diff --git a/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
index 0b27e73fa..e22a4f9b0 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         wrapped_encoded_command = Base64.strict_encode64(
           "$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'; #{command}; exit $LASTEXITCODE".encode('UTF-16LE', 'UTF-8'))
 
-        "powershell -executionpolicy bypass -file \"#{guest_script_path}\" " +
-          "-username \"#{shell.username}\" -password \"#{shell.password}\" " +
-          "-encoded_command \"#{wrapped_encoded_command}\" " +
-          "-execution_time_limit \"#{shell.execution_time_limit}\""
+        "powershell -executionpolicy bypass -file '#{guest_script_path}' " +
+          "-username '#{shell.username}' -password '#{shell.password}' " +
+          "-encoded_command '#{wrapped_encoded_command}' " +
+          "-execution_time_limit '#{shell.execution_time_limit}'"
       end
 
       # Handles the raw WinRM shell result and converts it to a
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
index e65ce15ce..6ce69be9e 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Communicator do
       expect(shell).to receive(:upload).with(kind_of(String), "c:/tmp/vagrant-elevated-shell.ps1")
       expect(shell).to receive(:powershell) do |cmd|
         expect(cmd).to eq("powershell -executionpolicy bypass -file \"c:/tmp/vagrant-elevated-shell.ps1\" " +
-          "-username \"vagrant\" -password \"password\" -encoded_command \"JABQAHIAbwBnAHIAZQBzAHMAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQA9ACcAUwBpAGwAZQBuAHQAbAB5AEMAbwBuAHQAaQBuAHUAZQAnADsAIABkAGkAcgA7ACAAZQB4AGkAdAAgACQATABBAFMAVABFAFgASQBUAEMATwBEAEUA\" -execution_time_limit \"PT2H\"")
+          "-username 'vagrant' -password 'password' -encoded_command 'JABQAHIAbwBnAHIAZQBzAHMAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQA9ACcAUwBpAGwAZQBuAHQAbAB5AEMAbwBuAHQAaQBuAHUAZQAnADsAIABkAGkAcgA7ACAAZQB4AGkAdAAgACQATABBAFMAVABFAFgASQBUAEMATwBEAEUA' -execution_time_limit 'PT2H'")
+>>>>>>> cbb03a02d4b42e350ed92f73ced05f3046100ae8
       end.and_return({ exitcode: 0 })
       expect(subject.execute("dir", { elevated: true })).to eq(0)
     end