diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/defaults.json b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/defaults.json
index 9b7188ef56c..e3df4f19b8f 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/defaults.json
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/defaults.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         {
             "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
             "name": "Windows PowerShell",
-            "commandline": "powershell.exe",
+            "commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
             "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png",
             "colorScheme": "Campbell",
             "antialiasingMode": "grayscale",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         {
             "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
             "name": "Command Prompt",
-            "commandline": "cmd.exe",
+            "commandline": "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\cmd.exe",
             "icon": "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}.png",
             "colorScheme": "Campbell",
             "antialiasingMode": "grayscale",