diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hooks/pre_non_python_host_launch.py b/client/ayon_core/hooks/pre_non_python_host_launch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fed4c99447..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_core/hooks/pre_non_python_host_launch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from ayon_core.lib import get_ayon_launcher_args
-from ayon_core.lib.applications import (
-    get_non_python_host_kwargs,
-    PreLaunchHook,
-    LaunchTypes,
-)
-
-from ayon_core import AYON_CORE_ROOT
-
-
-class NonPythonHostHook(PreLaunchHook):
-    """Launch arguments preparation.
-
-    Non python host implementation do not launch host directly but use
-    python script which launch the host. For these cases it is necessary to
-    prepend python (or ayon) executable and script path before application's.
-    """
-    app_groups = {"harmony", "photoshop", "aftereffects"}
-
-    order = 20
-    launch_types = {LaunchTypes.local}
-
-    def execute(self):
-        # Pop executable
-        executable_path = self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0)
-
-        # Pop rest of launch arguments - There should not be other arguments!
-        remainders = []
-        while self.launch_context.launch_args:
-            remainders.append(self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0))
-
-        script_path = os.path.join(
-            AYON_CORE_ROOT,
-            "scripts",
-            "non_python_host_launch.py"
-        )
-
-        new_launch_args = get_ayon_launcher_args(
-            "run", script_path, executable_path
-        )
-        # Add workfile path if exists
-        workfile_path = self.data["last_workfile_path"]
-        if (
-                self.data.get("start_last_workfile")
-                and workfile_path
-                and os.path.exists(workfile_path)):
-            new_launch_args.append(workfile_path)
-
-        # Append as whole list as these areguments should not be separated
-        self.launch_context.launch_args.append(new_launch_args)
-
-        if remainders:
-            self.launch_context.launch_args.extend(remainders)
-
-        self.launch_context.kwargs = \
-            get_non_python_host_kwargs(self.launch_context.kwargs)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/__init__.py
index ae750d05b6..02ab287629 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-from .addon import AfterEffectsAddon
+from .addon import (
+    AFTEREFFECTS_ADDON_ROOT,
+    AfterEffectsAddon,
+    get_launch_script_path,
+)
 
 
 __all__ = (
+    "AFTEREFFECTS_ADDON_ROOT",
     "AfterEffectsAddon",
+    "get_launch_script_path",
 )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/addon.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/addon.py
index 46d0818247..fc54043c1d 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/addon.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/addon.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import os
+
 from ayon_core.addon import AYONAddon, IHostAddon
 
+AFTEREFFECTS_ADDON_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
 
 class AfterEffectsAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
     name = "aftereffects"
@@ -17,3 +21,16 @@ class AfterEffectsAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
 
     def get_workfile_extensions(self):
         return [".aep"]
+
+    def get_launch_hook_paths(self, app):
+        if app.host_name != self.host_name:
+            return []
+        return [
+            os.path.join(AFTEREFFECTS_ADDON_ROOT, "hooks")
+        ]
+
+
+def get_launch_script_path():
+    return os.path.join(
+        AFTEREFFECTS_ADDON_ROOT, "api", "launch_script.py"
+    )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_logic.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_logic.py
index d0e4e8beae..5a23f2cb35 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_logic.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_logic.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import asyncio
 import functools
 import traceback
 
-
 from wsrpc_aiohttp import (
     WebSocketRoute,
     WebSocketAsync
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/scripts/non_python_host_launch.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_script.py
similarity index 77%
rename from client/ayon_core/scripts/non_python_host_launch.py
rename to client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_script.py
index 4c18fd0ccc..87926c022b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/scripts/non_python_host_launch.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/api/launch_script.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Script wraps launch mechanism of non python host implementations.
+"""Script wraps launch mechanism of AfterEffects implementations.
 
 Arguments passed to the script are passed to launch function in host
 implementation. In all cases requires host app executable and may contain
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ workfile or others.
 import os
 import sys
 
+from ayon_core.hosts.aftereffects.api.launch_logic import main as host_main
+
 # Get current file to locate start point of sys.argv
 CURRENT_FILE = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 
@@ -79,26 +81,9 @@ def main(argv):
     if after_script_idx is not None:
         launch_args = sys_args[after_script_idx:]
 
-    host_name = os.environ["AYON_HOST_NAME"].lower()
-    if host_name == "photoshop":
-        # TODO refactor launch logic according to AE
-        from ayon_core.hosts.photoshop.api.lib import main
-    elif host_name == "aftereffects":
-        from ayon_core.hosts.aftereffects.api.launch_logic import main
-    elif host_name == "harmony":
-        from ayon_core.hosts.harmony.api.lib import main
-    else:
-        title = "Unknown host name"
-        message = (
-            "BUG: Environment variable AYON_HOST_NAME contains unknown"
-            " host name \"{}\""
-        ).format(host_name)
-        show_error_messagebox(title, message)
-        return
-
     if launch_args:
         # Launch host implementation
-        main(*launch_args)
+        host_main(*launch_args)
     else:
         # Show message box
         on_invalid_args(after_script_idx is None)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/hooks/pre_launch_args.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..979d9ff3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/aftereffects/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+from ayon_core.lib import (
+    get_ayon_launcher_args,
+    is_using_ayon_console,
+)
+from ayon_core.lib.applications import (
+    PreLaunchHook,
+    LaunchTypes,
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.aftereffects import get_launch_script_path
+
+
+def get_launch_kwargs(kwargs):
+    """Explicit setting of kwargs for Popen for AfterEffects.
+
+    Expected behavior
+    - ayon_console opens window with logs
+    - ayon has stdout/stderr available for capturing
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs (Union[dict, None]): Current kwargs or None.
+
+    """
+    if kwargs is None:
+        kwargs = {}
+
+    if platform.system().lower() != "windows":
+        return kwargs
+
+    if is_using_ayon_console():
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE
+        })
+    else:
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
+            "stdout": subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            "stderr": subprocess.DEVNULL
+        })
+    return kwargs
+
+
+class AEPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
+    """Launch arguments preparation.
+
+    Hook add python executable and script path to AE implementation before
+    AE executable and add last workfile path to launch arguments.
+
+    Existence of last workfile is checked. If workfile does not exists tries
+    to copy templated workfile from predefined path.
+    """
+    app_groups = {"aftereffects"}
+
+    order = 20
+    launch_types = {LaunchTypes.local}
+
+    def execute(self):
+        # Pop executable
+        executable_path = self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0)
+
+        # Pop rest of launch arguments - There should not be other arguments!
+        remainders = []
+        while self.launch_context.launch_args:
+            remainders.append(self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0))
+
+        script_path = get_launch_script_path()
+
+        new_launch_args = get_ayon_launcher_args(
+            "run", script_path, executable_path
+        )
+        # Add workfile path if exists
+        workfile_path = self.data["last_workfile_path"]
+        if (
+            self.data.get("start_last_workfile")
+            and workfile_path
+            and os.path.exists(workfile_path)
+        ):
+            new_launch_args.append(workfile_path)
+
+        # Append as whole list as these arguments should not be separated
+        self.launch_context.launch_args.append(new_launch_args)
+
+        if remainders:
+            self.launch_context.launch_args.extend(remainders)
+
+        self.launch_context.kwargs = get_launch_kwargs(
+            self.launch_context.kwargs
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/__init__.py
index 9177eaa285..6454d6f9d7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from .addon import (
-    HARMONY_HOST_DIR,
+    HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT,
     HarmonyAddon,
+    get_launch_script_path,
 )
 
 
 __all__ = (
-    "HARMONY_HOST_DIR",
+    "HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT",
     "HarmonyAddon",
+    "get_launch_script_path",
 )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/addon.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/addon.py
index 476d569415..1915a7eb6f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/addon.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/addon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from ayon_core.addon import AYONAddon, IHostAddon
 
-HARMONY_HOST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 
 class HarmonyAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
@@ -11,10 +11,23 @@ class HarmonyAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
     def add_implementation_envs(self, env, _app):
         """Modify environments to contain all required for implementation."""
         openharmony_path = os.path.join(
-            HARMONY_HOST_DIR, "vendor", "OpenHarmony"
+            HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT, "vendor", "OpenHarmony"
         )
         # TODO check if is already set? What to do if is already set?
         env["LIB_OPENHARMONY_PATH"] = openharmony_path
 
     def get_workfile_extensions(self):
         return [".zip"]
+
+    def get_launch_hook_paths(self, app):
+        if app.host_name != self.host_name:
+            return []
+        return [
+            os.path.join(HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT, "hooks")
+        ]
+
+
+def get_launch_script_path():
+    return os.path.join(
+        HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT, "api", "launch_script.py"
+    )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/launch_script.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/launch_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c809e210f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/launch_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Script wraps launch mechanism of Harmony implementations.
+
+Arguments passed to the script are passed to launch function in host
+implementation. In all cases requires host app executable and may contain
+workfile or others.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from ayon_core.hosts.harmony.api.lib import main as host_main
+
+# Get current file to locate start point of sys.argv
+CURRENT_FILE = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+
+def show_error_messagebox(title, message, detail_message=None):
+    """Function will show message and process ends after closing it."""
+    from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore
+    from ayon_core import style
+
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
+    app.setStyleSheet(style.load_stylesheet())
+
+    msgbox = QtWidgets.QMessageBox()
+    msgbox.setWindowTitle(title)
+    msgbox.setText(message)
+
+    if detail_message:
+        msgbox.setDetailedText(detail_message)
+
+    msgbox.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.ApplicationModal)
+    msgbox.show()
+
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+
+
+def on_invalid_args(script_not_found):
+    """Show to user message box saying that something went wrong.
+
+    Tell user that arguments to launch implementation are invalid with
+    arguments details.
+
+    Args:
+        script_not_found (bool): Use different message based on this value.
+    """
+
+    title = "Invalid arguments"
+    joined_args = ", ".join("\"{}\"".format(arg) for arg in sys.argv)
+    if script_not_found:
+        submsg = "Where couldn't find script path:\n\"{}\""
+    else:
+        submsg = "Expected Host executable after script path:\n\"{}\""
+
+    message = "BUG: Got invalid arguments so can't launch Host application."
+    detail_message = "Process was launched with arguments:\n{}\n\n{}".format(
+        joined_args,
+        submsg.format(CURRENT_FILE)
+    )
+
+    show_error_messagebox(title, message, detail_message)
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    # Modify current file path to find match in sys.argv which may be different
+    #   on windows (different letter cases and slashes).
+    modified_current_file = CURRENT_FILE.replace("\\", "/").lower()
+
+    # Create a copy of sys argv
+    sys_args = list(argv)
+    after_script_idx = None
+    # Find script path in sys.argv to know index of argv where host
+    #   executable should be.
+    for idx, item in enumerate(sys_args):
+        if item.replace("\\", "/").lower() == modified_current_file:
+            after_script_idx = idx + 1
+            break
+
+    # Validate that there is at least one argument after script path
+    launch_args = None
+    if after_script_idx is not None:
+        launch_args = sys_args[after_script_idx:]
+
+    if launch_args:
+        # Launch host implementation
+        host_main(*launch_args)
+    else:
+        # Show message box
+        on_invalid_args(after_script_idx is None)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/lib.py
index bc73e19066..3c833c7b69 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/lib.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Utility functions used for Avalon - Harmony integration."""
+import platform
 import subprocess
 import threading
 import os
@@ -14,15 +15,16 @@ import json
 import signal
 import time
 from uuid import uuid4
-from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 import collections
 
-from .server import Server
+from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore, QtGui
 
+from ayon_core.lib import is_using_ayon_console
 from ayon_core.tools.stdout_broker.app import StdOutBroker
 from ayon_core.tools.utils import host_tools
 from ayon_core import style
-from ayon_core.lib.applications import get_non_python_host_kwargs
+
+from .server import Server
 
 # Setup logging.
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -324,7 +326,18 @@ def launch_zip_file(filepath):
         return
 
     print("Launching {}".format(scene_path))
-    kwargs = get_non_python_host_kwargs({}, False)
+    # QUESTION Could we use 'run_detached_process' from 'ayon_core.lib'?
+    kwargs = {}
+    if (
+        platform.system().lower() == "windows"
+        and not is_using_ayon_console()
+    ):
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
+            "stdout": subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            "stderr": subprocess.DEVNULL
+        })
+
     process = subprocess.Popen(
         [ProcessContext.application_path, scene_path],
         **kwargs
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
index a753a32ebb..d842ccd414 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline import (
 from ayon_core.pipeline.load import get_outdated_containers
 from ayon_core.pipeline.context_tools import get_current_project_folder
 
-from ayon_core.hosts.harmony import HARMONY_HOST_DIR
+from ayon_core.hosts.harmony import HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT
 import ayon_core.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger("ayon_core.hosts.harmony")
 
-PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(HARMONY_HOST_DIR, "plugins")
+PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(HARMONY_ADDON_ROOT, "plugins")
 PUBLISH_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "publish")
 LOAD_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "load")
 CREATE_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "create")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/hooks/pre_launch_args.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbad14084a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+from ayon_core.lib import (
+    get_ayon_launcher_args,
+    is_using_ayon_console,
+)
+from ayon_core.lib.applications import (
+    PreLaunchHook,
+    LaunchTypes,
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.harmony import get_launch_script_path
+
+
+def get_launch_kwargs(kwargs):
+    """Explicit setting of kwargs for Popen for Harmony.
+
+    Expected behavior
+    - ayon_console opens window with logs
+    - ayon has stdout/stderr available for capturing
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs (Union[dict, None]): Current kwargs or None.
+
+    """
+    if kwargs is None:
+        kwargs = {}
+
+    if platform.system().lower() != "windows":
+        return kwargs
+
+    if is_using_ayon_console():
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE
+        })
+    else:
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
+            "stdout": subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            "stderr": subprocess.DEVNULL
+        })
+    return kwargs
+
+
+class HarmonyPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
+    """Launch arguments preparation.
+
+    Hook add python executable and script path to Harmony implementation
+    before Harmony executable and add last workfile path to launch arguments.
+
+    Existence of last workfile is checked. If workfile does not exists tries
+    to copy templated workfile from predefined path.
+    """
+    app_groups = {"harmony"}
+
+    order = 20
+    launch_types = {LaunchTypes.local}
+
+    def execute(self):
+        # Pop executable
+        executable_path = self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0)
+
+        # Pop rest of launch arguments - There should not be other arguments!
+        remainders = []
+        while self.launch_context.launch_args:
+            remainders.append(self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0))
+
+        script_path = get_launch_script_path()
+
+        new_launch_args = get_ayon_launcher_args(
+            "run", script_path, executable_path
+        )
+        # Add workfile path if exists
+        workfile_path = self.data["last_workfile_path"]
+        if (
+            self.data.get("start_last_workfile")
+            and workfile_path
+            and os.path.exists(workfile_path)
+        ):
+            new_launch_args.append(workfile_path)
+
+        # Append as whole list as these arguments should not be separated
+        self.launch_context.launch_args.append(new_launch_args)
+
+        if remainders:
+            self.launch_context.launch_args.extend(remainders)
+
+        self.launch_context.kwargs = get_launch_kwargs(
+            self.launch_context.kwargs
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/__init__.py
index 773f73d624..cf21b7df75 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from .addon import (
+    PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT,
     PhotoshopAddon,
-    PHOTOSHOP_HOST_DIR,
+    get_launch_script_path,
 )
 
 
 __all__ = (
+    "PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT",
     "PhotoshopAddon",
-    "PHOTOSHOP_HOST_DIR",
+    "get_launch_script_path",
 )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/addon.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/addon.py
index 3016912960..65fe6a7cd1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/addon.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/addon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from ayon_core.addon import AYONAddon, IHostAddon
 
-PHOTOSHOP_HOST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 
 class PhotoshopAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
@@ -20,3 +20,17 @@ class PhotoshopAddon(AYONAddon, IHostAddon):
 
     def get_workfile_extensions(self):
         return [".psd", ".psb"]
+
+    def get_launch_hook_paths(self, app):
+        if app.host_name != self.host_name:
+            return []
+        return [
+            os.path.join(PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT, "hooks")
+        ]
+
+
+def get_launch_script_path():
+    return os.path.join(
+        PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT, "api", "launch_script.py"
+    )
+
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_script.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb4de80086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Script wraps launch mechanism of Photoshop implementations.
+
+Arguments passed to the script are passed to launch function in host
+implementation. In all cases requires host app executable and may contain
+workfile or others.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from ayon_core.hosts.photoshop.api.lib import main as host_main
+
+# Get current file to locate start point of sys.argv
+CURRENT_FILE = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+
+def show_error_messagebox(title, message, detail_message=None):
+    """Function will show message and process ends after closing it."""
+    from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtCore
+    from ayon_core import style
+
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
+    app.setStyleSheet(style.load_stylesheet())
+
+    msgbox = QtWidgets.QMessageBox()
+    msgbox.setWindowTitle(title)
+    msgbox.setText(message)
+
+    if detail_message:
+        msgbox.setDetailedText(detail_message)
+
+    msgbox.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.ApplicationModal)
+    msgbox.show()
+
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+
+
+def on_invalid_args(script_not_found):
+    """Show to user message box saying that something went wrong.
+
+    Tell user that arguments to launch implementation are invalid with
+    arguments details.
+
+    Args:
+        script_not_found (bool): Use different message based on this value.
+    """
+
+    title = "Invalid arguments"
+    joined_args = ", ".join("\"{}\"".format(arg) for arg in sys.argv)
+    if script_not_found:
+        submsg = "Where couldn't find script path:\n\"{}\""
+    else:
+        submsg = "Expected Host executable after script path:\n\"{}\""
+
+    message = "BUG: Got invalid arguments so can't launch Host application."
+    detail_message = "Process was launched with arguments:\n{}\n\n{}".format(
+        joined_args,
+        submsg.format(CURRENT_FILE)
+    )
+
+    show_error_messagebox(title, message, detail_message)
+
+
+def main(argv):
+    # Modify current file path to find match in sys.argv which may be different
+    #   on windows (different letter cases and slashes).
+    modified_current_file = CURRENT_FILE.replace("\\", "/").lower()
+
+    # Create a copy of sys argv
+    sys_args = list(argv)
+    after_script_idx = None
+    # Find script path in sys.argv to know index of argv where host
+    #   executable should be.
+    for idx, item in enumerate(sys_args):
+        if item.replace("\\", "/").lower() == modified_current_file:
+            after_script_idx = idx + 1
+            break
+
+    # Validate that there is at least one argument after script path
+    launch_args = None
+    if after_script_idx is not None:
+        launch_args = sys_args[after_script_idx:]
+
+    if launch_args:
+        # Launch host implementation
+        host_main(*launch_args)
+    else:
+        # Show message box
+        on_invalid_args(after_script_idx is None)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
index 32f66cf7fb..27cfa5a7b5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ from ayon_core.host import (
 )
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.load import any_outdated_containers
-from ayon_core.hosts.photoshop import PHOTOSHOP_HOST_DIR
+from ayon_core.hosts.photoshop import PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT
 from ayon_core.tools.utils import get_ayon_qt_app
 
 from . import lib
 
 log = Logger.get_logger(__name__)
 
-PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(PHOTOSHOP_HOST_DIR, "plugins")
+PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(PHOTOSHOP_ADDON_ROOT, "plugins")
 PUBLISH_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "publish")
 LOAD_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "load")
 CREATE_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "create")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/hooks/pre_launch_args.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8358c11ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/hooks/pre_launch_args.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+from ayon_core.lib import (
+    get_ayon_launcher_args,
+    is_using_ayon_console,
+)
+from ayon_core.lib.applications import (
+    PreLaunchHook,
+    LaunchTypes,
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.photoshop import get_launch_script_path
+
+
+def get_launch_kwargs(kwargs):
+    """Explicit setting of kwargs for Popen for Photoshop.
+
+    Expected behavior
+    - ayon_console opens window with logs
+    - ayon has stdout/stderr available for capturing
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs (Union[dict, None]): Current kwargs or None.
+
+    """
+    if kwargs is None:
+        kwargs = {}
+
+    if platform.system().lower() != "windows":
+        return kwargs
+
+    if not is_using_ayon_console():
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE
+        })
+    else:
+        kwargs.update({
+            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
+            "stdout": subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            "stderr": subprocess.DEVNULL
+        })
+    return kwargs
+
+
+class PhotoshopPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
+    """Launch arguments preparation.
+
+    Hook add python executable and script path to Photoshop implementation
+    before Photoshop executable and add last workfile path to launch arguments.
+
+    Existence of last workfile is checked. If workfile does not exists tries
+    to copy templated workfile from predefined path.
+    """
+    app_groups = {"photoshop"}
+
+    order = 20
+    launch_types = {LaunchTypes.local}
+
+    def execute(self):
+        # Pop executable
+        executable_path = self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0)
+
+        # Pop rest of launch arguments - There should not be other arguments!
+        remainders = []
+        while self.launch_context.launch_args:
+            remainders.append(self.launch_context.launch_args.pop(0))
+
+        script_path = get_launch_script_path()
+
+        new_launch_args = get_ayon_launcher_args(
+            "run", script_path, executable_path
+        )
+        # Add workfile path if exists
+        workfile_path = self.data["last_workfile_path"]
+        if (
+            self.data.get("start_last_workfile")
+            and workfile_path
+            and os.path.exists(workfile_path)
+        ):
+            new_launch_args.append(workfile_path)
+
+        # Append as whole list as these arguments should not be separated
+        self.launch_context.launch_args.append(new_launch_args)
+
+        if remainders:
+            self.launch_context.launch_args.extend(remainders)
+
+        self.launch_context.kwargs = get_launch_kwargs(
+            self.launch_context.kwargs
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
index d23d807b32..2ee7eecfe3 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ from .path_tools import (
 
 from .ayon_info import (
     is_running_from_build,
+    is_using_ayon_console,
     is_staging_enabled,
     is_dev_mode_enabled,
     is_in_tests,
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "Logger",
 
     "is_running_from_build",
+    "is_using_ayon_console",
     "is_staging_enabled",
     "is_dev_mode_enabled",
     "is_in_tests",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/applications.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/applications.py
index 3a6039357c..2db32cbfaa 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/applications.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/applications.py
@@ -1891,42 +1891,3 @@ def _prepare_last_workfile(data, workdir, addons_manager):
 
     data["env"]["AYON_LAST_WORKFILE"] = last_workfile_path
     data["last_workfile_path"] = last_workfile_path
-
-
-def get_non_python_host_kwargs(kwargs, allow_console=True):
-    """Explicit setting of kwargs for Popen for AE/PS/Harmony.
-
-    Expected behavior
-    - ayon_console opens window with logs
-    - ayon has stdout/stderr available for capturing
-
-    Args:
-        kwargs (dict) or None
-        allow_console (bool): use False for inner Popen opening app itself or
-           it will open additional console (at least for Harmony)
-    """
-
-    if kwargs is None:
-        kwargs = {}
-
-    if platform.system().lower() != "windows":
-        return kwargs
-
-    executable_path = os.environ.get("AYON_EXECUTABLE")
-
-    executable_filename = ""
-    if executable_path:
-        executable_filename = os.path.basename(executable_path)
-
-    is_gui_executable = "ayon_console" not in executable_filename
-    if is_gui_executable:
-        kwargs.update({
-            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
-            "stdout": subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            "stderr": subprocess.DEVNULL
-        })
-    elif allow_console:
-        kwargs.update({
-            "creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE
-        })
-    return kwargs
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_info.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_info.py
index 3975b35bc3..fc09a7c90c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_info.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_info.py
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ from .local_settings import get_local_site_id
 
 
 def get_ayon_launcher_version():
+    """Get AYON launcher version.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Version string.
+
+    """
     version_filepath = os.path.join(os.environ["AYON_ROOT"], "version.py")
     if not os.path.exists(version_filepath):
         return None
@@ -24,8 +30,8 @@ def is_running_from_build():
 
     Returns:
         bool: True if running from build.
-    """
 
+    """
     executable_path = os.environ["AYON_EXECUTABLE"]
     executable_filename = os.path.basename(executable_path)
     if "python" in executable_filename.lower():
@@ -33,6 +39,32 @@ def is_running_from_build():
     return True
 
 
+def is_using_ayon_console():
+    """AYON launcher console executable is used.
+
+    This function make sense only on Windows platform. For other platforms
+    always returns True. True is also returned if process is running from
+    code.
+
+    AYON launcher on windows has 2 executable files. First 'ayon_console.exe'
+    works as 'python.exe' executable, the second 'ayon.exe' works as
+    'pythonw.exe' executable. The difference is way how stdout/stderr is
+    handled (especially when calling subprocess).
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if console executable is used.
+
+    """
+    if (
+        platform.system().lower() != "windows"
+        or is_running_from_build()
+    ):
+        return True
+    executable_path = os.environ["AYON_EXECUTABLE"]
+    executable_filename = os.path.basename(executable_path)
+    return "ayon_console" in executable_filename
+
+
 def is_staging_enabled():
     return os.getenv("AYON_USE_STAGING") == "1"