diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 2c145a97..90d5e3a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           cache-read-only: false
 
       - name: Execute Gradle build
-        run: ./gradlew build
+        run: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && '.\gradlew.bat' || './gradlew' }} build
diff --git a/jib/src/functionalTest/kotlin/JavaagentJibExtensionFunctionalTest.kt b/jib/src/functionalTest/kotlin/JavaagentJibExtensionFunctionalTest.kt
index dd5d4b59..c8aa543e 100644
--- a/jib/src/functionalTest/kotlin/JavaagentJibExtensionFunctionalTest.kt
+++ b/jib/src/functionalTest/kotlin/JavaagentJibExtensionFunctionalTest.kt
@@ -91,14 +91,16 @@ class JavaagentJibExtensionFunctionalTest {
         buildArgs: List<String>,
     ): BuildResult {
         val helloWorldDir = File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world")
-        File("src/functionalTest/resources/hello-world-project/").copyRecursively(helloWorldDir)
+        File(
+            "src${File.separator}functionalTest${File.separator}resources${File.separator}hello-world-project",
+        ).copyRecursively(helloWorldDir)
         val simpleAgentTestDir = File(functionalTestDir, "simple-agent")
         val simpleAgentBuildScript = simpleAgentTestDir.resolve("build.gradle.kts")
-        File("../simple-agent/").copyRecursively(simpleAgentTestDir)
+        File("..${File.separator}simple-agent").copyRecursively(simpleAgentTestDir)
         // remove a constant from the above file
         simpleAgentBuildScript.writeText(
             simpleAgentBuildScript.readText().replace(
-                "id(\"com.ryandens.java-conventions\")\n",
+                "id(\"com.ryandens.java-conventions\")",
                 "",
             ),
         )
diff --git a/plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest.kt b/plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest.kt
index f8b98255..8aadb01d 100644
--- a/plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.ryandens.javaagent
 
 import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils
 import org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm
+import org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.GradleRunner
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ class JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest {
 
     private lateinit var helloWorldDir: File
 
+    private val isWindows = OperatingSystem.current().isWindows
+
+    private val scriptExtension = if (isWindows) ".bat" else ""
+
     @BeforeTest
     fun beforeEach() {
         functionalTestDir = File("build", "functionalTest")
@@ -127,21 +132,17 @@ class JavaagentPluginFunctionalTest {
         assertTrue(applicationDistribution.exists())
 
         // verify the expected text was injected into the start script
-        val expectedDefaultJavaOpts = """
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:${"$"}APP_HOME/agent-libs/simple-agent.jar -Xmx256m"
-"""
         val applicationDistributionScript =
-            File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world${File.separator}build${File.separator}scripts${File.separator}hello-world")
-        assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains(expectedDefaultJavaOpts))
-
-        /*
-         * TODO add support for windows
-         * val expectedWindowsDefaultJvmOpts = """
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:${"$"}APP_HOME/lib/simple-agent.jar -Xmx256m"
+            File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world${File.separator}build${File.separator}scripts${File.separator}hello-world$scriptExtension")
+        if (isWindows) {
+            val expectedWindowsDefaultJvmOpts = """set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:%APP_HOME%\agent-libs\simple-agent.jar" "-Xmx256m""""
+            assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains(expectedWindowsDefaultJvmOpts))
+        } else {
+            val expectedDefaultJavaOpts = """
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:${"$"}APP_HOME/agent-libs/simple-agent.jar -Xmx256m"
 """
-        val applicationDistributionScript = File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world/build/scripts/hello-world.bat")
-        assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains(expectedWindowsDefaultJvmOpts))
-         */
+            assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains(expectedDefaultJavaOpts))
+        }
 
         // verify the agent was added to the /lib/ dir of the distribution
         assertTrue(
@@ -194,8 +195,12 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:${"$"}APP_HOME/lib/simple-agent.jar -Xmx256m"
         assertTrue(applicationDistribution.exists())
 
         val applicationDistributionScript =
-            File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world${File.separator}build${File.separator}scripts${File.separator}hello-world")
-        assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains("""DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx256m"""))
+            File(functionalTestDir, "hello-world${File.separator}build${File.separator}scripts${File.separator}hello-world$scriptExtension")
+        if (isWindows) {
+            assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains("""set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx256m""""))
+        } else {
+            assertTrue(applicationDistributionScript.readText().contains("""DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx256m"""))
+        }
 
         assertFalse(
             File(
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-javaagent:${"$"}APP_HOME/lib/simple-agent.jar -Xmx256m"
             """,
         )
 
-        val commandLine = StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(""".${File.separator}hello-world""")
+        val commandLine = StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(""".${File.separator}hello-world$scriptExtension""")
         val javaHome = StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(Jvm.current().getJavaHome().toString())
         helloWorldDir.resolve("build.gradle").writeText(
             """
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator.kt b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator.kt
index 5658eaed..71d9e1bb 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator(
         details: JavaAppStartScriptGenerationDetails,
         destination: Writer,
     ) {
-        inner.generateScript(details, Fake(destination, javaagentConfiguration, platform.pathSeparator))
+        inner.generateScript(details, Fake(destination, javaagentConfiguration, platform.pathSeparator, platform.appHomeVar))
     }
 
     private class FakeTransformer(
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator(
         private val inner: Writer,
         private val javaagentFiles: Provider<Set<File>>,
         private val pathSeparator: String,
+        private val appHomeVar: String,
     ) : Writer() {
         override fun close() {
             inner.close()
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class JavaagentAwareStartScriptGenerator(
                         "-javaagent:COM_RYANDENS_JAVAAGENTS_PLACEHOLDER.jar",
                         javaagentFiles.get().joinToString(
                             " ",
-                        ) { jar -> "-javaagent:\$APP_HOME${pathSeparator}agent-libs${pathSeparator}${jar.name}" },
+                        ) { jar -> "-javaagent:${appHomeVar}${pathSeparator}agent-libs${pathSeparator}${jar.name}" },
                     )
                 }
             super.write(replace)
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/Platform.kt b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/Platform.kt
index 3bd7983b..5df2a19f 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/Platform.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/ryandens/javaagent/Platform.kt
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import org.gradle.api.resources.TextResource
 enum class Platform(
     val lineSeparator: String,
     val pathSeparator: String,
+    val appHomeVar: String,
     val templateBindingFactory: StartScriptTemplateBindingFactory,
     val template: TextResource,
 ) {
-    UNIX("\n", "/", StartScriptTemplateBindingFactory.unix(), UnixStartScriptGenerator().template),
-    WINDOWS("\r\n", "\\", StartScriptTemplateBindingFactory.windows(), WindowsStartScriptGenerator().template),
+    UNIX("\n", "/", "\$APP_HOME", StartScriptTemplateBindingFactory.unix(), UnixStartScriptGenerator().template),
+    WINDOWS("\r\n", "\\", "%APP_HOME%", StartScriptTemplateBindingFactory.windows(), WindowsStartScriptGenerator().template),
 }