diff --git a/packages/platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/index.js b/packages/platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/index.js
index a687ff69b..887fda6a1 100644
--- a/packages/platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/index.js
+++ b/packages/platform-android/src/commands/runAndroid/index.js
@@ -250,6 +250,24 @@ function startServerInNewWindow(port, terminal, reactNativePath) {
     ? `set RCT_METRO_PORT=${port}`
     : `export RCT_METRO_PORT=${port}`;
 
+  /**
+   * Quick & temporary fix for packager crashing on Windows due to using removed --projectRoot flag
+   * in script. So we just replace the contents of the script with the fixed version. This should be
+   * removed when PR #25517 on RN Repo gets approved and a new RN version is released.
+   */
+  const launchPackagerScriptContent = `:: Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+  ::
+  :: This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+  :: LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+  
+  @echo off
+  title Metro Bundler
+  call .packager.bat
+  cd ../../../
+  node "%~dp0..\\cli.js" start
+  pause
+  exit`;
+
   /**
    * Set up the `.packager.(env|bat)` file to ensure the packager starts on the right port.
    */
@@ -296,6 +314,11 @@ function startServerInNewWindow(port, terminal, reactNativePath) {
   if (/^win/.test(process.platform)) {
     procConfig.detached = true;
     procConfig.stdio = 'ignore';
+    //Temporary fix for #484. See comment on line 254
+    fs.writeFileSync(launchPackagerScript, launchPackagerScriptContent, {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      flag: 'w',
+    });
     return spawn('cmd.exe', ['/C', launchPackagerScript], procConfig);
   }
   logger.error(