diff --git a/man/man1/fzf.1 b/man/man1/fzf.1
index 50357030..323d3ead 100644
--- a/man/man1/fzf.1
+++ b/man/man1/fzf.1
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ e.g. \fBfzf --multi | fzf --sync\fR
 .B "--with-shell=STR"
 Shell command and flags to start child processes with. On *nix Systems, the
 default value is \fB$SHELL -c\fR if \fB$SHELL\fR is set, otherwise \fBsh -c\fR.
-On Windows, the default value is \fBcmd /v:on/s/c\fR when \fB$SHELL\fR is not
+On Windows, the default value is \fBcmd /s/c\fR when \fB$SHELL\fR is not
 set.
 
 .RS
diff --git a/plugin/fzf.vim b/plugin/fzf.vim
index 4a1ca0e5..b73f2aaa 100644
--- a/plugin/fzf.vim
+++ b/plugin/fzf.vim
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ if s:is_win
     return iconv(a:str, &encoding, 'cp'.s:codepage)
   endfunction
   function! s:wrap_cmds(cmds)
-    return map([
-      \ '@echo off',
-      \ 'setlocal enabledelayedexpansion']
+    return map(['@echo off']
     \ + (has('gui_running') ? ['set TERM= > nul'] : [])
-    \ + (type(a:cmds) == type([]) ? a:cmds : [a:cmds])
-    \ + ['endlocal'],
+    \ + (type(a:cmds) == type([]) ? a:cmds : [a:cmds]),
     \ '<SID>enc_to_cp(v:val."\r")')
   endfunction
 else
@@ -83,8 +80,6 @@ else
   endfunction
 endif
 
-let s:cmd_control_chars = ['&', '|', '<', '>', '(', ')', '@', '^', '!']
-
 function! s:shellesc_cmd(arg)
   let e = '"'
   let slashes = 0
@@ -94,10 +89,6 @@ function! s:shellesc_cmd(arg)
     elseif c ==# '"'
       let e .= repeat('\', slashes + 1)
       let slashes = 0
-    elseif c ==# '%'
-      let e .= '%'
-    elseif index(s:cmd_control_chars, c) >= 0
-      let e .= '^'
     else
       let slashes = 0
     endif
diff --git a/src/util/util_windows.go b/src/util/util_windows.go
index 9d51cc97..7bbf6ee7 100644
--- a/src/util/util_windows.go
+++ b/src/util/util_windows.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func NewExecutor(withShell string) *Executor {
 		args = args[1:]
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "cmd") {
 		shellType = shellTypeCmd
-		args = []string{"/v:on/s/c"}
+		args = []string{"/s/c"}
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(basename, "pwsh") || strings.HasPrefix(basename, "powershell") {
 		shellType = shellTypePowerShell
 		args = []string{"-NoProfile", "-Command"}
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ func escapeArg(s string) string {
 			slashes = 0
 		case '\\':
 			slashes++
-		case '&', '|', '<', '>', '(', ')', '@', '^', '%', '!':
-			b = append(b, '^')
 		case '"':
 			for ; slashes > 0; slashes-- {
 				b = append(b, '\\')