diff --git a/tools/cli/commands.js b/tools/cli/commands.js
index c5537997d4..68284a9239 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands.js
@@ -837,12 +837,15 @@ main.registerCommand({
   // the packages (or maybe an unpredictable subset based on what happens to be
   // in the template's versions file).
 
-  // Since some of the project skeletons include npm `devDependencies`, we need
-  // to make sure they're included when running `npm install`.
-  require("./default-npm-deps.js").install(
-    appPath,
-    { includeDevDependencies: true }
-  );
+  const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
+  if (!isWindows) {
+    // Since some of the project skeletons include npm `devDependencies`, we need
+    // to make sure they're included when running `npm install`.
+    require("./default-npm-deps.js").install(
+      appPath,
+      {includeDevDependencies: true}
+    );
+  }
 
   var appNameToDisplay = appPathAsEntered === "." ?
     "current directory" : `'${appPathAsEntered}'`;
@@ -873,6 +876,10 @@ main.registerCommand({
     cmd("cd " + appPathWithQuotesIfSpaces);
   }
 
+  if (isWindows) {
+    cmd("meteor npm install");
+  }
+
   cmd("meteor");
 
   Console.info("");