diff --git a/cli/src/connection.rs b/cli/src/connection.rs
index bc50d32..3d209d6 100644
--- a/cli/src/connection.rs
+++ b/cli/src/connection.rs
@@ -206,8 +206,12 @@ pub fn ensure_daemon(session: &str, headed: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
         
-        let mut cmd = Command::new("node");
-        cmd.arg(daemon_path)
+        // On Windows, use cmd.exe to run node to ensure proper PATH resolution
+        // This handles cases where node.exe isn't directly in PATH but node.cmd is
+        let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd");
+        cmd.arg("/c")
+            .arg("node")
+            .arg(daemon_path)
             .env("AGENT_BROWSER_DAEMON", "1")
             .env("AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION", session);
 
diff --git a/cli/src/install.rs b/cli/src/install.rs
index 297af2b..72fc7f3 100644
--- a/cli/src/install.rs
+++ b/cli/src/install.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ pub fn run_install(with_deps: bool) {
     }
 
     println!("\x1b[36mInstalling Chromium browser...\x1b[0m");
+    
+    // On Windows, we need to use cmd.exe to run npx because npx is actually npx.cmd
+    // and Command::new() doesn't resolve .cmd files the way the shell does
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let status = Command::new("cmd")
+        .args(["/c", "npx", "playwright", "install", "chromium"])
+        .status();
+    
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     let status = Command::new("npx")
         .args(["playwright", "install", "chromium"])
         .status();