diff --git a/src/utils/dependencies.ts b/src/utils/dependencies.ts
index 1d9a5e67b1..bc8f51e864 100644
--- a/src/utils/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dependencies.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export type DependencyGroup = 'chromium' | 'firefox' | 'webkit' | 'tools';
 
 export async function installDependenciesWindows(targets: Set<DependencyGroup>) {
   if (targets.has('chromium')) {
-    const {code} = await utils.spawnAsync('powershell.exe', [path.join(BIN_DIRECTORY, 'install_media_pack.ps1')], { cwd: BIN_DIRECTORY, stdio: 'inherit' });
+    const { code } = await utils.spawnAsync('powershell.exe', ['-File', path.join(BIN_DIRECTORY, 'install_media_pack.ps1')], { cwd: BIN_DIRECTORY, stdio: 'inherit' });
     if (code !== 0)
       throw new Error('Failed to install windows dependencies!');
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/registry.ts b/src/utils/registry.ts
index e26074e7d2..d0f68fa291 100644
--- a/src/utils/registry.ts
+++ b/src/utils/registry.ts
@@ -630,8 +630,14 @@ export class Registry {
     const scriptName = scripts[process.platform as 'linux' | 'darwin' | 'win32'];
     if (!scriptName)
       throw new Error(`Cannot install ${channel} on ${process.platform}`);
-    const shell = scriptName.endsWith('.ps1') ? 'powershell.exe' : 'bash';
-    const { code } = await spawnAsync(shell, [path.join(BIN_PATH, scriptName), ...scriptArgs], { cwd: BIN_PATH, stdio: 'inherit' });
+    const isPowerShell = scriptName.endsWith('.ps1');
+    const shell = isPowerShell ? 'powershell.exe' : 'bash';
+    const args = [
+      ...(isPowerShell ? ['-File'] : []),
+      path.join(BIN_PATH, scriptName),
+      ...scriptArgs
+    ];
+    const { code } = await spawnAsync(shell, args, { cwd: BIN_PATH, stdio: 'inherit' });
     if (code !== 0)
       throw new Error(`Failed to install ${channel}`);
   }