diff --git a/fastanime/cli/interfaces/anilist_interfaces.py b/fastanime/cli/interfaces/anilist_interfaces.py
index d22cbe1..4ac8ad9 100644
--- a/fastanime/cli/interfaces/anilist_interfaces.py
+++ b/fastanime/cli/interfaces/anilist_interfaces.py
@@ -764,18 +764,22 @@ def provider_anime_episodes_menu(
     if not current_episode_number or current_episode_number not in available_episodes:
         choices = [*available_episodes, "Back"]
         preview = None
-        if config.preview:
-            from .utils import get_fzf_episode_preview
-
-            e = fastanime_runtime_state.selected_anime_anilist["episodes"]
-            if e:
-                eps = range(0, e + 1)
-            else:
-                eps = available_episodes
-            preview = get_fzf_episode_preview(
-                fastanime_runtime_state.selected_anime_anilist, eps
-            )
         if config.use_fzf:
+            if config.preview:
+                from .utils import get_fzf_episode_preview
+
+                e = fastanime_runtime_state.selected_anime_anilist["episodes"]
+                if e:
+                    eps = range(0, e + 1)
+                else:
+                    eps = available_episodes
+                preview = get_fzf_episode_preview(
+                    fastanime_runtime_state.selected_anime_anilist, eps
+                )
+
+                if not preview:
+                    print("Failed to find bash executable which is necessary for preview with fzf.\nIf you are on Windows, please make sure Git is installed and available in PATH.")
+
             current_episode_number = fzf.run(
                 choices, prompt="Select Episode", header=anime_title, preview=preview
             )
@@ -1498,6 +1502,9 @@ def anilist_results_menu(
             from .utils import get_fzf_anime_preview
 
             preview = get_fzf_anime_preview(search_results, anime_data.keys())
+            if not preview:
+                print("Failed to find bash executable which is necessary for preview with fzf.\nIf you are on Windows, please make sure Git is installed and available in PATH.")
+
             selected_anime_title = fzf.run(
                 choices,
                 prompt="Select Anime",
diff --git a/fastanime/cli/interfaces/utils.py b/fastanime/cli/interfaces/utils.py
index 7b23430..e86d414 100644
--- a/fastanime/cli/interfaces/utils.py
+++ b/fastanime/cli/interfaces/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from ...constants import APP_CACHE_DIR, S_PLATFORM
 from ...libs.anilist.types import AnilistBaseMediaDataSchema
 from ...Utility import anilist_data_helper
 from ..utils.scripts import fzf_preview
-from ..utils.utils import get_true_fg
+from ..utils.utils import get_true_fg, which_bashlike
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ def get_fzf_episode_preview(
         titles (list[str]): sanitized titles of the anime; NOTE: its important that they are sanitized since they are used as the filenames of the images
         workers ([TODO:parameter]): Number of threads to use to download the images; defaults to as many as possible
         anilist_results: the anilist results from an anilist action
+
+    Returns:
+        The fzf preview script to use or None if the bash is not found
     """
 
     # HEADER_COLOR = 215, 0, 95
@@ -345,7 +348,11 @@ def get_fzf_episode_preview(
     background_worker.start()
 
     # the preview script is in bash so making sure fzf doesnt use any other shell lang to process the preview script
-    os.environ["SHELL"] = shutil.which("bash") or "bash"
+    bash_path = which_bashlike()
+    if not bash_path:
+        return
+
+    os.environ["SHELL"] = bash_path
     if S_PLATFORM == "win32":
         preview = """
             %s
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ def get_fzf_anime_preview(
         anilist_results: the anilist results got from an anilist action
 
     Returns:
-        THe fzf preview script to use
+        The fzf preview script to use or None if the bash is not found
     """
     # ensure images and info exists
 
@@ -423,7 +430,12 @@ def get_fzf_anime_preview(
     background_worker.start()
 
     # the preview script is in bash so making sure fzf doesnt use any other shell lang to process the preview script
-    os.environ["SHELL"] = shutil.which("bash") or "bash"
+    bash_path = which_bashlike()
+    if not bash_path:
+        return
+
+    os.environ["SHELL"] = bash_path
+
     if S_PLATFORM == "win32":
         preview = """
             %s
diff --git a/fastanime/cli/utils/utils.py b/fastanime/cli/utils/utils.py
index 1e96c8f..89aa22b 100644
--- a/fastanime/cli/utils/utils.py
+++ b/fastanime/cli/utils/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import logging
+import shutil
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from InquirerPy import inquirer
 
+from fastanime.constants import S_PLATFORM
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ...libs.anime_provider.types import EpisodeStream
@@ -155,3 +158,38 @@ def fuzzy_inquirer(choices: list, prompt: str, **kwargs):
         **kwargs,
     ).execute()
     return action
+
+
+def which_win32_gitbash():
+    """Helper function that returns absolute path to the git bash executable
+    (came with Git for Windows) on Windows
+
+    Returns:
+        the path to the git bash executable or None if not found
+    """
+    from os import path
+
+    gb_path = shutil.which("bash")
+
+    # Windows came with its own bash.exe but it's just an entry point for WSL not Git Bash
+    if gb_path and not path.dirname(gb_path).lower().endswith("windows\\system32"):
+        return gb_path
+
+    git_path = shutil.which("git")
+
+    if git_path and path.dirname(git_path).endswith("cmd"):
+        gb_path = path.abspath(
+            path.join(path.dirname(git_path), "..", "bin", "bash.exe")
+        )
+
+        if path.exists(gb_path):
+            return gb_path
+
+
+def which_bashlike():
+    """Helper function that returns absolute path to the bash executable for the current platform
+
+    Returns:
+        the path to the bash executable or None if not found
+    """
+    return (shutil.which("bash") or "bash") if S_PLATFORM != "win32" else which_win32_gitbash()
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