diff --git a/content/influxdb/v2.5/process-data/manage-tasks/create-task.md b/content/influxdb/v2.5/process-data/manage-tasks/create-task.md
index 72f7a35ca..69403746f 100644
--- a/content/influxdb/v2.5/process-data/manage-tasks/create-task.md
+++ b/content/influxdb/v2.5/process-data/manage-tasks/create-task.md
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ option task = {
 
 # ... Task script ...
 
-# <ctrl-d> to close the pipe and submit the command
+# Linux & macOS: <ctrl-d> to close the pipe and submit the command
+# Windows: <enter>, then <ctrl-d>, then <enter> to close the pipe and submit the command
 ```
 
 ## Create a task using the InfluxDB API
diff --git a/content/influxdb/v2.5/query-data/execute-queries/influx-query.md b/content/influxdb/v2.5/query-data/execute-queries/influx-query.md
index a796e7677..8f8a17eaa 100644
--- a/content/influxdb/v2.5/query-data/execute-queries/influx-query.md
+++ b/content/influxdb/v2.5/query-data/execute-queries/influx-query.md
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ influx query --file /path/to/query.flux
 influx query - # Return to open the pipe
 
 data = from(bucket: "example-bucket") |> range(start: -10m) # ...
-# ctrl-d to close the pipe and submit the query
+# Linux & macOS: <ctrl-d> to close the pipe and submit the command
+# Windows: <enter>, then <ctrl-d>, then <enter> to close the pipe and submit the command
 ```
 
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