diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1992ea8..245f2db 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
-use std::{env, process};
+use std::env;
 
-fn main() {
-    let path_or_url = match env::args().nth(1) {
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let mut args = env::args();
+    let path_or_url = match args.nth(1) {
         Some(arg) => arg,
-        None => {
-            eprintln!("usage: open <path-or-url>");
-            process::exit(1);
-        }
+        None => return Err("usage: open <path-or-url> [--with|-w program]".into()),
     };
 
-    let result = match std::env::var("OPEN_WITH").ok() {
-        Some(program) => open::with(&path_or_url, program),
+    match args.next() {
+        Some(arg) if arg == "--with" || arg == "-w" => {
+            let program = args
+                .next()
+                .ok_or("--with must be followed by the program to use for opening")?;
+            open::with(&path_or_url, program)
+        }
+        Some(arg) => return Err(format!("Argument '{arg}' is invalid").into()),
         None => open::that(&path_or_url),
-    };
+    }?;
 
-    match result {
-        Ok(()) => println!("Opened '{}' successfully.", path_or_url),
-        Err(err) => {
-            eprintln!("An error occurred when opening '{}': {}", path_or_url, err);
-            process::exit(3);
-        }
-    }
+    println!("Opened '{}' successfully.", path_or_url);
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/windows.rs b/src/windows.rs
index 1fe7441..e9f9aee 100644
--- a/src/windows.rs
+++ b/src/windows.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pub fn commands<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T) -> Vec<Command> {
 pub fn with_command<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(path: T, app: impl Into<String>) -> Command {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd");
     cmd.arg("/c")
+        .arg("start")
+        .raw_arg("\"\"")
         .raw_arg(app.into())
         .raw_arg(wrap_in_quotes(path))
         .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);