diff --git a/cli/src/connection.rs b/cli/src/connection.rs
index 3d209d6..2cfa83c 100644
--- a/cli/src/connection.rs
+++ b/cli/src/connection.rs
@@ -206,12 +206,13 @@ pub fn ensure_daemon(session: &str, headed: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
         
-        // 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
+        // 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.
+        // Pass the entire command as a single string to /c to handle paths with spaces.
+        let cmd_string = format!("node \"{}\"", daemon_path.display());
         let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd");
         cmd.arg("/c")
-            .arg("node")
-            .arg(daemon_path)
+            .arg(&cmd_string)
             .env("AGENT_BROWSER_DAEMON", "1")
             .env("AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION", session);
 
diff --git a/cli/src/install.rs b/cli/src/install.rs
index 72fc7f3..f92c1fc 100644
--- a/cli/src/install.rs
+++ b/cli/src/install.rs
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ 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
+    // and Command::new() doesn't resolve .cmd files the way the shell does.
+    // Pass the entire command as a single string to /c to handle paths with spaces.
     #[cfg(windows)]
     let status = Command::new("cmd")
-        .args(["/c", "npx", "playwright", "install", "chromium"])
+        .args(["/c", "npx playwright install chromium"])
         .status();
     
     #[cfg(not(windows))]