diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2cd05dd8..03b9c063 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+0.74.6
+------
+- Fixed `--with-shell` on Windows not detecting cmd, PowerShell, and pwsh, which made fzf quote commands and entries for a POSIX shell (#4936) (@vimkim)
+    - e.g. With `--with-shell "cmd.exe /d /c"`, `--preview '"C:\Program Files\nu\bin\nu.exe" --version'` failed
+
 0.74.5
 ------
 - Fixed `--popup` unzooming the window when opened over a zoomed pane on tmux 3.8 or above (#4927, junegunn/fzf.vim#1625) (@jereviikari)
diff --git a/src/util/util_windows.go b/src/util/util_windows.go
index ea9a0fa4..7ef645b8 100644
--- a/src/util/util_windows.go
+++ b/src/util/util_windows.go
@@ -44,19 +44,21 @@ func NewExecutor(withShell string) *Executor {
 
 	shellType := shellTypeUnknown
 	basename := filepath.Base(shell)
-	if len(args) > 0 {
-		args = args[1:]
-	} else if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "cmd") {
+	defaultArgs := []string{"-c"}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "cmd") {
 		shellType = shellTypeCmd
-		args = []string{"/s/c"}
+		defaultArgs = []string{"/s/c"}
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "pwsh") {
 		shellType = shellTypePwsh
-		args = []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}
+		defaultArgs = []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "powershell") {
 		shellType = shellTypePowerShell
-		args = []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}
+		defaultArgs = []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}
+	}
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		args = args[1:]
 	} else {
-		args = []string{"-c"}
+		args = defaultArgs
 	}
 	return &Executor{shell: shell, shellType: shellType, args: args}
 }
diff --git a/src/util/util_windows_test.go b/src/util/util_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d2956cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+func TestNewWindowsExecutor(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		envShell  string
+		withShell string
+		shell     string
+		shellType shellType
+		args      []string
+	}{
+		{"default", "", "", "cmd", shellTypeCmd, []string{"/s/c"}},
+		{"cmd_env", "cmd.exe", "", "cmd.exe", shellTypeCmd, []string{"/s/c"}},
+		{"cmd_path_env", `C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe`, "", `C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe`, shellTypeCmd, []string{"/s/c"}},
+		{"powershell_env", "powershell.exe", "", "powershell.exe", shellTypePowerShell, []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}},
+		{"pwsh_env", "pwsh.exe", "", "pwsh.exe", shellTypePwsh, []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}},
+		{"custom_env", "custom-shell", "", "custom-shell", shellTypeUnknown, []string{"-c"}},
+		{"cmd_explicit", "powershell.exe", "cmd.exe /d /c", "cmd.exe", shellTypeCmd, []string{"/d", "/c"}},
+		{"cmd_path_explicit", "", `C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /d /s /c`, `C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe`, shellTypeCmd, []string{"/d", "/s", "/c"}},
+		{"powershell_explicit", "cmd.exe", "powershell.exe -NoLogo -NonInteractive -Command", "powershell.exe", shellTypePowerShell, []string{"-NoLogo", "-NonInteractive", "-Command"}},
+		{"pwsh_explicit", "cmd.exe", "pwsh.exe -NoLogo -Command", "pwsh.exe", shellTypePwsh, []string{"-NoLogo", "-Command"}},
+		{"custom_explicit", "cmd.exe", "custom-shell --custom -e", "custom-shell", shellTypeUnknown, []string{"--custom", "-e"}},
+		{"cmd_no_flags", "", "cmd.exe", "cmd.exe", shellTypeCmd, []string{}},
+		{"powershell_no_flags", "", "powershell.exe", "powershell.exe", shellTypePowerShell, []string{}},
+		{"pwsh_no_flags", "", "pwsh.exe", "pwsh.exe", shellTypePwsh, []string{}},
+		{"custom_no_flags", "", "custom-shell", "custom-shell", shellTypeUnknown, []string{}},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv("SHELL", test.envShell)
+			x := NewExecutor(test.withShell)
+			if x.shell != test.shell || x.shellType != test.shellType || !reflect.DeepEqual(x.args, test.args) {
+				t.Errorf("got shell=%q type=%v args=%q; want shell=%q type=%v args=%q",
+					x.shell, x.shellType, x.args, test.shell, test.shellType, test.args)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWindowsExecutorQuoteEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	entry := `hello 한글 O'Brien & "quoted"`
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		withShell string
+		want      string
+	}{
+		{"cmd.exe /d /c", `^"hello 한글 O'Brien ^& \^"quoted\^"^"`},
+		{"powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command", `'hello 한글 O''Brien & \"quoted\"'`},
+		{"pwsh.exe -NoProfile -Command", `'hello 한글 O''Brien & \"quoted\"'`},
+		{"custom-shell -c", `'hello 한글 O'\''Brien & "quoted"'`},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.withShell, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := NewExecutor(test.withShell).QuoteEntry(entry); got != test.want {
+				t.Errorf("got %q; want %q", got, test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWindowsExecutorProcessGroup(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		withShell string
+		flags     uint32
+		args      []string
+	}{
+		{"cmd.exe /d /c", 0, nil},
+		{"powershell.exe -NoLogo -Command", 0, []string{"-NoLogo", "-Command"}},
+		{"pwsh.exe -NoLogo -Command", windows.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, []string{"-NonInteractive", "-NoLogo", "-Command"}},
+		{"custom-shell -e", windows.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, []string{"-e"}},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.withShell, func(t *testing.T) {
+			x := NewExecutor(test.withShell)
+			originalArgs := append([]string{}, x.args...)
+			for _, setpgid := range []bool{false, true} {
+				cmd := x.ExecCommand("echo hello", setpgid)
+				var wantFlags uint32
+				if setpgid {
+					wantFlags = test.flags
+				}
+				if cmd.SysProcAttr.CreationFlags != wantFlags {
+					t.Errorf("setpgid=%v: got flags=%v; want %v", setpgid, cmd.SysProcAttr.CreationFlags, wantFlags)
+				}
+				if strings.HasPrefix(test.withShell, "cmd") {
+					if cmd.SysProcAttr.CmdLine != `/d /c "echo hello"` {
+						t.Errorf("got CMD command line %q", cmd.SysProcAttr.CmdLine)
+					}
+				} else {
+					wantArgs := test.args
+					if !setpgid && strings.HasPrefix(test.withShell, "pwsh") {
+						wantArgs = wantArgs[1:]
+					}
+					want := append(append([]string{cmd.Args[0]}, wantArgs...), "echo hello")
+					if !reflect.DeepEqual(cmd.Args, want) {
+						t.Errorf("setpgid=%v: got args=%q; want %q", setpgid, cmd.Args, want)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(x.args, originalArgs) {
+				t.Errorf("ExecCommand changed executor arguments: %q", x.args)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWindowsExecutorQuotedCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	// Run the test binary as a helper so this regression needs no external tools.
+	// Both its path and its argument exercise Windows shell quoting.
+	executable, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(executable)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "quoted path 한글 & O'Brien")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	helper := filepath.Join(dir, "shell-probe.exe")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(helper, data, 0700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		shell     string
+		withShell string
+		prefix    string
+	}{
+		{"cmd.exe", "", ""},
+		{"cmd.exe", "cmd.exe /d /c", ""},
+		{"powershell.exe", "", "& "},
+		{"powershell.exe", "powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command", "& "},
+		{"pwsh.exe", "", "& "},
+		{"pwsh.exe", "pwsh.exe -NoProfile -Command", "& "},
+	} {
+		name := "default"
+		if test.withShell != "" {
+			name = "explicit"
+		}
+		t.Run(test.shell+"/"+name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if _, err := exec.LookPath(test.shell); err != nil {
+				t.Skipf("%s is unavailable: %v", test.shell, err)
+			}
+			t.Setenv("SHELL", test.shell)
+			x := NewExecutor(test.withShell)
+			entry := `hello 한글 O'Brien &|<>()^%!`
+			if test.prefix == "" {
+				entry += ` "quoted" C:\trailing\`
+			}
+			command := test.prefix + `"` + helper + `" ` + x.QuoteEntry("-test.run=TestWindowsExecutorHelper") + " -- " + x.QuoteEntry(entry)
+			cmd := x.ExecCommand(command, true)
+			cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "FZF_WINDOWS_EXECUTOR_HELPER=1")
+			var output bytes.Buffer
+			cmd.Stdout = &output
+			cmd.Stderr = &output
+			cmd.WaitDelay = 10 * time.Second
+			if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			timer := time.AfterFunc(10*time.Second, func() { _ = cmd.Process.Kill() })
+			defer timer.Stop()
+			if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("command failed: %v\n%s", err, output.String())
+			}
+			var got []string
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(output.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid helper output: %v\n%s", err, output.String())
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, []string{entry}) {
+				t.Errorf("got arguments %q; want %q", got, []string{entry})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWindowsExecutorHelper(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("FZF_WINDOWS_EXECUTOR_HELPER") != "1" {
+		return
+	}
+	for index, arg := range os.Args {
+		if arg == "--" {
+			if err := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(os.Args[index+1:]); err != nil {
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+	}
+	os.Exit(1)
+}