A power window control apparatus has a transmitter, detachably mounted to a fixed member in a compartment, for transmitting coded infrared ray signals corresponding to opening/closing operations of right and left windows of a vehicle and a receiver fixed in the compartment, the receiver being provided with a manual switch for driving the relay circuit independently of the signal from the transmitter, a reset circuit for resetting the decoder for a predetermined period of time after an ignition switch is turned on, and a braking circuit for braking a corresponding one of motors when a driver releases a transmitter switch.