diff --git a/src/everything/README.md b/src/everything/README.md
index 8109e4449f..972b58989b 100644
--- a/src/everything/README.md
+++ b/src/everything/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "mcpServers": {
+>     "everything": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 ## Usage with VS Code
 
 For quick installation, use of of the one-click install buttons below...
@@ -62,6 +79,23 @@ Alternatively, you can add the configuration to a file called `.vscode/mcp.json`
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "servers": {
+>     "everything": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 ## Running from source with [HTTP+SSE Transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports#http-with-sse) (deprecated as of [2025-03-26](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports))
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/src/filesystem/README.md b/src/filesystem/README.md
index bf087a2b25..6e91c90636 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/README.md
+++ b/src/filesystem/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ Note: all directories must be mounted to `/projects` by default.
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "mcpServers": {
+>     "filesystem": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+>         "C:\\Users\\username\\Desktop",
+>         "C:\\path\\to\\other\\allowed\\dir"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 ## Usage with VS Code
 
 For quick installation, click the installation buttons below...
@@ -308,6 +327,24 @@ Note: all directories must be mounted to `/projects` by default.
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "servers": {
+>     "filesystem": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+>         "${workspaceFolder}"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 ## Build
 
 Docker build:
diff --git a/src/memory/README.md b/src/memory/README.md
index dcc8116156..eb2e16d532 100644
--- a/src/memory/README.md
+++ b/src/memory/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,23 @@ Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "mcpServers": {
+>     "memory": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 #### NPX with custom setting
 
 The server can be configured using the following environment variables:
@@ -180,6 +197,26 @@ The server can be configured using the following environment variables:
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "mcpServers": {
+>     "memory": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
+>       ],
+>       "env": {
+>         "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "C:\\path\\to\\custom\\memory.jsonl"
+>       }
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 - `MEMORY_FILE_PATH`: Path to the memory storage JSONL file (default: `memory.jsonl` in the server directory)
 
 # VS Code Installation Instructions
@@ -216,6 +253,23 @@ Alternatively, you can add the configuration to a file called `.vscode/mcp.json`
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "servers": {
+>     "memory": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 #### Docker
 
 ```json
diff --git a/src/sequentialthinking/README.md b/src/sequentialthinking/README.md
index 322ded2726..75e6ef832d 100644
--- a/src/sequentialthinking/README.md
+++ b/src/sequentialthinking/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "mcpServers": {
+>     "sequential-thinking": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 #### docker
 
 ```json
@@ -114,6 +131,23 @@ For NPX installation:
 }
 ```
 
+> **Windows users:** On Windows, `npx` is a `.cmd` batch file shim that cannot be executed directly by `child_process.spawn()`. Use `cmd /c` as the command instead:
+>
+> ```json
+> {
+>   "servers": {
+>     "sequential-thinking": {
+>       "command": "cmd",
+>       "args": [
+>         "/c", "npx",
+>         "-y",
+>         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
+>       ]
+>     }
+>   }
+> }
+> ```
+
 For Docker installation:
 
 ```json