diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/process_executor.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/process_executor.py
index d4fcd52..37127d2 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/process_executor.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/process_executor.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import os
 import argparse
 import sqlite3
 from datetime import datetime
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+import subprocess
 from threading import Thread
 import csv
 import pytz
@@ -295,10 +295,20 @@ def execute(configs):
             if args['pid'] in os.environ:
                 os.environ['PGPASSWORD'] = os.environ[args['pid']]
 
-            process = Popen(
-                command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE,
-                shell=(os.name == 'nt'), close_fds=(os.name != 'nt')
-            )
+            if os.name == 'nt':
+                si = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+                si.dwFlags = subprocess.SW_HIDE
+                si.wShowWindow = 11
+                process = subprocess.Popen(
+                    command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stdin=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True, close_fds=False,
+                    creationflags=0x08000000, startupinfo=si
+                )
+            else:
+                process = subprocess.Popen(
+                    command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stdin=subprocess.PIPE, shell=False, close_fds=True
+                )
             try:
                 del (os.environ['PGPASSWORD'])
             except:
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
index f3bab26..b7ac82e 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import sys
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractproperty, abstractmethod
 from datetime import datetime
 from pickle import dumps, loads
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+import subprocess
 
 import pytz
 from dateutil import parser
@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ class BatchProcess(object):
         ]
 
         if os.name == 'nt':
-            p = Popen(
-                cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, stdin=None, close_fds=True,
-                shell=False, creationflags=0x00000008
+            si = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+            si.dwFlags = subprocess.SW_HIDE
+            si.wShowWindow = 11
+            p = subprocess.Popen(
+                cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, stdin=None, close_fds=False,
+                shell=True, creationflags=0x00000008|0x08000000, startupinfo=si
             )
         else:
             def preexec_function():
@@ -203,8 +206,8 @@ class BatchProcess(object):
                 # Explicitly ignoring signals in the child process
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
-            p = Popen(
-                cmd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=None, stdin=None, close_fds=True,
+            p = subprocess.Popen(
+                cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=None, stdin=None, close_fds=True,
                 shell=False, preexec_fn=preexec_function
             )