diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/ShellLinkHelper.cs b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/ShellLinkHelper.cs
index 8688716db51a..b18a0f1e3c8d 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/ShellLinkHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/ShellLinkHelper.cs
@@ -136,13 +136,25 @@ public string RetrieveTargetPath(string path)
             var link = new ShellLink();
             const int STGM_READ = 0;
 
+            // Make sure not to open exclusive handles.
+            // See: https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/issues/11276
+            const int STGM_SHARE_DENY_NONE = 0x00000040;
+            const int STGM_TRANSACTED = 0x00010000;
+
             try
             {
-                ((IPersistFile)link).Load(path, STGM_READ);
+                ((IPersistFile)link).Load(path, STGM_READ | STGM_SHARE_DENY_NONE | STGM_TRANSACTED);
             }
             catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException ex)
             {
-                Log.Exception("Path could not be retrieved", ex, GetType(), path);
+                Log.Exception("Path could not be retrieved " + path, ex, GetType(), path);
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(link);
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Exception("Exception loading path " + path, ex, GetType(), path);
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(link);
                 return string.Empty;
             }