diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 7ee9ac38d1..a0ff582e68 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   },
   "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/container_post_create.sh",
   "postStartCommand": ".devcontainer/container_post_start.sh",
-  "initializeCommand": ".devcontainer/host_setup.sh",
+  "initializeCommand": [".devcontainer/host_setup"],
   "privileged": true,
   "containerEnv": {
     "DISPLAY": "${localEnv:DISPLAY}",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/host_setup.sh b/.devcontainer/host_setup
similarity index 100%
rename from .devcontainer/host_setup.sh
rename to .devcontainer/host_setup
diff --git a/.devcontainer/host_setup.cmd b/.devcontainer/host_setup.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..885bd27f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/host_setup.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+:: pull base image
+IF NOT DEFINED USE_LOCAL_IMAGE ^
+echo "Updating openpilot_base image if needed..." && ^
+docker pull ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest
+
+:: setup .host dir
+mkdir .devcontainer\.host
+
+:: setup host env file
+echo "" > .devcontainer\.host\.env
\ No newline at end of file