diff --git a/MainV2.cs b/MainV2.cs
index 301c032a35..107958546a 100644
--- a/MainV2.cs
+++ b/MainV2.cs
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ public MainV2()
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    int win = NativeMethods.FindWindow("ConsoleWindowClass", null);
-                    NativeMethods.ShowWindow(win, NativeMethods.SW_HIDE); // hide window
+                    NativeMethods.ShowWindow(NativeMethods.GetConsoleWindow(), NativeMethods.SW_HIDE);
+
                 }
 
                 // prevent system from sleeping while mp open
diff --git a/NativeMethods.cs b/NativeMethods.cs
index 78309ee5e1..a8aa1686a1 100644
--- a/NativeMethods.cs
+++ b/NativeMethods.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ internal static class NativeMethods
         public static extern int FindWindow(string szClass, string szTitle);
 
         [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-        public static extern int ShowWindow(int Handle, int showState);
+        public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr Handle, int showState);
 
         [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
         internal static extern IntPtr RegisterDeviceNotification
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ internal static extern IntPtr RegisterDeviceNotification
             IntPtr NotificationFilter,
             Int32 Flags);
 
+
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
+        public static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();
+
         // Import SetThreadExecutionState Win32 API and necessary flags
 
         [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]