diff --git a/app/src/main.c b/app/src/main.c
index 634c7bb4..1322dee2 100644
--- a/app/src/main.c
+++ b/app/src/main.c
@@ -319,5 +319,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     avformat_network_deinit(); // ignore failure
 
+#if defined (__WINDOWS__) && ! defined (WINDOWS_NOCONSOLE)
+    if (res != 0) {
+        system("pause");
+    }
+#endif
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/sys/win/command.c b/app/src/sys/win/command.c
index 7a29442d..adb6e0c3 100644
--- a/app/src/sys/win/command.c
+++ b/app/src/sys/win/command.c
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ enum process_result cmd_execute(const char *path, const char *const argv[], HAND
 #endif
     if (!CreateProcess(NULL, cmd, NULL, NULL, FALSE, flags, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
         *handle = NULL;
-        return PROCESS_ERROR_GENERIC;
+        if (GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+            return PROCESS_ERROR_MISSING_BINARY;
+        } else {
+            return PROCESS_ERROR_GENERIC;
+        }
     }
 
     *handle = pi.hProcess;