diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index a63d81080c..84d6e9d553 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Use subheadings with the "=====" level for adding notes for unreleased changes:
 [float]
 ===== Bug fixes
 * Avoid another case where we might touch application exceptions for `safe_exceptions` - {pull}3553[#3553]
+* More robust hostname detection on Windows - {pull}3556[#3556]
 
 [[release-notes-1.48.0]]
 ==== 1.48.0 - 2024/03/05
diff --git a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/metadata/SystemInfo.java b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/metadata/SystemInfo.java
index baf8820d1b..68624213ef 100644
--- a/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/metadata/SystemInfo.java
+++ b/apm-agent-core/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/impl/metadata/SystemInfo.java
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ static String fallbackHostnameDiscovery(boolean isWindows) {
     static String discoverHostnameThroughCommand(boolean isWindows, long timeoutMillis) {
         String hostname;
         if (isWindows) {
-            hostname = executeHostnameDiscoveryCommand(Arrays.asList("powershell.exe", "[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostEntry($env:computerName).HostName"), timeoutMillis);
+            List<String> powershellCmd = Arrays.asList("powershell.exe",
+                "-NoLogo", "-NonInteractive", "-NoProfile", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+                "-Command", "[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostEntry($env:computerName).HostName");
+            hostname = executeHostnameDiscoveryCommand(powershellCmd, timeoutMillis);
             if (hostname == null || hostname.isEmpty()) {
                 hostname = executeHostnameDiscoveryCommand(Arrays.asList("cmd.exe", "/c", "hostname"), timeoutMillis);
             }