diff --git a/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp b/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
index 7941f8c73..aa9d50dfe 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
@@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ string SHMProcess::getPath()
     HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess( PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, d->process_ID ); //get the handle from the process ID
     EnumProcessModules(hProcess, &hmod, 1 * sizeof(HMODULE), &junk); //get the module from the handle
     GetModuleFileNameEx(hProcess,hmod,String,sizeof(String)); //get the filename from the module
-    return(string(String));
+    string out(String);
+    return(out.substr(0,out.find_last_of("\\")));
 }
 // get module index by name and version. bool 0 = error
 bool SHMProcess::getModuleIndex (const char * name, const uint32_t version, uint32_t & OUTPUT)
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
index 697558c5b..9471116aa 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
@@ -512,5 +512,6 @@ string NormalProcess::getPath()
     char String[255];
     EnumProcessModules(d->my_handle, &hmod, 1 * sizeof(HMODULE), &junk); //get the module from the handle
     GetModuleFileNameEx(d->my_handle,hmod,String,sizeof(String)); //get the filename from the module
-    return(string(String));
+    string out(String);
+    return(out.substr(0,out.find_last_of("\\")));
 }
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