diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp b/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
index 48bfcd141105..655bbc943503 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class CmdPal : public PowertoyModuleIface
         CmdPal::m_enabled.store(true);
 
         std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
-        std::wstring launchPath = L"x-cmdpal://background";
+        std::wstring launchPath = L"explorer.exe x-cmdpal://background";
 #ifdef IS_DEV_BRANDING
         packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
 #endif
@@ -348,4 +348,4 @@ std::atomic<bool> CmdPal::m_launched{ false };
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
     return new CmdPal();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}