diff --git a/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-installer.test.ts b/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-installer.test.ts
index a728e0acafe2..d86d0f4ec07a 100644
--- a/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-installer.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-installer.test.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,37 @@ describe('WslCliInstaller', () => {
     expect(launcher.indexOf('ORCA_WSL_CWD=$(pwd -P')).toBeLessThan(
       launcher.indexOf('ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN=$(wslpath')
     )
+    const bridgeUncRewrite = launcher
+      .split('\n')
+      .find((line) => line.startsWith('ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN=${ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN/'))
+    expect(bridgeUncRewrite).toBe(
+      'ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN=${ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN/#\\\\\\\\wsl.localhost\\\\/\\\\\\\\wsl\\$\\\\}'
+    )
+    expect(launcher).not.toMatch(/^ORCA_WSL_CWD_WIN=\$\{/m)
+    const rewritten = execFileSync(
+      'bash',
+      [
+        '-c',
+        `ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN='\\\\wsl.localhost\\Ubuntu-24.04\\tmp\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1'\n${bridgeUncRewrite}\nprintf '%s' "$ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN"`
+      ],
+      { encoding: 'utf8' }
+    )
+    expect(rewritten).toBe('\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu-24.04\\tmp\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1')
+    const rewriteBridgePath = (windowsPath: string): string =>
+      execFileSync(
+        'bash',
+        [
+          '-c',
+          `ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN='${windowsPath}'\n${bridgeUncRewrite}\nprintf '%s' "$ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN"`
+        ],
+        { encoding: 'utf8' }
+      )
+    expect(rewriteBridgePath('\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu-24.04\\tmp\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1')).toBe(
+      '\\\\wsl$\\Ubuntu-24.04\\tmp\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1'
+    )
+    expect(rewriteBridgePath('C:\\Users\\alice\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1')).toBe(
+      'C:\\Users\\alice\\orca-wsl-bridge.ps1'
+    )
     expect(launcher).toContain('"$ORCA_WIN_LAUNCHER" -WslCwd "$ORCA_WSL_CWD_WIN" "$@"')
     expect(launcher).not.toContain('-Command')
     expect(bridge).not.toContain('[CmdletBinding')
diff --git a/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-scripts.ts b/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-scripts.ts
index 3f4e4156433d..3220aca253fb 100644
--- a/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-scripts.ts
+++ b/src/main/cli/wsl-cli-scripts.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ ORCA_WSL_CWD=$(pwd -P 2>/dev/null) || {
   cd /
 }
 ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN=$(wslpath -w "$ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1")
+# Why: PowerShell AuthorizationManager rejects noninteractive -File on \\\\wsl.localhost\\
+# script paths. \\\\wsl$\\ is the same share. The cwd UNC is only -WslCwd, so leave it.
+ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN=\${ORCA_BRIDGE_PS1_WIN/#\\\\\\\\wsl.localhost\\\\/\\\\\\\\wsl\\$\\\\}
 ORCA_WSL_CWD_WIN=$(wslpath -w "$ORCA_WSL_CWD")
 if [ -n "\${WSL_DISTRO_NAME:-}" ]; then
   set -- -WslDistro "$WSL_DISTRO_NAME" "$@"