diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-testing.yml
index 47757dd..1f1c581 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-testing.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        build: [linux, linux-arm, macos, win-msvc, win-gnu, win32-msvc]
+        build: [linux, linux-arm, macos, win-msvc, win-gnu]
         include:
           - build: linux
             os: ubuntu-18.04
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-2019
             rust: stable
             target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-          - build: win32-msvc
-            os: windows-2019
-            rust: stable
-            target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 268168b..e37dcb2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@ test = false
 doc = false
 name = "open"
 
-[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-windows-sys = { version = "0.42", features = ["Win32_UI_Shell", "Win32_Foundation", "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging"] }
-
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(macos)))'.dependencies]
 pathdiff = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
index 125770e..b2b8658 100644
--- a/src/windows.rs
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -1,66 +1,21 @@
-use std::{
-    ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
-    io,
-    os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt,
-    ptr,
-};
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, io};
 
-use std::os::raw::c_int;
-use windows_sys::Win32::UI::Shell::ShellExecuteW;
-use windows_sys::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::SW_SHOW;
-
-use crate::IntoResult;
-
-fn convert_path(path: &OsStr) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
-    let mut quoted_path = OsString::with_capacity(path.len());
-
-    // Surround path with double quotes "" to handle spaces in path.
-    quoted_path.push("\"");
-    quoted_path.push(&path);
-    quoted_path.push("\"");
-
-    let mut wide_chars: Vec<_> = quoted_path.encode_wide().collect();
-    if wide_chars.iter().any(|&u| u == 0) {
-        return Err(io::Error::new(
-            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "path contains NUL byte(s)",
-        ));
-    }
-    wide_chars.push(0);
-    Ok(wide_chars)
-}
+use crate::{CommandExt, IntoResult};
 
 pub fn that<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let path = convert_path(path.as_ref())?;
-    let operation: Vec<u16> = OsStr::new("open\0").encode_wide().collect();
-    let result = unsafe {
-        ShellExecuteW(
-            0,
-            operation.as_ptr(),
-            path.as_ptr(),
-            ptr::null(),
-            ptr::null(),
-            SW_SHOW,
-        )
-    };
-    (result as c_int).into_result()
+    std::process::Command::new("cmd")
+        .arg("/c")
+        .arg("start")
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .status_without_output()
+        .into_result()
 }
 
 pub fn with<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let path = convert_path(path.as_ref())?;
-    let operation: Vec<u16> = OsStr::new("open\0").encode_wide().collect();
-    let app_name: Vec<u16> = OsStr::new(&format!("{}\0", app.into()))
-        .encode_wide()
-        .collect();
-    let result = unsafe {
-        ShellExecuteW(
-            0,
-            operation.as_ptr(),
-            app_name.as_ptr(),
-            path.as_ptr(),
-            ptr::null(),
-            SW_SHOW,
-        )
-    };
-    (result as c_int).into_result()
+    std::process::Command::new("cmd")
+        .arg("/c")
+        .arg(app.into())
+        .arg(path.as_ref())
+        .status_without_output()
+        .into_result()
 }