--- a/src/windows/classes/java/lang/ProcessImpl.java	Wed Apr 07 05:57:56 2021 +0100
+++ b/src/windows/classes/java/lang/ProcessImpl.java	Thu Feb 04 00:32:43 2021 +0300
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
     private static final char ESCAPE_VERIFICATION[][] = {
         // We guarantee the only command file execution for implicit [cmd.exe] run.
         //    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490954.aspx
-        {' ', '\t', '<', '>', '&', '|', '^'},
-        {' ', '\t', '<', '>'},
-        {' ', '\t', '<', '>'},
+        {' ', '\t', '\"', '<', '>', '&', '|', '^'},
+        {' ', '\t', '\"', '<', '>'},
+        {' ', '\t', '\"', '<', '>'},
         {' ', '\t'}
     };
 
@@ -243,18 +243,27 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return the argument without quotes (1st and last) if present, else the arg.
+     * Return the argument without quotes (1st and last) if properly quoted, else the arg.
+     * A properly quoted string has first and last characters as quote and
+     * the last quote is not escaped.
      * @param str a string
-     * @return the string without 1st and last quotes
+     * @return the string without quotes
      */
     private static String unQuote(String str) {
-        int len = str.length();
-        return (len >= 2 && str.charAt(0) == DOUBLEQUOTE && str.charAt(len - 1) == DOUBLEQUOTE)
-                ? str.substring(1, len - 1)
-                : str;
+        if (!str.startsWith("\"") || !str.endsWith("\"") || str.length() < 2)
+            return str;    // no beginning or ending quote, or too short not quoted
+
+        if (str.endsWith("\\\"")) {
+            return str;    // not properly quoted, treat as unquoted
+        }
+        // Strip leading and trailing quotes
+        return str.substring(1, str.length() - 1);
     }
 
     private static boolean needsEscaping(int verificationType, String arg) {
+        if (arg.isEmpty())
+            return true;            // Empty string is to be quoted
+
         // Switch off MS heuristic for internal ["].
         // Please, use the explicit [cmd.exe] call
         // if you need the internal ["].