diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index a9f47f0b0..8dd09a238 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,17 @@ function normalizeOutputFormat(
 }
 
 export async function parseArguments(settings: Settings): Promise<CliArgs> {
-  const rawArgv = hideBin(process.argv);
+  let rawArgv = hideBin(process.argv);
+
+  // hack: if the first argument is the CLI entry point, remove it
+  if (
+    rawArgv.length > 0 &&
+    (rawArgv[0].endsWith('/dist/qwen-cli/cli.js') ||
+      rawArgv[0].endsWith('/dist/cli.js'))
+  ) {
+    rawArgv = rawArgv.slice(1);
+  }
+
   const yargsInstance = yargs(rawArgv)
     .locale('en')
     .scriptName('qwen')
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts
index 2f2b462f7..be0f669e6 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { WebViewProvider } from './webview/WebViewProvider.js';
 import { registerNewCommands } from './commands/index.js';
 import { ReadonlyFileSystemProvider } from './services/readonlyFileSystemProvider.js';
+import { isWindows } from './utils/platform.js';
 
 const CLI_IDE_COMPANION_IDENTIFIER = 'qwenlm.qwen-code-vscode-ide-companion';
 const INFO_MESSAGE_SHOWN_KEY = 'qwenCodeInfoMessageShown';
@@ -312,13 +313,38 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
             'qwen-cli',
             'cli.js',
           ).fsPath;
-          const quote = (s: string) => `"${s.replaceAll('"', '\\"')}"`;
-          const qwenCmd = `${quote(process.execPath)} ${quote(cliEntry)}`;
-          const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
+          const execPath = process.execPath;
+          const lowerExecPath = execPath.toLowerCase();
+          const needsElectronRunAsNode =
+            lowerExecPath.includes('code') ||
+            lowerExecPath.includes('electron');
+
+          let qwenCmd: string;
+          const terminalOptions: vscode.TerminalOptions = {
             name: `Qwen Code (${selectedFolder.name})`,
             cwd: selectedFolder.uri.fsPath,
             location,
-          });
+          };
+
+          if (isWindows) {
+            // Use system Node via cmd.exe; avoid PowerShell parsing issues
+            const quoteCmd = (s: string) => `"${s.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
+            const cliQuoted = quoteCmd(cliEntry);
+            // TODO: @yiliang114, temporarily run through node, and later hope to decouple from the local node
+            qwenCmd = `node ${cliQuoted}`;
+            terminalOptions.shellPath = process.env.ComSpec;
+          } else {
+            const quotePosix = (s: string) => `"${s.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+            const baseCmd = `${quotePosix(execPath)} ${quotePosix(cliEntry)}`;
+            if (needsElectronRunAsNode) {
+              // macOS Electron helper needs ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1;
+              qwenCmd = `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 ${baseCmd}`;
+            } else {
+              qwenCmd = baseCmd;
+            }
+          }
+
+          const terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal(terminalOptions);
           terminal.show();
           terminal.sendText(qwenCmd);
         }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpMessageHandler.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpMessageHandler.ts
index 8766fdf31..c2fad7701 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpMessageHandler.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../types/connectionTypes.js';
 import { AcpFileHandler } from '../services/acpFileHandler.js';
 import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+import { isWindows } from '../utils/platform.js';
 
 /**
  * ACP Message Handler Class
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export class AcpMessageHandler {
   sendResponseMessage(child: ChildProcess | null, response: AcpResponse): void {
     if (child?.stdin) {
       const jsonString = JSON.stringify(response);
-      const lineEnding = process.platform === 'win32' ? '\r\n' : '\n';
+      const lineEnding = isWindows ? '\r\n' : '\n';
       child.stdin.write(jsonString + lineEnding);
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpSessionManager.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpSessionManager.ts
index e2055a3a2..2d85d20aa 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpSessionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/services/acpSessionManager.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import type { ApprovalModeValue } from '../types/approvalModeValueTypes.js';
 import { AGENT_METHODS } from '../constants/acpSchema.js';
 import type { PendingRequest } from '../types/connectionTypes.js';
 import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+import { isWindows } from '../utils/platform.js';
 
 /**
  * ACP Session Manager Class
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export class AcpSessionManager {
   ): void {
     if (child?.stdin) {
       const jsonString = JSON.stringify(message);
-      const lineEnding = process.platform === 'win32' ? '\r\n' : '\n';
+      const lineEnding = isWindows ? '\r\n' : '\n';
       child.stdin.write(jsonString + lineEnding);
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/utils/platform.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/utils/platform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..994aadc3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/utils/platform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Qwen Team
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/** Whether the current platform is Windows */
+export const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';