diff --git a/src/windows/common/helpers.cpp b/src/windows/common/helpers.cpp
index ba36cea..61e57e2 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/common/helpers.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] wil::unique_handle Launch(_In_opt_ HANDLE UserToken, _In_ bool HideWindow, _In_ bool CreateNoWindow = false) const
     {
         // If a user token was provided, create an environment block from the token.
-        using unique_environment_block = wil::unique_any<LPVOID, decltype(&DestroyEnvironmentBlock), DestroyEnvironmentBlock>;
-        unique_environment_block environmentBlock{nullptr};
+        wsl::windows::common::helpers::unique_environment_block environmentBlock{nullptr};
         if (ARGUMENT_PRESENT(UserToken))
         {
             THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(!CreateEnvironmentBlock(&environmentBlock, UserToken, false));
@@ -572,6 +571,12 @@ void wsl::windows::common::helpers::LaunchWslSettingsOOBE(_In_ HANDLE UserToken)
     wsl::windows::common::SubProcess process(wslSettingsExePath.c_str(), commandLine);
     process.SetToken(UserToken);
     process.SetShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
+
+    wsl::windows::common::helpers::unique_environment_block environmentBlock{nullptr};
+    THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(!CreateEnvironmentBlock(&environmentBlock, UserToken, false));
+
+    process.SetEnvironment(environmentBlock.get());
+
     process.Start();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/windows/common/helpers.hpp b/src/windows/common/helpers.hpp
index 64acada..5d3b0f0 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/helpers.hpp
+++ b/src/windows/common/helpers.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ struct GuidLess
 
 typedef wil::unique_any_handle_null<decltype(&::ClosePseudoConsole), ::ClosePseudoConsole> unique_pseudo_console;
 
+using unique_environment_block = wil::unique_any<LPVOID, decltype(&DestroyEnvironmentBlock), DestroyEnvironmentBlock>;
+
 inline void DeleteProcThreadAttributeList(_In_ PPROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST AttributeList)
 {
     ::DeleteProcThreadAttributeList(AttributeList);