diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ec1179a..0d1232a9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
-        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
         "tiny-decoders": "^7.0.1",
         "ws": "^8.12.0"
       },
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
         "@types/ws": "8.5.4",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.48.2",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.48.2",
+        "cross-spawn": "7.0.3",
         "elm-tooling": "1.12.0",
         "esbuild": "0.15.18",
         "esbuild-register": "3.4.2",
@@ -2025,7 +2025,9 @@
     },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "path-key": "^3.1.0",
         "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -3605,6 +3607,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/isexe": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/istanbul-lib-coverage": {
@@ -4778,6 +4781,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/path-key": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
@@ -5139,6 +5143,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/shebang-command": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "shebang-regex": "^3.0.0"
@@ -5149,6 +5154,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/shebang-regex": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
@@ -5628,6 +5634,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "isexe": "^2.0.0"
@@ -7266,6 +7273,9 @@
     },
     "cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "path-key": "^3.1.0",
         "shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -8305,7 +8315,8 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "isexe": {
-      "version": "2.0.0"
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "istanbul-lib-coverage": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
@@ -9196,7 +9207,8 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-key": {
-      "version": "3.1.1"
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "path-parse": {
       "version": "1.0.7",
@@ -9433,12 +9445,14 @@
     },
     "shebang-command": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "shebang-regex": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
     "shebang-regex": {
-      "version": "3.0.0"
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "signal-exit": {
       "version": "3.0.7",
@@ -9766,6 +9780,7 @@
     },
     "which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "isexe": "^2.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aa3e33f7..2c3df25f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "@types/ws": "8.5.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.48.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.48.2",
+    "cross-spawn": "7.0.3",
     "elm-tooling": "1.12.0",
     "esbuild": "0.15.18",
     "esbuild-register": "3.4.2",
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
-    "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "tiny-decoders": "^7.0.1",
     "ws": "^8.12.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/Spawn.ts b/src/Spawn.ts
index 26c02fc7..a6112be2 100644
--- a/src/Spawn.ts
+++ b/src/Spawn.ts
@@ -52,31 +52,51 @@ export function spawn(command: Command): {
     killed = true;
   };
 
-  const promise = (
-    actualSpawn: typeof childProcess.spawn
-  ): Promise<SpawnResult> =>
-    new Promise((resolve) => {
+  const promise = (windowsPreviousAttemptError?: Error): Promise<SpawnResult> =>
+    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       // istanbul ignore if
       if (killed) {
         resolve({ tag: "Killed", command });
         return;
       }
 
-      const child = actualSpawn(command.command, command.args, {
-        ...command.options,
-        cwd: command.options.cwd.absolutePath,
-      });
+      const child = childProcess.spawn(
+        // On Windows, executing just `elm` works for `elm.exe`, but not for
+        // `elm.cmd` – then we need to explicitly say `.cmd`. When installing
+        // Elm via npm or elm-tooling a `.cmd` file is used (pointing to the
+        // `.exe` somewhere else). So we try first with the original command,
+        // and then with `.cmd` appended.
+        // istanbul ignore next
+        windowsPreviousAttemptError === undefined
+          ? command.command
+          : `${command.command}.cmd`,
+        command.args,
+        {
+          ...command.options,
+          cwd: command.options.cwd.absolutePath,
+        }
+      );
 
       const stdout: Array<Buffer> = [];
       const stderr: Array<Buffer> = [];
 
+      // Having a test for `CommandNotFoundError` is good, but the rest is not
+      // possible to test. It’s the least messy to ignore coverage for the whole thing.
+      // istanbul ignore next
       child.on("error", (error: Error & { code?: string }) => {
-        resolve(
-          // istanbul ignore next
-          error.code === "ENOENT"
-            ? { tag: "CommandNotFoundError", command }
-            : { tag: "OtherSpawnError", error, command }
-        );
+        if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+          if (IS_WINDOWS && windowsPreviousAttemptError === undefined) {
+            promise(error).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+          } else {
+            resolve({ tag: "CommandNotFoundError", command });
+          }
+        } else {
+          resolve({
+            tag: "OtherSpawnError",
+            error: windowsPreviousAttemptError ?? error,
+            command,
+          });
+        }
       });
 
       let stdinWriteError:
@@ -167,9 +187,7 @@ export function spawn(command: Command): {
 
   // istanbul ignore next
   return {
-    promise: IS_WINDOWS
-      ? import("cross-spawn").then((crossSpawn) => promise(crossSpawn.spawn))
-      : promise(childProcess.spawn),
+    promise: promise(),
     kill: () => {
       kill();
     },