diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index d26d00c2..8b72b1be 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -254,8 +254,10 @@ const DEFAULTS = o({
     browser: "firefox",
     nativeinstallcmd:
         "curl -fsSl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmcaine/tridactyl/master/native/install.sh | bash",
-    win_nativeinstallcmd:
+    win_powershell_nativeinstallcmd:
         "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gsbabil/tridactyl/master/native/win_install.ps1'))",
+    win_cmdexe_nativeinstallcmd:
+        '@"%SystemRoot%\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString(\'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gsbabil/tridactyl/master/native/win_install.ps1\'))"',
     profiledir: "auto",
 
     // Container settings
diff --git a/src/excmds.ts b/src/excmds.ts
index 0b883103..66632c73 100644
--- a/src/excmds.ts
+++ b/src/excmds.ts
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ export async function native() {
 //#background
 export async function installnative() {
     if ((await browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()).os === "win") {
-        const installstr = await config.get("win_nativeinstallcmd")
+        const installstr = await config.get("win_powershell_nativeinstallcmd")
         await clipboard("yank", installstr)
-        fillcmdline("# Installation command copied to clipboard. Please paste and run it in Powershell to install the native messenger.")
+        fillcmdline("# Installation command copied to clipboard. Please paste and run it in Windows Powershell to install the native messenger.")
     } else {
         const installstr = await config.get("nativeinstallcmd")
         await clipboard("yank", installstr)
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export async function updatenative(interactive = true) {
             return
         }
         if ((await browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()).os === "win") {
-            await Native.run(await config.get("win_nativeinstallcmd"))
+            await Native.run(await config.get("win_cmdexe_nativeinstallcmd"))
         } else {
             await Native.run(await config.get("nativeinstallcmd"))
         }