diff --git a/startvs.cmd b/startvs.cmd
index d15843640b..dd9c798c5b 100644
--- a/startvs.cmd
+++ b/startvs.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @ECHO OFF
+SETLOCAL
 
 :: This command launches a Visual Studio solution with environment variables required to use a local version of the .NET Core SDK.