diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-windows.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-windows.asciidoc
index eb84ff149f8bd..597a265db63b4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-windows.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/install/zip-windows.asciidoc
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ default:
 +
 ["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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-C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-{version}{backslash}bin>bin\elasticsearch-service.bat start
+C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-{version}>.\bin\elasticsearch-service.bat start
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 +
 NOTE: TLS is not enabled or configured when you start {es} as a service.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ to the command line.
 +
 ["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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-C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-{version}{backslash}bin>\bin\elasticsearch-reset-password -u elastic
+C:\Program Files\elasticsearch-{version}>.\bin\elasticsearch-reset-password.bat -u elastic
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 NOTE: While a JRE can be used for the {es} service, due to its use of a client