diff --git a/GVFS/GVFS/CommandLine/CloneVerb.cs b/GVFS/GVFS/CommandLine/CloneVerb.cs
index 4153fb761..e0d858360 100644
--- a/GVFS/GVFS/CommandLine/CloneVerb.cs
+++ b/GVFS/GVFS/CommandLine/CloneVerb.cs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public override void Execute()
                                     arguments: "prefetch --commits")
                                     {
                                         UseShellExecute = true,
-                                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
+                                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized,
                                         WorkingDirectory = enlistment.EnlistmentRoot
                                     });
                                 this.Output.WriteLine("\r\nPrefetch of commit graph has been started as a background process. Git operations involving history may be slower until prefetch has completed.\r\n");