diff --git a/packages/telemetry/src/telemetry.ts b/packages/telemetry/src/telemetry.ts
index b06ff6d33ff0..cd863cd7a218 100644
--- a/packages/telemetry/src/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/telemetry/src/telemetry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { spawn } from 'child_process'
+import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'path'
 
 import { getPaths } from '@redwoodjs/internal'
@@ -43,8 +44,14 @@ export const timedTelemetry = async (
   return result
 }
 
+// Returns 'Windows_NT' on Windows.
+// See https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v12.x/api/os.html#os_os_type.
+const isWindows = os.type() === 'Windows_NT'
+
 export const errorTelemetry = async (argv: Array<string>, error: any) => {
-  if (process.env.REDWOOD_DISABLE_TELEMETRY) {
+  // FIXME: on Windows, cmd opens and closes a few times.
+  // See https://github.com/redwoodjs/redwood/issues/5728.
+  if (isWindows || process.env.REDWOOD_DISABLE_TELEMETRY) {
     return
   }
 
@@ -53,7 +60,9 @@ export const errorTelemetry = async (argv: Array<string>, error: any) => {
 
 // used as yargs middleware when any command is invoked
 export const telemetryMiddleware = async () => {
-  if (process.env.REDWOOD_DISABLE_TELEMETRY) {
+  // FIXME: on Windows, cmd opens and closes a few times.
+  // See https://github.com/redwoodjs/redwood/issues/5728.
+  if (isWindows || process.env.REDWOOD_DISABLE_TELEMETRY) {
     return
   }