diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32b356c1e..93331fcfa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/po")
     find_package(KF6I18n REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-# Mandatory: KIO
-find_package(KF6KIO ${KF_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
-
 # Optional: GnomeKeyring
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
@@ -119,9 +116,11 @@ if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-# Optional: KWallet, KCrash, KCoreAddons
+# Optional: KWallet, KIO, KCrash, KCoreAddons
 find_package(KF6Wallet ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
 set_package_properties(KF6Wallet PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "KDE Frameworks Integration plugin" TYPE OPTIONAL)
+find_package(KF6KIO ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
+set_package_properties(KF6KIO PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "KDE Frameworks Integration plugin" TYPE OPTIONAL)
 find_package(KF6Crash ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
 set_package_properties(KF6Crash PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "KDE Frameworks Integration plugin" TYPE OPTIONAL)
 find_package(KF6CoreAddons ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ find_package(KF6Purpose ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
 set_package_properties(KF6Purpose PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "KDE Frameworks Integration plugin" TYPE OPTIONAL)
 find_package(KF6JobWidgets ${KF_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG)
 set_package_properties(KF6JobWidgets PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "KDE Frameworks Integration plugin" TYPE OPTIONAL)
-if (KF6Wallet_FOUND AND KF6Crash_FOUND AND KF6CoreAddons_FOUND AND KF6Purpose_FOUND AND KF6JobWidgets_FOUND)
+if (KF6Wallet_FOUND AND KF6KIO_FOUND AND KF6Crash_FOUND AND KF6CoreAddons_FOUND AND KF6Purpose_FOUND AND KF6JobWidgets_FOUND)
     set(ENABLE_KDE_FRAMEWORKS_INTEGRATION_PLUGIN TRUE)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 19d6d410c..b484e940d 100644
--- a/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ target_link_libraries(FalkonPrivate
     Qt6::WebChannel
     Qt6::Core5Compat
     KF6::Archive
-    KF6::KIOGui
     ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY}
 )
 
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloaditem.cpp b/src/lib/downloads/downloaditem.cpp
index c018c1bf6..126740fab 100644
--- a/src/lib/downloads/downloaditem.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloaditem.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 #include <QWebEngineDownloadRequest>
 #include <QtWebEngineWidgetsVersion>
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include "Shlwapi.h"
+#include "shellapi.h"
+#endif
+
 //#define DOWNMANAGER_DEBUG
 
 DownloadItem::DownloadItem(QListWidgetItem *item, QWebEngineDownloadRequest* downloadItem, const QString &path, const QString &fileName, bool openFile, DownloadManager* manager)
@@ -349,12 +354,19 @@ void DownloadItem::openFile()
 
 void DownloadItem::openFolder()
 {
-    QString fileName = m_fileName;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    QString winFileName = QSL("%1/%2").arg(m_path, m_fileName);
+
     if (m_downloading) {
-        fileName.append(QSL(".download"));
+        winFileName.append(QSL(".download"));
     }
-    QFileInfo info(m_path, fileName);
-    QzTools::openFolder({QUrl::fromLocalFile(info.absoluteFilePath())});
+
+    winFileName.replace(QLatin1Char('/'), QSL("\\"));
+    QString shExArg = QSL("/e,/select,\"") + winFileName + QSL("\"");
+    ShellExecute(NULL, NULL, TEXT("explorer.exe"), shExArg.toStdWString().c_str(), NULL, SW_SHOW);
+#else
+    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(m_path));
+#endif
 }
 
 QUrl DownloadItem::url() const
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp b/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
index d2acc011d..6d85dd49c 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tools/qztools.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #include <QtGuiVersion>
 
-#include <KIO/OpenFileManagerWindowJob>
-
 #ifdef QZ_WS_X11
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 #endif
@@ -1039,31 +1037,3 @@ void QzTools::paintDropIndicator(QWidget *widget, const QRect &r)
         p.drawLine(x + i, r.top(), x + i, r.bottom());
     }
 }
-
-void QzTools::openFolder(const QList<QUrl> &urls)
-{
-    /* Filter the URL list for existing files, otherwise it will cause crash */
-    QList<QUrl> validUrls;
-    for (const QUrl &url : urls) {
-        if (QFileInfo::exists(url.toLocalFile())) {
-            validUrls.append(url);
-        }
-        else {
-            qWarning() << "OpenFolder Filtered:" << url;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (validUrls.isEmpty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auto *job = new KIO::OpenFileManagerWindowJob();
-    job->setHighlightUrls(validUrls);
-    job->start();
-
-    QObject::connect(job, &KJob::result, job, [&](KJob *job) {
-        if (job->error() != 0) {
-            qWarning() << "OpenFileManagerWindowJob:" << job->errorString();
-        }
-    });
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/tools/qztools.h b/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
index a2f292436..9dd18dbbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
+++ b/src/lib/tools/qztools.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ public:
     }
 
     static void paintDropIndicator(QWidget *widget, const QRect &r);
-
-    static void openFolder(const QList<QUrl> &urls);
 };
 
 #endif // QZTOOLS_H