diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 9631ccbcd..bdd89d9b9 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -6049,6 +6049,7 @@
       "version": "14.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-BuU2qnTti9YKgK5N+IeMubp14ZUKUUw7yeJbkjtosvHiP0AZ5c8IAgEMk79D0eC8F23r4Ac/q8cAIFdm2FtyoA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "argparse": "^2.0.1",
         "entities": "^4.4.0",
diff --git a/install/start_bambuddy.bat b/install/start_bambuddy.bat
index 2f5b8c02c..55aad8986 100644
--- a/install/start_bambuddy.bat
+++ b/install/start_bambuddy.bat
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ REM    start_bambuddy.bat reset      Clean all & fresh start
 REM    set PORT=9000 & start_bambuddy.bat   Change port
 REM ============================================
 
-set "ROOT=%~dp0"
+REM Resolve ROOT based on the script location (more reliable than %CD%).
+set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
+if "%SCRIPT_DIR:~-1%"=="\" set "SCRIPT_DIR=%SCRIPT_DIR:~0,-1%"
+for %%I in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%") do set "SCRIPT_DIR_NAME=%%~nxI"
+if /I "%SCRIPT_DIR_NAME%"=="install" (
+    set "ROOT=%SCRIPT_DIR%\.."
+) else (
+    set "ROOT=%SCRIPT_DIR%"
+)
 if "%ROOT:~-1%"=="\" set "ROOT=%ROOT:~0,-1%"
+cd /d "%ROOT%"
 
 set "PORTABLE=%ROOT%\.portable"
 set "PYTHON_DIR=%PORTABLE%\python"