diff --git a/src/Rust/src/windows/util.rs b/src/Rust/src/windows/util.rs
index 3ac82dfe..4c463130 100644
--- a/src/Rust/src/windows/util.rs
+++ b/src/Rust/src/windows/util.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use windows::{
     },
 };
 use winsafe::{self as w, co};
+use windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::AllowSetForegroundWindow;
 
 pub fn run_hook(app: &shared::bundle::Manifest, root_path: &PathBuf, hook_name: &str, timeout_secs: u64) {
     let sw = simple_stopwatch::Stopwatch::start_new();
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@ where
         .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
         .spawn()?;
 
+    let _ = unsafe { AllowSetForegroundWindow(cmd.id()) };
+
     fn check_process_status_and_output(status: std::process::ExitStatus, mut cmd: std::process::Child) -> Result<String> {
         let mut stdout = cmd.stdout.take().unwrap();
         let mut stderr = cmd.stderr.take().unwrap();
@@ -273,25 +276,8 @@ where
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    Process::new(exe).args(args).current_dir(work_dir).spawn()?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn run_process_no_console<S, P>(exe: S, args: Vec<&str>, work_dir: P) -> Result<()>
-where
-    S: AsRef<OsStr>,
-    P: AsRef<Path>,
-{
-    Process::new(exe).args(args).current_dir(work_dir).creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW).spawn()?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn run_process_no_console_raw_args<S, P>(exe: S, args: &str, work_dir: P) -> Result<()>
-where
-    S: AsRef<OsStr>,
-    P: AsRef<Path>,
-{
-    Process::new(exe).raw_arg(args).current_dir(work_dir).creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW).spawn()?;
+    let cmd = Process::new(exe).args(args).current_dir(work_dir).spawn()?;
+    let _ = unsafe { AllowSetForegroundWindow(cmd.id()) };
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +286,8 @@ where
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    Process::new(exe).raw_arg(args).current_dir(work_dir).spawn()?;
+    let cmd = Process::new(exe).raw_arg(args).current_dir(work_dir).spawn()?;
+    let _ = unsafe { AllowSetForegroundWindow(cmd.id()) };
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Velopack/UpdateExe.cs b/src/Velopack/UpdateExe.cs
index 663d29c7..ed78edf1 100644
--- a/src/Velopack/UpdateExe.cs
+++ b/src/Velopack/UpdateExe.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ namespace Velopack
     /// </summary>
     public static class UpdateExe
     {
+        [DllImport("user32", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        private static extern bool AllowSetForegroundWindow(int dwProcessId);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Runs Update.exe in the current working directory to apply updates, optionally restarting the application.
         /// </summary>
@@ -62,6 +67,14 @@ namespace Velopack
             logger.Debug($"Restarting app to apply updates. Running: {psi.FileName} {debugArgs}");
 
             var p = Process.Start(psi);
+
+            try {
+                // this is an attempt to work around a bug where the restarted app fails to come to foreground.
+                AllowSetForegroundWindow(p.Id);
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to allow Update.exe to set foreground window.");
+            }
+
             Thread.Sleep(300);
             if (p == null) {
                 throw new Exception("Failed to launch Update.exe process.");