diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.deephaven.java-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.deephaven.java-conventions.gradle
index 8146ab7549c..03cae47335d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.deephaven.java-conventions.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.deephaven.java-conventions.gradle
@@ -175,12 +175,17 @@ plugins.withType(ApplicationPlugin) {
   }
 }
 tasks.withType(CreateStartScripts).configureEach {
-  def windowsStartScript = resources.text.fromUri(getClass().classLoader.getResource('windowsStartScript.txt'))
   def unixStartScript = resources.text.fromUri(getClass().classLoader.getResource('unixStartScript.txt'))
-  inputs.files windowsStartScript
   inputs.files unixStartScript
-  windowsStartScriptGenerator.template = windowsStartScript
   unixStartScriptGenerator.template = unixStartScript
+  // For now we only modify the *nix script, as the windows .bat file doesn't seem to work properly anyway,
+  // and we don't yet have a requirement for it.
+  windowsStartScriptGenerator.template = resources.text.fromString("echo Sorry, Windows .bat is not currently supported, please use WSL2\nexit 1")
+
+//  def windowsStartScript = resources.text.fromUri(getClass().classLoader.getResource('windowsStartScript.txt'))
+//  inputs.files windowsStartScript
+//  windowsStartScriptGenerator.template = windowsStartScript
+
   // Note that we don't call c2ExcludesJvmArgs() at this time, there is no way to template those strings.
   // Instead, we hard code the expected paths in the above templates to match the path lib/dh-compiler-directives.txt
 //  defaultJvmOpts += c2ExcludesJvmArgs(c2ExcludesFile.singleFile.path)
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/windowsStartScript.txt b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/windowsStartScript.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 78335c78f0b..00000000000
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/windowsStartScript.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-@rem
-@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
-@rem
-@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
-@rem
-@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-@rem
-@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-@rem limitations under the License.
-@rem
-
-@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
-@rem ##########################################################################
-@rem
-@rem  ${applicationName} startup script for Windows
-@rem
-@rem ##########################################################################
-
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
-
-set DIRNAME=%~dp0
-if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.\
-
-set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
-set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%${appHomeRelativePath}
-
-@rem Resolve any "." and ".." in APP_HOME to make it shorter.
-for %%i in ("%APP_HOME%") do set APP_HOME=%%~fi
-
-@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and ${optsEnvironmentVar} to pass JVM options to this script.
-set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=${defaultJvmOpts}
-
-@rem Customization for deephaven-core to reference a compiler directives file
-set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=%DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions "-XX:CompilerDirectivesFile=%APP_HOME%\lib\dh-compiler-directives.txt"
-
-@rem Find java.exe
-if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
-
-set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
-%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
-
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
-
-goto fail
-
-:findJavaFromJavaHome
-set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
-set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
-
-if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
-
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
-
-goto fail
-
-:execute
-@rem Setup the command line
-
-set CLASSPATH=$classpath
-<% if ( mainClassName.startsWith('--module ') ) { %>set MODULE_PATH=$modulePath<% } %>
-
-@rem Execute ${applicationName}
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %${optsEnvironmentVar}% <% if ( appNameSystemProperty ) { %>"-D${appNameSystemProperty}=%APP_BASE_NAME%"<% } %> -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" <% if ( mainClassName.startsWith('--module ') ) { %>--module-path "%MODULE_PATH%" <% } %>${mainClassName} %*
-
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable ${exitEnvironmentVar} if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-if  not "" == "%${exitEnvironmentVar}%" exit 1
-exit /b 1
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega