diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 3a472123..cc14b25d 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ yazi-prebuild = "^0"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
 clipboard-win = "^4"
-cmdexpand     = {git = "https://github.com/ndtoan96/cmdexpand.git", tag = "v0.1.0"}
+nom           = "^7"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "netbsd"))'.dependencies]
 trash = "^3"
diff --git a/core/src/external/shell.rs b/core/src/external/shell.rs
index 10c5709f..a701f820 100644
--- a/core/src/external/shell.rs
+++ b/core/src/external/shell.rs
@@ -46,14 +46,11 @@ pub fn shell(opt: ShellOpt) -> Result<Child> {
 	#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 	{
 		let args: Vec<String> = opt.args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string_lossy().to_string()).collect();
-		let cmd = cmdexpand::Expander::new(&opt.cmd.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-			.disable_context(true)
-			.add_args(&args)
-			.expand()?;
+		let expanded_cmd = cmdexpand::expand_cmd(opt.cmd.to_string_lossy().as_ref(), &args)?;
 		Ok(
 			Command::new("cmd")
 				.arg("/C")
-				.arg(cmd)
+				.arg(expanded_cmd)
 				.stdin(if opt.piped { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() })
 				.stdout(if opt.piped { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() })
 				.stderr(if opt.piped { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() })
@@ -62,3 +59,162 @@ pub fn shell(opt: ShellOpt) -> Result<Child> {
 		)
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+mod cmdexpand {
+	use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+	use nom::branch::alt;
+	use nom::bytes::complete::{is_not, tag, take_while1};
+	use nom::character::complete::{anychar, char, digit1, space0, space1};
+	use nom::combinator::recognize;
+	use nom::multi::{many0, many1};
+	use nom::sequence::{delimited, pair, preceded, tuple};
+	use nom::IResult;
+
+	enum CommandPart<'a> {
+		Space(&'a str),
+		Text(&'a str),
+	}
+
+	enum TextPart<'a> {
+		NormalText(&'a str),
+		PercentNumber(usize),
+		PercentStar,
+	}
+
+	#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+	enum Quote {
+		DoubleQuote,
+		SingleQuote,
+		NoQuote,
+	}
+
+	pub fn expand_cmd<T>(cmd: &str, args: &[T]) -> Result<String>
+	where
+		T: AsRef<str>,
+	{
+		let parts = parse_cmd(cmd)?;
+		let mut expanded = String::new();
+		for part in parts {
+			match part {
+				CommandPart::Space(s) => expanded.push_str(s),
+				CommandPart::Text(text) => {
+					expanded.push_str(&expand_text(text, args)?);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Ok(expanded)
+	}
+
+	fn escaped_char(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
+		recognize(pair(char('\\'), anychar))(input)
+	}
+
+	fn parse_cmd(cmd: &str) -> Result<Vec<CommandPart>> {
+		fn double_quote_text(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
+			recognize(delimited(char('"'), is_not("\""), char('"')))(input)
+		}
+
+		fn single_quote_text(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
+			recognize(delimited(char('\''), is_not("'"), char('\'')))(input)
+		}
+
+		fn no_quote_text(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
+			take_while1(|c: char| !c.is_whitespace())(input)
+		}
+
+		let (_, (leading_space, command_name, args, trailing_space)) = tuple((
+			space0,
+			alt((double_quote_text, single_quote_text, no_quote_text)),
+			many0(pair(space1, alt((double_quote_text, single_quote_text, no_quote_text)))),
+			space0,
+		))(cmd)
+		.map_err(|_| anyhow!("Cannot parse command `{cmd}`"))?;
+		let mut parts = Vec::new();
+		if !leading_space.is_empty() {
+			parts.push(CommandPart::Space(leading_space));
+		}
+		parts.push(CommandPart::Text(command_name));
+		for (space, arg) in args {
+			parts.push(CommandPart::Space(space));
+			parts.push(CommandPart::Text(arg));
+		}
+		if !trailing_space.is_empty() {
+			parts.push(CommandPart::Space(trailing_space));
+		}
+		Ok(parts)
+	}
+
+	fn expand_text<T>(text: &str, args: &[T]) -> Result<String>
+	where
+		T: AsRef<str>,
+	{
+		let quote = if text.starts_with("\"") {
+			Quote::DoubleQuote
+		} else if text.starts_with("'") {
+			Quote::SingleQuote
+		} else {
+			Quote::NoQuote
+		};
+
+		let parts = parse_text(text)?;
+		let mut expanded = String::new();
+		for part in parts {
+			match part {
+				TextPart::NormalText(s) => expanded.push_str(s),
+				TextPart::PercentNumber(i) => {
+					if i > 0 {
+						let replace_text = args
+							.get(i - 1)
+							.map(|content| preprocess(content.as_ref(), quote))
+							.unwrap_or_default();
+						expanded.push_str(&replace_text);
+					} else {
+						// Not sure what to do with %0
+					}
+				}
+				TextPart::PercentStar => {
+					for (i, arg) in args.iter().enumerate() {
+						expanded.push_str(&preprocess(arg.as_ref(), quote));
+						if i + 1 < args.len() {
+							expanded.push_str(" ");
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Ok(expanded)
+	}
+
+	fn parse_text(text: &str) -> Result<Vec<TextPart>> {
+		fn normal_text(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, TextPart> {
+			let (input, output) = recognize(many1(alt((escaped_char, is_not("\\%")))))(input)?;
+			Ok((input, TextPart::NormalText(output)))
+		}
+
+		fn percent_star(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, TextPart> {
+			let (input, _) = tag("%*")(input)?;
+			Ok((input, TextPart::PercentStar))
+		}
+
+		fn percent_number(input: &str) -> IResult<&str, TextPart> {
+			let (input, output) = preceded(char('%'), digit1)(input)?;
+			let num: usize = output.parse().unwrap();
+			Ok((input, TextPart::PercentNumber(num)))
+		}
+
+		let (_, parts) = many0(alt((normal_text, percent_star, percent_number)))(text)
+			.map_err(|_| anyhow!("Cannot parse text `{text}`"))?;
+		Ok(parts)
+	}
+
+	fn preprocess(content: &str, quote: Quote) -> String {
+		let inner_space = content.chars().any(|c| c.is_whitespace());
+		match (quote, inner_space) {
+			(Quote::NoQuote, true) => format!("\"{}\"", content.replace("\"", "\\\"")),
+			(Quote::NoQuote, false) => content.to_string(),
+			(Quote::SingleQuote, _) => content.replace("'", "\\'").to_string(),
+			(Quote::DoubleQuote, _) => content.replace("\"", "\\\"").to_string(),
+		}
+	}
+}