diff --git a/src/cmd/project_runner.go b/src/cmd/project_runner.go
index 8a5c41d..a178b19 100644
--- a/src/cmd/project_runner.go
+++ b/src/cmd/project_runner.go
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/f1bonacc1/process-compose/src/app"
 	"github.com/f1bonacc1/process-compose/src/config"
 	"github.com/f1bonacc1/process-compose/src/loader"
 	"github.com/f1bonacc1/process-compose/src/tui"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 )
@@ -139,34 +137,3 @@ func quiet() func() {
 		os.Stderr = serr
 	}
 }
-
-func runInDetachedMode() {
-	log.Info().Msg("Running in detached mode")
-	fmt.Println("Starting Process Compose in detached mode. Use 'process-compose attach' to connect to it or 'process-compose down' to stop it")
-	//remove detached flag
-	for i, arg := range os.Args {
-		if arg == "-D" || arg == "--detached" {
-			os.Args = append(os.Args[:i], os.Args[i+1:]...)
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	// Prepare to launch the background process
-	os.Args = append(os.Args, "-t=false")
-	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], os.Args[1:]...)
-	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
-		Setsid: true, // Detach from terminal
-	}
-
-	// Redirect standard file descriptors to /dev/null
-	cmd.Stdin = nil
-	cmd.Stdout, _ = os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR, 0)
-	cmd.Stderr, _ = os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR, 0)
-
-	// Start the process in the background
-	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	// Exit the parent process
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
diff --git a/src/cmd/project_runner_unix.go b/src/cmd/project_runner_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e52ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/project_runner_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func runInDetachedMode() {
+	log.Info().Msg("Running in detached mode")
+	fmt.Println("Starting Process Compose in detached mode. Use 'process-compose attach' to connect to it or 'process-compose down' to stop it")
+	//remove detached flag
+	for i, arg := range os.Args {
+		if arg == "-D" || arg == "--detached" {
+			os.Args = append(os.Args[:i], os.Args[i+1:]...)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// Prepare to launch the background process
+	os.Args = append(os.Args, "-t=false")
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], os.Args[1:]...)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
+		Setsid: true, // Detach from terminal
+	}
+
+	// Redirect standard file descriptors to /dev/null
+	cmd.Stdin = nil
+	cmd.Stdout, _ = os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	cmd.Stderr, _ = os.OpenFile("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+
+	// Start the process in the background
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Exit the parent process
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/project_runner_windows.go b/src/cmd/project_runner_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ecaba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/project_runner_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
+func runInDetachedMode() {
+	log.Fatal().Msg("Running in detached mode is not supported on Windows")
+}