diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0497506..0f527e4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ An example that installs llvm, cmake, ninja, ccache, and vcpkg:
 
 ```ps1
 # windows example (open shell as admin)
-curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.14.0/setup_cpp_windows.exe"
+curl.exe -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.14.0/setup_cpp_windows.exe"
 ./setup_cpp_windows --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
 
 RefreshEnv.cmd # activate cpp environment variables
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Open the shell as admin, download via `curl`, then install
 
 ```ps1
 # open shell as admin
-curl -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.14.0/setup_cpp.js"
+curl.exe -LJO "https://github.com/aminya/setup-cpp/releases/download/v0.14.0/setup_cpp.js"
 node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --ccache true --vcpkg true
 
 RefreshEnv.cmd # activate cpp environment variables