diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 312eb02..18e86f9 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -39,43 +39,6 @@ function showButtons() {
     });
 }
 
-function getTerminalConfig(): {shellPath: string | undefined, shellArgs: string | string[] | undefined} {
-    const shellConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('terminal.integrated.shell');
-    const shellArgsConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('terminal.integrated.shellArgs');
-    let osSection: string | undefined;
-    if (process.platform === "win32") {
-        osSection = 'windows';
-    } else if (process.platform === "darwin") {
-        osSection = 'osx';
-    } else if (process.platform === "linux") {
-        osSection = 'linux';
-    }
-    if (osSection) {
-        return {
-            shellPath: shellConfig.get<string>(osSection) || undefined,
-            shellArgs: shellArgsConfig.get<string | string[]>(osSection) || undefined
-        };
-    } else {
-        return {
-            shellPath: undefined,
-            shellArgs: undefined
-        };
-    }
-}
-
-const POWERSHELLS = [/(powershell.exe$|powershell$)/i, /(pwsh.exe$|pwsh$)/i];
-
-type ShellKind = 'powershell' | 'other';
-
-function identifyShell(shellPath: string): ShellKind {
-    for (let pat of POWERSHELLS) {
-        if (pat.test(shellPath)) {
-            return 'powershell';
-        }
-    }
-    return 'other';
-}
-
 async function startTerminal(
     existing: vscode.Terminal | undefined, name: string, cmd: string
 ): Promise<vscode.Terminal> {
@@ -83,29 +46,18 @@ async function startTerminal(
         existing.dispose();
     }
     const terminalOptions: vscode.TerminalOptions = {name: name};
-    let cmdPrefix = "";
     if (isWindows) {
-        const shellCfg = getTerminalConfig();
-        const shellPath = shellCfg.shellPath;
-        const shellArgs = shellCfg.shellArgs;
-        if (shellPath) {
-            terminalOptions.shellPath = shellPath;
-            if (shellArgs) {
-                terminalOptions.shellArgs = shellArgs;
-            }
-            if (identifyShell(shellPath) === "powershell") {
-                cmdPrefix = "& ";
-            }
-        } else {
-            // powershell is the default
-            cmdPrefix = "& ";
-        }
+        // We don't know which shell will be used by default.
+        // If PowerShell is the default, we need to prefix the command with "& ".
+        // Otherwise, the prefix is not allowed and results in a syntax error.
+        // -> Just force cmd.exe.
+        terminalOptions.shellPath = "cmd.exe";
     }
     const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal(terminalOptions);
     // Sometimes the terminal takes some time to start up before it can start accepting input.
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
     terminal.show(false); // focus the terminal
-    terminal.sendText(cmdPrefix + cmd);
+    terminal.sendText(cmd);
     return terminal;
 }