diff --git a/scripts/win-post-backup b/scripts/win-post-backup
index eb59fc6..8244aa3 100644
--- a/scripts/win-post-backup
+++ b/scripts/win-post-backup
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ TIMEOUT=300
 BOX=$1
 
 if [[ ! -z $UNAME && ! -z $PASS ]]; then
-    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT $WINEXE -s /dev/null -U $UNAME --password=$PASS //$BOX 'cmd /c echo '1' > c:\backuppc\wake.up' <&-
+    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT $WINEXE -U $UNAME%$PASS //$BOX 'cmd /c echo '1' > c:\backuppc\wake.up' <&-
 else
-    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT $WINEXE -s /dev/null --authentication-file=/etc/BackupPC/win.conf //$BOX 'cmd /c echo '1' > c:\backuppc\wake.up' <&-
+    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT $WINEXE --authentication-file=/etc/BackupPC/win.conf //$BOX 'cmd /c echo '1' > c:\backuppc\wake.up' <&-
 fi
 echo "Rsync and shadow copy unloaded"
diff --git a/scripts/win-pre-backup b/scripts/win-pre-backup
index bd1788e..52ff442 100644
--- a/scripts/win-pre-backup
+++ b/scripts/win-pre-backup
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ TIMEOUT=300
 BOX=$1
 
 if [[ ! -z $UNAME && ! -z $PASS ]]; then
-    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT /usr/bin/winexe -s /dev/null --interactive=0 -U $UNAME --password=$PASS //$BOX 'cmd /c c:\backuppc\pre-exec.cmd' <&- || exit 255
+    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT /usr/bin/winexe --interactive=0 -U $UNAME%$PASS //$BOX 'cmd /c c:\backuppc\pre-exec.cmd' <&- || exit 255
 else
-    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT /usr/bin/winexe -s /dev/null --interactive=0 --authentication-file=/etc/BackupPC/win.conf //$BOX 'cmd /c c:\backuppc\pre-exec.cmd' <&- || exit 255
+    /usr/bin/timeout $TIMEOUT /usr/bin/winexe --interactive=0 --authentication-file=/etc/BackupPC/win.conf //$BOX 'cmd /c c:\backuppc\pre-exec.cmd' <&- || exit 255
 fi
 sleep 5
 echo "Rsync and shadow copy loaded"