diff --git a/src/util/platform.cpp b/src/util/platform.cpp
index 0b5553e8..d4d39925 100644
--- a/src/util/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/util/platform.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ void platform::open_folder(const std::filesystem::path& folder) {
     }
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     auto cmd = "open " + util::quote(folder.u8string());
+    system(cmd.c_str());
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
     auto cmd = "start explorer " + util::quote(folder.u8string());
+    ShellExecuteW(NULL, L"open", folder.wstring().c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
 #else
     auto cmd = "xdg-open " + util::quote(folder.u8string());
-#endif
     system(cmd.c_str());
-}
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+#endif
+}