diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.cpp b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.cpp
index b50f319ebf1..d112f5e1533 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QWinEventNotifier>
 
 #include <qt_windows.h>
 
@@ -179,21 +180,19 @@ bool ConPtyProcess::startProcess(const QString &executable,
     m_pid = m_shellProcessInformation.dwProcessId;
 
     // Notify when the shell process has been terminated
-    RegisterWaitForSingleObject(
-        &m_shellCloseWaitHandle,
-        m_shellProcessInformation.hProcess,
-        [](PVOID data, BOOLEAN) {
-            auto self = static_cast<ConPtyProcess *>(data);
-            DWORD exitCode = 0;
-            GetExitCodeProcess(self->m_shellProcessInformation.hProcess, &exitCode);
-            self->m_exitCode = exitCode;
-            // Do not respawn if the object is about to be destructed
-            if (!self->m_aboutToDestruct)
-                emit self->notifier()->aboutToClose();
-        },
-        this,
-        INFINITE,
-        WT_EXECUTEONLYONCE);
+    m_shellCloseWaitNotifier = new QWinEventNotifier(m_shellProcessInformation.hProcess, notifier());
+    QObject::connect(m_shellCloseWaitNotifier,
+            &QWinEventNotifier::activated,
+            notifier(),
+            [this](HANDLE hEvent) {
+                DWORD exitCode = 0;
+                GetExitCodeProcess(hEvent, &exitCode);
+                m_exitCode = exitCode;
+                // Do not respawn if the object is about to be destructed
+                if (!m_aboutToDestruct)
+                    emit notifier()->aboutToClose();
+                m_shellCloseWaitNotifier->setEnabled(false);
+            });
 
     //this code runned in separate thread
     m_readThread = QThread::create([this]()
@@ -220,6 +219,8 @@ bool ConPtyProcess::startProcess(const QString &executable,
             if (QThread::currentThread()->isInterruptionRequested() || brokenPipe)
                 break;
         }
+
+        CancelIoEx(m_hPipeIn, nullptr);
     });
 
     //start read thread
@@ -269,6 +270,9 @@ bool ConPtyProcess::kill()
         m_readThread->deleteLater();
         m_readThread = nullptr;
 
+        delete m_shellCloseWaitNotifier;
+        m_shellCloseWaitNotifier = nullptr;
+
         m_pid = 0;
         m_ptyHandler = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
         m_hPipeIn = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
@@ -276,7 +280,6 @@ bool ConPtyProcess::kill()
 
         CloseHandle(m_shellProcessInformation.hThread);
         CloseHandle(m_shellProcessInformation.hProcess);
-        UnregisterWait(m_shellCloseWaitHandle);
 
         // Cleanup attribute list
         if (m_shellStartupInfo.lpAttributeList) {
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.h b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.h
index b3f77664c26..a22b6290c77 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/conptyprocess.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ typedef VOID* HPCON;
 #define TOO_OLD_WINSDK
 #endif
 
+class QWinEventNotifier;
+
 template <typename T>
 std::vector<T> vectorFromString(const std::basic_string<T> &str)
 {
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ private:
     PtyBuffer m_buffer;
     bool m_aboutToDestruct{false};
     PROCESS_INFORMATION m_shellProcessInformation{};
-    HANDLE m_shellCloseWaitHandle{INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE};
+    QWinEventNotifier* m_shellCloseWaitNotifier;
     STARTUPINFOEX m_shellStartupInfo{};
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.cpp b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.cpp
index 90ac139b9c3..be3a0de609e 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QWinEventNotifier>
 
 #define DEBUG_VAR_LEGACY "WINPTYDBG"
 #define DEBUG_VAR_ACTUAL "WINPTY_DEBUG"
@@ -132,22 +134,22 @@ bool WinPtyProcess::startProcess(const QString &executable,
 
     m_pid = (int)GetProcessId(m_innerHandle);
 
+    m_outSocket = new QLocalSocket();
+
     // Notify when the shell process has been terminated
-    RegisterWaitForSingleObject(
-        &m_shellCloseWaitHandle,
-        m_innerHandle,
-        [](PVOID data, BOOLEAN) {
-            auto self = static_cast<WinPtyProcess *>(data);
-            // Do not respawn if the object is about to be destructed
-            DWORD exitCode = 0;
-            GetExitCodeProcess(self->m_innerHandle, &exitCode);
-            self->m_exitCode = exitCode;
-            if (!self->m_aboutToDestruct)
-                emit self->notifier()->aboutToClose();
-        },
-        this,
-        INFINITE,
-        WT_EXECUTEONLYONCE);
+    m_shellCloseWaitNotifier = new QWinEventNotifier(m_innerHandle, notifier());
+    QObject::connect(m_shellCloseWaitNotifier,
+                     &QWinEventNotifier::activated,
+                     notifier(),
+                     [this](HANDLE hEvent) {
+                         DWORD exitCode = 0;
+                         GetExitCodeProcess(hEvent, &exitCode);
+                         m_exitCode = exitCode;
+                         // Do not respawn if the object is about to be destructed
+                         if (!m_aboutToDestruct)
+                             emit notifier()->aboutToClose();
+                         m_shellCloseWaitNotifier->setEnabled(false);
+                     });
 
     //get pipe names
     LPCWSTR conInPipeName = winpty_conin_name(m_ptyHandler);
@@ -158,7 +160,6 @@ bool WinPtyProcess::startProcess(const QString &executable,
 
     LPCWSTR conOutPipeName = winpty_conout_name(m_ptyHandler);
     m_conOutName = QString::fromStdWString(std::wstring(conOutPipeName));
-    m_outSocket = new QLocalSocket();
     m_outSocket->connectToServer(m_conOutName, QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     m_outSocket->waitForConnected();
 
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ bool WinPtyProcess::kill()
         winpty_free(m_ptyHandler);
         exitCode = CloseHandle(m_innerHandle);
 
-        UnregisterWait(m_shellCloseWaitHandle);
+        delete m_shellCloseWaitNotifier;
+        m_shellCloseWaitNotifier = nullptr;
 
         m_ptyHandler = nullptr;
         m_innerHandle = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.h b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.h
index 547bcf7c97a..0bfb27c02c4 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/libptyqt/winptyprocess.h
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include "iptyprocess.h"
 #include "winpty.h"
 
-#include <QLocalSocket>
+class QLocalSocket;
+class QWinEventNotifier;
 
 class WinPtyProcess : public IPtyProcess
 {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ private:
     QLocalSocket *m_inSocket;
     QLocalSocket *m_outSocket;
     bool m_aboutToDestruct{false};
-    HANDLE m_shellCloseWaitHandle{INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE};
+    QWinEventNotifier* m_shellCloseWaitNotifier;
 };
 
 #endif // WINPTYPROCESS_H