diff --git a/apps/cli/src/automation.rs b/apps/cli/src/automation.rs
index 37e50753df4..5d070ae4103 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/automation.rs
+++ b/apps/cli/src/automation.rs
@@ -452,7 +452,13 @@ fn open_path_or_url(target: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
     let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("open");
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("explorer");
+    let mut cmd = {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+        let mut c = std::process::Command::new("explorer");
+        c.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+        c
+    };
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("xdg-open");
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop-gpui/src/library.rs b/apps/desktop-gpui/src/library.rs
index 73697da9dba..9c1d589805a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-gpui/src/library.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop-gpui/src/library.rs
@@ -623,8 +623,12 @@ pub fn reveal_in_folder(path: &Path) {
         }
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         {
-            std::process::Command::new("explorer")
-                .arg(format!("/select,{}", path.display()))
+            use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+            const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+
+            let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("explorer");
+            cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+            cmd.arg(format!("/select,{}", path.display()))
                 .spawn()
         }
         #[cfg(all(not(target_os = "macos"), not(target_os = "windows")))]
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/automation.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/automation.rs
index dc58a5d92e5..4c4a28e99a4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/automation.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/automation.rs
@@ -573,8 +573,12 @@ fn reveal_path(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
-        std::process::Command::new("explorer")
-            .args(["/select,", path_str])
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+
+        let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("explorer");
+        cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+        cmd.args(["/select,", path_str])
             .spawn()
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to reveal: {e}"))?;
     }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index a78c370641e..af42535e41a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -4604,13 +4604,18 @@ async fn open_file_path(_app: AppHandle, path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), String> {
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+
         if is_dir {
             Command::new("explorer")
+                .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
                 .arg(path_str)
                 .spawn()
                 .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open folder: {e}"))?;
         } else {
             Command::new("explorer")
+                .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
                 .args(["/select,", path_str])
                 .spawn()
                 .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open folder: {e}"))?;