diff --git a/src/os/src/windows/w64Env.c b/src/os/src/windows/w64Env.c
index c6046ecae7e369c7ae3c9198ee0727b2d3c4c653..57d34d40030e57b3c261a7a1e17d33553fbd0a4c 100644
--- a/src/os/src/windows/w64Env.c
+++ b/src/os/src/windows/w64Env.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern void taosWinSocketInit();
 
 void osInit() {
   if (configDir[0] == 0) {
-    strcpy(configDir, "~/TDengine/cfg");
+    strcpy(configDir, "C:/TDengine/cfg");
   }
 
   strcpy(tsVnodeDir, "C:/TDengine/data");