diff --git a/tools/vscode-extension/package.json b/tools/vscode-extension/package.json
index d706b597c..f771a7f9a 100644
--- a/tools/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/tools/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "psx-dev",
   "displayName": "PSX.Dev",
   "description": "PlayStation 1 development made easy",
-  "version": "0.3.9",
+  "version": "0.3.10",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.75.0"
   },
diff --git a/tools/vscode-extension/templates.js b/tools/vscode-extension/templates.js
index f9e6436d6..499c29e15 100644
--- a/tools/vscode-extension/templates.js
+++ b/tools/vscode-extension/templates.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const path = require('node:path')
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
 const Mustache = require('mustache')
 const { simpleGit } = require('simple-git')
+const tools = require('./tools.js')
 const terminal = require('./terminal.js')
 const progressNotification = require('./progressnotification.js')
 
@@ -524,13 +525,17 @@ async function createGitRepository (fullPath, template, progressReporter) {
 }
 
 async function createPythonEnv (fullPath, name, packages, requirementsFiles) {
-  // On Windows "python" and "python3" are aliased to a script that opens the
-  // Microsoft Store by default, so the "py" launcher is invoked instead.
-  const pythonCommand = (process.platform === 'win32') ? 'py' : 'python3'
+  const pythonCommand = await tools.findPython()
+  const pipCommand = path.join(
+    fullPath,
+    name,
+    (process.platform === 'win32') ? 'Scripts' : 'bin',
+    'pip'
+  )
+
   await terminal.run(pythonCommand, ['-m', 'venv', name], {
     cwd: fullPath
   })
-  const pipCommand = path.join(fullPath, name, 'bin', 'pip')
   if (packages && packages.length) {
     await terminal.run(pipCommand, ['install', ...packages], {
       cwd: fullPath
diff --git a/tools/vscode-extension/tools.js b/tools/vscode-extension/tools.js
index d2149de5c..973d0d15e 100644
--- a/tools/vscode-extension/tools.js
+++ b/tools/vscode-extension/tools.js
@@ -27,16 +27,20 @@ async function checkInstalled (name) {
   return tools[name].installed
 }
 
-async function checkCommands (commands, args) {
+async function findCommand (commands, args) {
   for (const command of commands) {
     try {
       await execFile(command, args)
     } catch (error) {
       continue
     }
-    return true
+    return command
   }
-  return false
+  return null
+}
+
+async function checkCommands (commands, args) {
+  return (await findCommand(commands, args)) !== null
 }
 
 let mipsInstalling = false
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ async function installCMake () {
         asset.browser_download_url.split('/').pop()
       )
       await downloader.downloadFile(asset.browser_download_url, filename)
-      await execFile('start', [filename])
+      await execFile('msiexec', ['/i', filename])
       requiresReboot = true
       break
     case 'linux':
@@ -457,7 +461,7 @@ async function installPython () {
   }
 }
 
-async function checkPython () {
+async function findPython () {
   switch (process.platform) {
     case 'win32':
       /*
@@ -501,12 +505,12 @@ async function checkPython () {
           } catch (error) {
             continue
           }
-          return true
+          return fullPath
         }
       }
-      return false
+      return null
     default:
-      return checkCommands(['python3', 'python'], ['--version'])
+      return await findCommand(['python3', 'python'], ['--version'])
   }
 }
 
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ const tools = {
       'Python language runtime, required to run some project templates\' scripts',
     homepage: 'https://python.org/',
     install: installPython,
-    check: checkPython
+    check: async () => (await findPython()) !== null
   },
   clangd: {
     type: 'extension',
@@ -702,6 +706,8 @@ exports.setGlobalStorageUri = (uri) => {
   globalStorageUri = uri
 }
 
+exports.findPython = findPython
+
 exports.install = async (toInstall, force) => {
   if (requiresReboot) {
     return true