There's nothing gained by complicating this API with more options.

Document it as "Passing *force_hide* as True attempts to start the application without creating or showing any windows. Some applications may ignore this request, and applications that are hidden often cannot be used or exited by users."

We don't have to specify all the nuances here, especially since we may come up with a more reliable way to do this in the future. Specifying too much detail in the documentation will prevent us from improving it without breaking stuff.