How to open webpage in HIDDEN default browser? DELPHI

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Published on 2010-05-14T13:48:45Z Indexed on 2010/05/14 13:54 UTC
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I have been trying to open a hidden default browser from delphi but coulnd't.

I tried

ShellExecute(self.WindowHandle,'open','www.google.com',nil,nil, SW_HIDE);

and I get my chrome browser open but not hidden, and it opens a tab not a new window, also tried with TStartupInfo with the same results. Is there another way to achieve this?

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