diff --git a/packages/cypress/plugins/cypress-preset.ts b/packages/cypress/plugins/cypress-preset.ts
index 7a77496abd..640a7100c7 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/plugins/cypress-preset.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/plugins/cypress-preset.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ function startWebServer(webServerCommand: string) {
   });
 
   return () => {
-    // child.kill() does not work on linux
-    // process.kill will kill the whole process group on unix
-    process.kill(-serverProcess.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      serverProcess.kill();
+    } else {
+      // child.kill() does not work on linux
+      // process.kill will kill the whole process group on unix
+      process.kill(-serverProcess.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+    }
   };
 }