diff --git a/media_server/service/install_task_windows.ps1 b/media_server/service/install_task_windows.ps1
index ffef890..7f67f34 100644
--- a/media_server/service/install_task_windows.ps1
+++ b/media_server/service/install_task_windows.ps1
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "MediaServer" -Confirm:$false
+Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "MediaServer" -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
 # Get the project root directory (two levels up from this script)
 $projectRoot = (Get-Item $PSScriptRoot).Parent.Parent.FullName
-$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "python" -Argument "-m media_server.main" -WorkingDirectory $projectRoot
+
+# Find Python executable
+$pythonPath = (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source
+if (-not $pythonPath) {
+    Write-Error "Python not found in PATH. Please ensure Python is installed and accessible."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute $pythonPath -Argument "-m media_server.main" -WorkingDirectory $projectRoot
 $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup
 $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId "$env:USERNAME" -LogonType S4U -RunLevel Highest
 $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable