diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 594f0f7b..1d002482 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/unix/example_app/build && cmake --build ."
             },
             "windows": {
-                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app/build & cmake --build ."
+                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app/build; cmake --build ."
             }
         },
         {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/unix/example_app && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .."
             },
             "windows": {
-                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app & mkdir build & cd build & cmake .."
+                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app; mkdir build; cd build;  cmake .."
             }
         },
         {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                 "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/unix/example_app/build && cmake --build . --target lwipdocs"
             },
             "windows": {
-                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app/build & cmake --build . --target lwipdocs"
+                "command": "cd ${workspaceFolder}/contrib/ports/win32/example_app/build; cmake --build . --target lwipdocs"
             },
         }
     ]