build application.
Oh...
Maybe I'm confusing it with another property.
I very rarely mess with the ini files of my applications,
but I know theres a property in there somewhere that can hide the application on the taskbar.
Cory K

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