diff --git a/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml b/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
index 72dc300a..b8c3cbfd 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml b/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
index 56fa7864..fc8562af 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-iot.xml b/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
index 68f74f6b..89aa0d60 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml b/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
index 10243340..545ea882 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64.xml b/assets/win11x64.xml
index 61aad2ef..3130bb47 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64.xml
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win2025-eval.xml b/assets/win2025-eval.xml
index 73801c5f..9d90c774 100644
--- a/assets/win2025-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2025-eval.xml
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
diff --git a/assets/win2025.xml b/assets/win2025.xml
index a641959f..7e543a25 100644
--- a/assets/win2025.xml
+++ b/assets/win2025.xml
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
-          <CommandLine>rd /q c:\Windows.old 2>nul</CommandLine>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C rd /q C:\Windows.old</CommandLine>
           <Description>Remove empty Windows.old folder</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">