Running Photoshop Droplet or Script without opening Photoshop

Is there a way that I can run a droplet, a set of photoshop actions or a script with out actually photoshop opening its application window.
Essentially running Photoshop as a command App.
What I know how to do:
1. Create and run a droplet
2. Run Photoshop from C# using the COM interphase so using:
ps.ApplicationClass app = new ps.ApplicationClass();
Note: Running Photoshop minimazed might also help a little bit.
The goal is to run Photoshop from with in my application to apply a set of actions to a set of images. All of this with out opening the Photoshop application as a window.
Any help or input will be great. Thanks.

You could use...
app.Visible = false;

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