diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
index 1598e0b893..9f98f0e8d5 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
@@ -302,7 +302,9 @@ async function setup() {
 async function setupExecPath() {
   if (isWindows()) {
     // set for the current session and beyond
-    child_process.execSync(`setx path "${meteorPath}/;%path%`);
+    child_process.execSync(
+      `powershell -c "$path = (Get-Item 'HKCU:\\Environment').GetValue('Path', '', 'DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames'); [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', \\"${meteorPath};$path\\", 'User');"`,
+    );
     return;
   }
   const exportCommand = `export PATH=${meteorPath}:$PATH`;