diff --git a/demo/angular/scripts/run_demo.js b/demo/angular/scripts/run_demo.js
index aeac74349..0f3a00b45 100644
--- a/demo/angular/scripts/run_demo.js
+++ b/demo/angular/scripts/run_demo.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
 
 const command = (process.platform === "win32") ? "npx.cmd" : "npx";
 
-child_process.fork("ng", commands, {
+child_process.spawn("ng", commands, {
   execPath: command,
+  shell: true
 });
diff --git a/demo/react-native/scripts/run_demo.js b/demo/react-native/scripts/run_demo.js
index 5abb5d8a1..32b908e0c 100644
--- a/demo/react-native/scripts/run_demo.js
+++ b/demo/react-native/scripts/run_demo.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
 
 const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npx.cmd' : 'npx';
 
-child_process.fork('react-native', commands, {
+child_process.spawn("react-native", commands, {
   execPath: command,
+  shell: true
 });
diff --git a/demo/react/scripts/run_demo.js b/demo/react/scripts/run_demo.js
index adcc29a4b..d6108389d 100644
--- a/demo/react/scripts/run_demo.js
+++ b/demo/react/scripts/run_demo.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
 
 const command = (process.platform === "win32") ? "npx.cmd" : "npx";
 
-child_process.fork("react-scripts", commands, {
+child_process.spawn("react-scripts", commands, {
   execPath: command,
+  shell: true
 });
diff --git a/demo/vue/scripts/run_demo.js b/demo/vue/scripts/run_demo.js
index 335ff751d..7b9251a32 100644
--- a/demo/vue/scripts/run_demo.js
+++ b/demo/vue/scripts/run_demo.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export default porcupineModel;
 
 const command = (process.platform === "win32") ? "npx.cmd" : "npx";
 
-child_process.fork("vite", commands, {
+child_process.spawn("vite", commands, {
   execPath: command,
+  shell: true
 });
diff --git a/demo/web/scripts/run_demo.js b/demo/web/scripts/run_demo.js
index 8ffdec9fb..07f1ba4e6 100644
--- a/demo/web/scripts/run_demo.js
+++ b/demo/web/scripts/run_demo.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
 
 const command = (process.platform === "win32") ? "npx.cmd" : "npx";
 
-child_process.fork("http-server", ["-a", "localhost", "-p", "5000"], {
+child_process.spawn("http-server", ["-a", "localhost", "-p", "5000"], {
   execPath: command,
+  shell: true
 });