diff --git a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index badf44eb6f..d34be9f4de 100644
--- a/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/MeoAsstGui/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -218,12 +218,16 @@ namespace MeoAsstGui
         public void TryToStartEmulator()
         {
             if (!StartEmulator
-                || EmulatorPath.Length == 0
-                || !File.Exists(EmulatorPath))
+                || EmulatorPath.Length == 0)
             {
                 return;
             }
-            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(EmulatorPath);
+            Process emuProcess = new Process();
+            emuProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
+            emuProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
+            emuProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
+            emuProcess.Start();
+            emuProcess.StandardInput.WriteLine(EmulatorPath);
             int delay = 0;
             if (!int.TryParse(EmulatorWaitSeconds, out delay))
             {