diff --git a/src/backend/launcher.ts b/src/backend/launcher.ts
index 032d15ee71..cdd8c18c8e 100644
--- a/src/backend/launcher.ts
+++ b/src/backend/launcher.ts
@@ -1341,6 +1341,7 @@ async function callRunner(
       .map((part) => `"\`"${part}\`""`)
       .join(',')
     commandParts = [
+      '-NoProfile',
       'Start-Process',
       `"\`"${fullRunnerPath}\`""`,
       '-Wait',
diff --git a/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/games.ts b/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/games.ts
index f54906cc26..573b956da9 100644
--- a/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/games.ts
+++ b/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/games.ts
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ export async function uninstall({
       }
     } else {
       const adminCommand = [
+        '-NoProfile',
         'Start-Process',
         '-FilePath',
         uninstallerPath,
@@ -1031,6 +1032,7 @@ export async function update(
           const uninstallExeFile = uninstallerFile.replace('ini', 'exe')
           if (isWindows) {
             const adminCommand = [
+              '-NoProfile',
               'Start-Process',
               '-FilePath',
               uninstallExeFile,
diff --git a/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/setup.ts b/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/setup.ts
index 51cac97907..837daf938d 100644
--- a/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/setup.ts
+++ b/src/backend/storeManagers/gog/setup.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function runSetupCommand(wineArgs: WineCommandArgs) {
     return spawnAsync(
       'powershell',
       [
+        '-NoProfile',
         'Start-Process',
         '-FilePath',
         exe,
diff --git a/src/backend/storeManagers/nile/setup.ts b/src/backend/storeManagers/nile/setup.ts
index c5d231aeec..a00790c3c9 100644
--- a/src/backend/storeManagers/nile/setup.ts
+++ b/src/backend/storeManagers/nile/setup.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ export default async function setup(
     const exeArguments = action.Args ?? []
 
     if (isWindows) {
-      const command = ['Start-Process', '-FilePath', action.Command]
+      const command = [
+        '-NoProfile',
+        'Start-Process',
+        '-FilePath',
+        action.Command
+      ]
       if (exeArguments.length) {
         command.push('-ArgumentList', ...exeArguments)
       }