diff --git a/internal/ui/sysproc_default.go b/internal/ui/sysproc_default.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc9b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/sysproc_default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package ui
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func getSysProcAttr() *syscall.SysProcAttr {
+    return &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/ui/sysproc_windows.go b/internal/ui/sysproc_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2633af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/sysproc_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package ui
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func getSysProcAttr() *syscall.SysProcAttr {
+    return &syscall.SysProcAttr{HideWindow: true}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/ui/windows.go b/internal/ui/windows.go
index 89b0cb4..3fd2ff6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/windows.go
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ func tryLinuxNativeFolderDialog() string {
 
 // tryNativeFolderDialog attempts to open a native OS folder selection dialog.
 // If successful, it returns the selected path. If not available or fails, it returns an empty string.
-// On Windows, use an OpenFileDialog trick to simulate a normal file browser dialog rather than the older folder dialog.
+// On Windows, use an OpenFileDialog trick to simulate a folder selection with no visible cmd window.
 func tryNativeFolderDialog() string {
     switch runtime.GOOS {
     case "windows":
-        // Use PowerShell to prompt with an OpenFileDialog that can simulate folder selection
         cmd := exec.Command("powershell", "-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-Command",
             "[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Windows.Forms') | Out-Null; "+
                 "$ofd = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog; "+
@@ -61,6 +60,11 @@ func tryNativeFolderDialog() string {
                 "$ofd.ValidateNames = $true; $ofd.CheckFileExists = $false; $ofd.CheckPathExists = $true; "+
                 "$ofd.FileName = 'Folder Selection.'; "+
                 "if ($ofd.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK') { Split-Path $ofd.FileName }")
+
+        if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+            cmd.SysProcAttr = getSysProcAttr()
+        }
+
         out, err := cmd.Output()
         if err == nil {
             folderPath := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))