diff --git a/bin/copyparty-fuse-streaming.py b/bin/copyparty-fuse-streaming.py
index 2176aca9..266cdc71 100755
--- a/bin/copyparty-fuse-streaming.py
+++ b/bin/copyparty-fuse-streaming.py
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ def main():
         dbg = null_log
 
     if WINDOWS:
-        os.system("")
+        os.system("rem")
 
         for ch in '<>:"\\|?*':
             # microsoft maps illegal characters to f0xx
diff --git a/bin/copyparty-fuse.py b/bin/copyparty-fuse.py
index e221ba54..2eb9b9fd 100755
--- a/bin/copyparty-fuse.py
+++ b/bin/copyparty-fuse.py
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ def main():
         dbg = null_log
 
     if WINDOWS:
-        os.system("")
+        os.system("rem")
 
         for ch in '<>:"\\|?*':
             # microsoft maps illegal characters to f0xx
diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 2b4fcce7..cd17db95 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def ensure_cert():
 def main():
     time.strptime("19970815", "%Y%m%d")  # python#7980
     if WINDOWS:
-        os.system("")  # enables colors
+        os.system("rem")  # enables colors
 
     desc = py_desc().replace("[", "\033[1;30m[")
 
diff --git a/scripts/sfx.py b/scripts/sfx.py
index aa0dd6a7..dd3bb704 100644
--- a/scripts/sfx.py
+++ b/scripts/sfx.py
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ def bye(sig, frame):
 def main():
     sysver = str(sys.version).replace("\n", "\n" + " " * 18)
     pktime = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d, %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(STAMP))
-    os.system("")
     msg()
     msg("   this is: copyparty", VER)
     msg(" packed at:", pktime, "UTC,", STAMP)