diff --git a/src/platform/windows.rs b/src/platform/windows.rs
index b418d0904..34f132894 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows.rs
@@ -1480,6 +1480,27 @@ pub fn get_user_token(session_id: u32, as_user: bool) -> HANDLE {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn run_background(exe: &str, arg: &str) -> ResultType<bool> {
+    let wexe = wide_string(exe);
+    let warg;
+    unsafe {
+        let ret = ShellExecuteW(
+            NULL as _,
+            NULL as _,
+            wexe.as_ptr() as _,
+            if arg.is_empty() {
+                NULL as _
+            } else {
+                warg = wide_string(arg);
+                warg.as_ptr() as _
+            },
+            NULL as _,
+            SW_HIDE,
+        );
+        return Ok(ret as i32 > 32);
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn run_uac(exe: &str, arg: &str) -> ResultType<bool> {
     let wop = wide_string("runas");
     let wexe = wide_string(exe);
diff --git a/src/server/portable_service.rs b/src/server/portable_service.rs
index 9e3f11bc7..54f7a92dd 100644
--- a/src/server/portable_service.rs
+++ b/src/server/portable_service.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,12 @@ pub mod client {
         unsafe {
             libc::memset(shmem.as_ptr() as _, 0, shmem.len() as _);
         }
-        if crate::common::run_me(vec!["--portable-service"]).is_err() {
+        if crate::platform::run_background(
+            &std::env::current_exe()?.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            "--portable-service",
+        )
+        .is_err()
+        {
             *SHMEM.lock().unwrap() = None;
             bail!("Failed to run portable service process");
         }