diff --git a/drivers/rust/driver/src/child_process.rs b/drivers/rust/driver/src/child_process.rs
index cdea420e..326562cd 100644
--- a/drivers/rust/driver/src/child_process.rs
+++ b/drivers/rust/driver/src/child_process.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ impl ChildPluginProcess {
     let mut s = System::new();
     s.refresh_processes();
     if let Some(process) = s.process(Pid::from_u32(self.child_pid as u32)) {
+      #[cfg(not(windows))]
       process.kill();
+      #[cfg(windows)]
+      process::Command::new("taskkill.exe").arg("/PID").arg(child_pid.to_string()).arg("/F").arg("/T").output();
     } else {
       warn!("Child process with PID {} was not found", self.child_pid);
     }
diff --git a/drivers/rust/driver/src/plugin_manager.rs b/drivers/rust/driver/src/plugin_manager.rs
index fff966d7..091f6e55 100644
--- a/drivers/rust/driver/src/plugin_manager.rs
+++ b/drivers/rust/driver/src/plugin_manager.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ async fn start_plugin_process(manifest: &PactPluginManifest) -> anyhow::Result<P
       let mut s = System::new();
       s.refresh_processes();
       if let Some(process) = s.process(Pid::from_u32(child_pid)) {
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
         process.kill();
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        process::Command::new("taskkill.exe").arg("/PID").arg(child_pid.to_string()).arg("/F").arg("/T").creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW.0).output();
       } else {
         warn!("Child process with PID {} was not found", child_pid);
       }