diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
index a737cf1d9..e6f85ca78 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
@@ -663,7 +663,11 @@ private Task EnableShellIntegrationAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 }
 
 # Set IsWindows property
-Write-Host -NoNewLine ""$([char]0x1b)]633;P;IsWindows=$($IsWindows)`a""
+if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion -lt ""6.0"") {
+	[Console]::Write(""$([char]0x1b)]633;P;IsWindows=$true`a"")
+} else {
+	[Console]::Write(""$([char]0x1b)]633;P;IsWindows=$IsWindows`a"")
+}
 
 # Set always on key handlers which map to default VS Code keybindings
 function Set-MappedKeyHandler {