diff --git a/.github/workflows/book-build-container.yml b/.github/workflows/book-build-container.yml
index 8519eccd1..4819bf587 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/book-build-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/book-build-container.yml
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Write-Host "🔨 Building ${{ matrix.format_name }} on Windows container..."
-          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} powershell -Command "
+          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} pwsh -NoLogo -Command "
+            `$env:PATH = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH','Machine')
             if (Test-Path '_quarto.yml') { Remove-Item '_quarto.yml' -Force }
             Copy-Item 'config\${{ matrix.config }}' '_quarto.yml' -Force
             quarto render --to ${{ matrix.render_target }} --output-dir '${{ matrix.output_dir }}'
@@ -438,7 +439,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Write-Host "🔨 Compressing PDF on Windows container..."
-          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto\${{ matrix.output_dir }}" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} powershell -Command "
+          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto\${{ matrix.output_dir }}" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} pwsh -NoLogo -Command "
+            `$env:PATH = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH','Machine')
             if (Test-Path 'Machine-Learning-Systems.pdf') {
               Write-Host '📉 Compressing PDF with professional compression tool...'
               Write-Host '🔍 DEBUG: Current directory:'
@@ -513,7 +515,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Write-Host "🔨 Compressing EPUB on Windows container..."
-          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto\${{ matrix.output_dir }}" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} powershell -Command "
+          docker run --rm -v "$($PWD.Path):C:\workspace" -w "C:\workspace\book\quarto\${{ matrix.output_dir }}" ${{ env.CONTAINER_IMAGE }} pwsh -NoLogo -Command "
+            `$env:PATH = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH','Machine')
             if (Test-Path 'Machine-Learning-Systems.epub') {
               Write-Host '📚 Compressing EPUB with optimized compression tool...'
               Write-Host '🔍 DEBUG: Current directory:'