diff --git a/src/main/services/bs-launcher/abstract-launcher.service.ts b/src/main/services/bs-launcher/abstract-launcher.service.ts
index 4b94c302..347c17eb 100644
--- a/src/main/services/bs-launcher/abstract-launcher.service.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/bs-launcher/abstract-launcher.service.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractLauncherService {
             spawnOptions.windowsVerbatimArguments = true;
         }
 
+        spawnOptions.shell = true; // For windows to spawn properly
         return bsmSpawn(`"${bsExePath}"`, {
             args, options: spawnOptions, log: true,
             linux: { prefix: this.linux.getProtonCommand() },