diff --git a/application/src/electron/handlers/handler.library.ts b/application/src/electron/handlers/handler.library.ts
index 4a6b1b06..8fa6b71c 100644
--- a/application/src/electron/handlers/handler.library.ts
+++ b/application/src/electron/handlers/handler.library.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
 import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import type { LibraryInfo } from '@ogi-sdk/connect';
-import { isLinux } from '@/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.js';
+import {
+  isLinux,
+  isWindows,
+} from '@/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.js';
+import { spawnWindowsGameProcess } from '@/electron/handlers/helpers.app/windows-launch.js';
 import {
   getSteamAppIdWithFallback,
   getNonSteamGameAppID,
@@ -134,16 +138,24 @@ export async function launchGameFromLibrary(
     appInfo.cwd
   );
 
-  const needsShellOnWindows = /\.(bat|cmd)$/i.test(launchExecutable);
-  const spawnedItem = spawn(launchExecutable, otherLaunchArguments, {
-    cwd: appInfo.cwd,
-    shell: process.platform === 'win32' ? needsShellOnWindows : true,
-    env: {
-      ...process.env,
-      ...(launchEnv ?? {}),
-      ...effectiveLaunchEnv,
-    },
-  });
+  const launchEnvMerged = {
+    ...process.env,
+    ...(launchEnv ?? {}),
+    ...effectiveLaunchEnv,
+  };
+
+  const spawnedItem = isWindows()
+    ? spawnWindowsGameProcess({
+        executable: launchExecutable,
+        args: otherLaunchArguments,
+        cwd: appInfo.cwd,
+        env: launchEnvMerged,
+      })
+    : spawn(launchExecutable, otherLaunchArguments, {
+        cwd: appInfo.cwd,
+        shell: true,
+        env: launchEnvMerged,
+      });
   spawnedItem.on('error', (error) => {
     console.error(error);
     sendNotification({
diff --git a/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.ts b/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.ts
index dc05752e..3a06589e 100644
--- a/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.ts
+++ b/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/platform.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export function isLinux(): boolean {
   return process.platform === 'linux';
 }
 
+export function isWindows(): boolean {
+  return process.platform === 'win32';
+}
+
 export function getHomeDir(): string | null {
   return process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE || null;
 }
diff --git a/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/windows-launch.ts b/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/windows-launch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24de4023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/src/electron/handlers/helpers.app/windows-launch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * Windows game launch via ShellExecute (PowerShell Start-Process).
+ *
+ * child_process.spawn() uses CreateProcess and cannot trigger UAC for executables
+ * that declare requireAdministrator in their manifest. Start-Process uses ShellExecute
+ * and shows the elevation prompt when required.
+ */
+import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+
+function quotePowerShellSingle(value: string): string {
+  return `'${value.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`;
+}
+
+function quotePowerShellEnvName(name: string): string {
+  if (!/^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$/.test(name)) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid environment variable name: ${name}`);
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+export function buildWindowsLaunchScript(options: {
+  executable: string;
+  args: string[];
+  cwd: string;
+  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+}): string {
+  const { executable, args, cwd, env } = options;
+
+  const envAssignments = Object.entries(env)
+    .filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => entry[1] !== undefined)
+    .map(
+      ([key, value]) =>
+        `$env:${quotePowerShellEnvName(key)}=${quotePowerShellSingle(value)}`
+    )
+    .join('; ');
+
+  const argumentList =
+    args.length > 0
+      ? `-ArgumentList ${args.map(quotePowerShellSingle).join(',')}`
+      : '';
+
+  const startProcess = [
+    '$p = Start-Process',
+    `-FilePath ${quotePowerShellSingle(executable)}`,
+    argumentList,
+    `-WorkingDirectory ${quotePowerShellSingle(cwd)}`,
+    '-PassThru',
+  ]
+    .filter((part) => part.length > 0)
+    .join(' ');
+
+  return [
+    envAssignments,
+    startProcess,
+    'if (-not $p) { exit 1 }',
+    '$p.WaitForExit()',
+    'exit $p.ExitCode',
+  ]
+    .filter((part) => part.length > 0)
+    .join('; ');
+}
+
+export function spawnWindowsGameProcess(options: {
+  executable: string;
+  args: string[];
+  cwd: string;
+  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+}): ChildProcess {
+  const script = buildWindowsLaunchScript(options);
+
+  return spawn(
+    'powershell.exe',
+    ['-NoProfile', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-Command', script],
+    {
+      env: process.env,
+      windowsHide: true,
+      stdio: 'ignore',
+    }
+  );
+}