diff --git a/desktop_env/controllers/setup.py b/desktop_env/controllers/setup.py
index f7637c1..7ebe236 100644
--- a/desktop_env/controllers/setup.py
+++ b/desktop_env/controllers/setup.py
@@ -309,6 +309,30 @@ class SetupController:
         if command[0] == "google-chrome" and self.use_proxy:
             command.append("--proxy-server=http://127.0.0.1:18888")  # Use the proxy server set up by _proxy_setup
 
+        # Wrap Windows .exe launches with PowerShell to open maximized and focused
+        if isinstance(command, list) and command and str(command[0]).endswith(".exe"):
+            exe = command[0].replace("'", "\\'")
+            args = command[1:]
+            ps_args = ", ".join(f"'{a}'" for a in args) if args else ""
+            ps_cmd = f"$p = Start-Process '{exe}'"
+            if ps_args:
+                ps_cmd += f" -ArgumentList {ps_args}"
+            ps_cmd += (
+                " -WindowStyle Maximized -PassThru;"
+                " $p.WaitForInputIdle(15000) | Out-Null;"
+                " Add-Type -TypeDefinition '"
+                "using System;using System.Runtime.InteropServices;"
+                "public class Win32{"
+                "[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr h);"
+                "[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]public static extern bool BringWindowToTop(IntPtr h);"
+                "}';"
+                " [Win32]::SetForegroundWindow($p.MainWindowHandle);"
+                " [Win32]::BringWindowToTop($p.MainWindowHandle)"
+            )
+            command = ["powershell", "-Command", ps_cmd]
+            shell = False
+            logger.info(f"Wrapped launch command with PowerShell maximized+focused: {ps_cmd}")
+
         payload = json.dumps({"command": command, "shell": shell})
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}