diff --git a/open.go b/open.go
index 2518745..caada1c 100644
--- a/open.go
+++ b/open.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 var openCommands = map[string][]string{
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ func Open(uri string) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("don't know how to open things on %s platform", runtime.GOOS)
 	}
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		uri = strings.Replace(uri, "&", "^&", -1)
+	}
 	run = append(run, uri)
 	cmd := exec.Command(run[0], run[1:]...)
 	return cmd.Start()