diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index 833a0ba74e..e31f399114 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -589,13 +589,23 @@ UI::EventReturn MainScreen::OnLoadFile(UI::EventParams &e) {
 }
 
 UI::EventReturn MainScreen::OnGameSelected(UI::EventParams &e) {
-	screenManager()->push(new GameScreen(e.s));
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+	std::string path = ReplaceAll(e.s, "//", "/");
+#else
+	std::string path = e.s;
+#endif
+	screenManager()->push(new GameScreen(path));
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
 UI::EventReturn MainScreen::OnGameSelectedInstant(UI::EventParams &e) {
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+	std::string path = ReplaceAll(e.s, "//", "/");
+#else
+	std::string path = e.s;
+#endif
 	// Go directly into the game.
-	screenManager()->switchScreen(new EmuScreen(e.s));
+	screenManager()->switchScreen(new EmuScreen(path));
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp b/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
index 04af3825ae..cfe4693ee3 100644
--- a/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			_splitpath(fullpath.c_str(), drive, dir, fname, ext);
 
 			std::string executable = std::string(drive) + std::string(dir) + std::string(fname) + std::string(ext);
+			executable = ReplaceAll(executable, "\\", "/");
 			NativeMessageReceived("boot", executable.c_str());
 		}
 		else {