diff --git a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_all.yml b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_all.yml
index bf3da06b4..befa8f5a2 100644
--- a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_all.yml
+++ b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_all.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 
   tasks:
     - name: Install all applets
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd install all"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          tinkerd install all
diff --git a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_applet.yml b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_applet.yml
index 5c216773f..de3c0fa49 100644
--- a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_applet.yml
+++ b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/install_applet.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   tasks:
     - name: Install applet
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd install --name {{ applet_name }}"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          tinkerd install --name {{ applet_name }}
       when: applet_name != 'all'
diff --git a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
index ac117bf96..bfe772021 100644
--- a/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
+++ b/apps/terminal/automations/deploy_applet_host/playbook.yml
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
         dest: "{{ ansible_env.TEMP }}\\pip_packages"
 
     - name: Install python requirements offline
-      ansible.windows.win_shell: >
-        pip install -r '{{ ansible_env.TEMP }}\pip_packages\pip_packages\requirements.txt'
-        --no-index --find-links='{{ ansible_env.TEMP }}\pip_packages\pip_packages'
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          pip install -r '{{ ansible_env.TEMP }}\pip_packages\pip_packages\requirements.txt' --no-index --find-links='{{ ansible_env.TEMP }}\pip_packages\pip_packages'
 
     - name: Download chromedriver (Chromium)
       ansible.windows.win_get_url:
@@ -184,17 +184,18 @@
           GOOGLE_DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET: ''
 
     - name: Generate tinkerd component config
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd config --hostname {{ HOST_NAME }} --core_host {{ CORE_HOST }}
-      --token {{ BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN }} --host_id {{ HOST_ID }} --ignore-verify-certs {{ IGNORE_VERIFY_CERTS }}"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        tinkerd config --hostname {{ HOST_NAME }} --core_host {{ CORE_HOST }} --token {{ BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN }} --host_id {{ HOST_ID }} --ignore-verify-certs {{ IGNORE_VERIFY_CERTS }}
 
     - name: Install tinkerd service
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd service install"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          tinkerd service install
 
     - name: Start tinkerd service
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd service start"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          tinkerd service start
 
     - name: Wait Tinker api health
       ansible.windows.win_uri:
@@ -207,5 +208,6 @@
       delay: 5
 
     - name: Sync all remote applets
-      ansible.windows.win_shell:
-        "tinkerd install all"
+      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
+        script: |
+          tinkerd install all
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