diff --git a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
index f71eeb24..5fb35bc4 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp
@@ -720,23 +720,17 @@ auto handlers::launch_process(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
   recur_mutex_lock inst_lock(inst_mtx);
   if (background) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-    std::array<char, MAX_PATH + 1U> path{};
-    ::GetSystemDirectoryA(path.data(), path.size());
+    args.insert(args.begin(), "--hidden");
 
-    args.insert(args.begin(), utils::path::combine(path.data(), {"cmd.exe"}));
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin()), "/c");
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 2U), "start");
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 3U), "");
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 4U), "/MIN");
-    if (utils::string::contains(repertory_binary_, " ")) {
-      args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 5U), "\"" + repertory_binary_ + "\"");
-    } else {
-      args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 5U), repertory_binary_);
-    }
+    boost::process::v1::child proc(repertory_binary_,
+                                   boost::process::v1::args(args),
+                                   boost::process::v1::std_out.close(),
+                                   boost::process::v1::std_err.close(),
+                                   boost::process::v1::std_in.close());
+    proc.detach();
 #else  // !defined(_WIN32)
-    args.insert(args.begin(), "-f");
     args.insert(args.begin(), repertory_binary_);
-#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+    args.insert(std::next(args.begin()), "-f");
 
     std::vector<const char *> exec_args;
     exec_args.reserve(args.size() + 1U);
@@ -745,10 +739,6 @@ auto handlers::launch_process(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
     }
     exec_args.push_back(nullptr);
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    _spawnv(_P_DETACH, exec_args.at(0U),
-            const_cast<char *const *>(exec_args.data()));
-#else  // !defined(_WIN32)
     auto pid = fork();
     if (pid < 0) {
       exit(1);