diff --git a/src/Update.Windows/Program.cs b/src/Update.Windows/Program.cs
index a3fcc3150..bedf3f407 100644
--- a/src/Update.Windows/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Update.Windows/Program.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class Program : IEnableLogger
         [STAThread]
         public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
+            // if Update.exe is double clicked from explorer, we do not want to attach a console etc.
+            if (args.Length == 0)
+                return -1;
+            
             try {
                 return main(args);
             } catch (Exception ex) {