diff --git a/prism/src/bin/xprism.bat b/prism/src/bin/xprism.bat
index 0f02778a..1bd0b808 100755
--- a/prism/src/bin/xprism.bat
+++ b/prism/src/bin/xprism.bat
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ set CP=%PRISM_DIR%\lib\prism.jar;%PRISM_DIR%\classes;%PRISM_DIR%;%PRISM_DIR%\lib
 
 rem Run PRISM through Java
 rem start javaw -Djava.library.path=%PRISM_DIR%\lib -classpath %CP% userinterface/GUIPrism %*
-java -Djava.library.path="%PRISM_DIR%\lib" -classpath "%CP%" userinterface/GUIPrism %*
+start javaw -Djava.library.path="%PRISM_DIR%\lib" -classpath "%CP%" userinterface/GUIPrism %*
+exit
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