diff --git a/page-object/sample-application/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/pageobject/App.java b/page-object/sample-application/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/pageobject/App.java
index aaf19fb0cee2..2e98241f1c11 100644
--- a/page-object/sample-application/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/pageobject/App.java
+++ b/page-object/sample-application/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/pageobject/App.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
       } else {
         // java Desktop not supported - above unlikely to work for Windows so try instead...
-        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe start " + applicationFile);
+        Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"cmd.exe", "/c", "start", applicationFile.getAbsolutePath()});
       }
 
     } catch (IOException ex) {