diff --git a/src/lpm.c b/src/lpm.c
index 3fa7717..452d864 100644
--- a/src/lpm.c
+++ b/src/lpm.c
@@ -1998,6 +1998,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   #else
     lua_pushboolean(L, isatty(fileno(stdout)));
   #endif
+  #if _WIN32
+    lua_pushboolean(L, GetConsoleProcessList(&(DWORD){ 0 }, 1) == 1);
+    lua_setglobal(L, "LPM_RUN_FROM_GUI");
+  #endif
   lua_setglobal(L, "TTY");
   #if _WIN32
     lua_pushliteral(L, "\\");
diff --git a/src/lpm.lua b/src/lpm.lua
index fe60af3..0ddd750 100644
--- a/src/lpm.lua
+++ b/src/lpm.lua
@@ -2588,6 +2588,10 @@ not commonly used publically.
     [target]                         target, or the current working directory.
 ]]
     )
+    if LPM_RUN_FROM_GUI then
+      io.stderr:write(colorize("\n\nYou can close this window by pressing Enter.", "cyan"))
+      io.stdin:read("*l")
+    end
     return 0
   end