diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
index c9609594..d159040d 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ MSWindowsWatchdog::startProcessInForeground(String& command)
 
 	return CreateProcess(
 		NULL, LPSTR(command.c_str()), NULL, NULL,
-		TRUE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si, &m_processInfo);
+		TRUE, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, NULL, NULL, &si, &m_processInfo);
 }
 
 BOOL