diff --git a/extensions/regexreplacer.cpp b/extensions/regexreplacer.cpp
index 48299c1..4e667b1 100644
--- a/extensions/regexreplacer.cpp
+++ b/extensions/regexreplacer.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved
 			auto file = std::ofstream(REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, std::ios::binary) << "\xff\xfe";
 			for (auto ch : std::wstring_view(REGEX_REPLACER_INSTRUCTIONS))
 				file << (ch == L'\n' ? std::string_view("\r\0\n", 4) : std::string_view((char*)&ch, 2));
-			_spawnlp(_P_DETACH, "notepad", "notepad", REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, NULL); // show file to user
+			SpawnThread([] { _spawnlp(_P_DETACH, "notepad", "notepad", REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, NULL); }); // show file to user
 		}
 	}
 	break;
diff --git a/extensions/replacer.cpp b/extensions/replacer.cpp
index 6d5fa33..be3e1a0 100644
--- a/extensions/replacer.cpp
+++ b/extensions/replacer.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved
 			auto file = std::ofstream(REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, std::ios::binary) << "\xff\xfe";
 			for (auto ch : std::wstring_view(REPLACER_INSTRUCTIONS))
 				file << (ch == L'\n' ? std::string_view("\r\0\n", 4) : std::string_view((char*)&ch, 2));
-			_spawnlp(_P_DETACH, "notepad", "notepad", REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, NULL); // show file to user
+			SpawnThread([] { _spawnlp(_P_DETACH, "notepad", "notepad", REPLACE_SAVE_FILE, NULL); }); // show file to user
 		}
 	}
 	break;
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index ec37f27..d043fda 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ private:
 	M m;
 };
 
+template <typename F>
+void SpawnThread(const F& f) // works in DllMain unlike std thread
+{
+	F* copy = new F(f);
+	CloseHandle(CreateThread(nullptr, 0, [](void* copy)
+	{
+		(*(F*)copy)();
+		delete (F*)copy;
+		return 0UL;
+	}, copy, 0, nullptr));
+}
+
 static struct // should be inline but MSVC (linker) is bugged
 {
 	inline static BYTE DUMMY[100];
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ template <typename... Args>
 inline void TEXTRACTOR_MESSAGE(const wchar_t* format, const Args&... args) { MessageBoxW(NULL, FormatString(format, args...).c_str(), L"Textractor", MB_OK); }
 
 template <typename... Args>
-inline void TEXTRACTOR_DEBUG(const wchar_t* format, const Args&... args) { std::thread([=] { TEXTRACTOR_MESSAGE(format, args...); }).detach(); }
+inline void TEXTRACTOR_DEBUG(const wchar_t* format, const Args&... args) { SpawnThread([=] { TEXTRACTOR_MESSAGE(format, args...); }); }
 
 void Localize();