diff --git a/vendor/wp-now/src/wp-now.ts b/vendor/wp-now/src/wp-now.ts
index dd8646fc8..5fe31a19d 100644
--- a/vendor/wp-now/src/wp-now.ts
+++ b/vendor/wp-now/src/wp-now.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ async function prepareWordPress( php: PHP, options: WPNowOptions ) {
 
 	// Symlink manager is not yet supported on windows
 	// See: https://github.com/Automattic/studio/issues/548
-	if ( !process.platform.startsWith('win') ) {
+	if ( process.platform !== 'win32' ) {
 		await startSymlinkManager(php, options.projectPath);
 	}
 }