diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f2d4493b..1af7e115 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -132,8 +132,13 @@ jobs:
 
       # python examples
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: "Python Dataflow example"
         run: cargo run --example python-dataflow
       - name: "Python Operator Dataflow example"
@@ -167,8 +172,13 @@ jobs:
           source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash && ros2 run turtlesim turtlesim_node &
           cargo run --example rust-ros2-dataflow --features="ros2-examples"
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: "python-ros2-dataflow"
         timeout-minutes: 30
         env:
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/lib.rs b/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
index cd4d31c3..4d1420ec 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libraries/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,24 +61,8 @@ pub async fn run<S>(program: S, args: &[&str], pwd: Option<&Path>) -> eyre::Resu
 where
     S: AsRef<OsStr>,
 {
-    // if platform is windows, use a shell
-    let mut run = if cfg!(windows) {
-        let mut run = tokio::process::Command::new("cmd.exe");
-        let mut wrapped_args = vec![
-            "/c",
-            program
-                .as_ref()
-                .to_str()
-                .context("Could not get path string")?,
-        ];
-        wrapped_args.extend(args);
-        run.args(wrapped_args);
-        run
-    } else {
-        let mut run = tokio::process::Command::new(program);
-        run.args(args);
-        run
-    };
+    let mut run = tokio::process::Command::new(program);
+    run.args(args);
 
     if let Some(pwd) = pwd {
         run.current_dir(pwd);