From 06ee3ce65498ee05c161cf7657fd59d0c56a7d65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Ottinger <ivan.ottinger@automattic.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 14:24:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix `npm start` on Windows: spawn via shell so `npx` resolves
 to `npx.cmd`

---
 scripts/start-studio.mjs | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/start-studio.mjs b/scripts/start-studio.mjs
index 2afe4d06ad..0abc68fec1 100644
--- a/scripts/start-studio.mjs
+++ b/scripts/start-studio.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function spawnCommand( command, args, options = {} ) {
 	return spawn( command, args, {
 		stdio: 'inherit',
 		cwd: root,
+		shell: true,
 		...options,
 	} );
 }