diff --git a/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/config.ts b/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/config.ts
index c620c683..c4920bae 100644
--- a/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/config.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ function loadAppConfigViaEsm(cwd: string, configPath: string, originalError?: un
   const tempDir = path.resolve(cwd, '.sparkling');
   fs.mkdirSync(tempDir, { recursive: true });
   const readerScript = path.join(tempDir, 'read-app-config.mjs');
-  const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(configPath).href;
+  // On Windows with Node.js v24, pathToFileURL has a bug with backslash paths
+  // Convert to forward slashes before passing to pathToFileURL
+  const normalizedPath = configPath.split(path.sep).join('/');
+  const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(normalizedPath).href;
   const script = [
     `const url = ${JSON.stringify(fileUrl)};`,
     'const mod = await import(url);',
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ function loadAppConfigViaEsm(cwd: string, configPath: string, originalError?: un
     cwd,
     stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
     env: process.env,
+    shell: process.platform === 'win32' ? true : false,
   });
 
   if (res.status !== 0) {
diff --git a/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/utils/exec.ts b/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/utils/exec.ts
index 9b3da7a1..004eb7df 100644
--- a/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/utils/exec.ts
+++ b/packages/sparkling-app-cli/src/utils/exec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function runCommand(
     cwd: options.cwd,
     env: { ...process.env, ...options.env },
     stdio: 'inherit',
-    shell: false,
+    shell: process.platform === 'win32' ? true : false,
   });
 
   await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {