diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 366ece45..645f2833 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { platform } from 'node:os';
 import which from 'which';
 
 import { forceRunAsync } from './run.js';
@@ -62,5 +63,6 @@ export async function getEditor(options = {}) {
     }
   }
 
-  return process.env.VISUAL || process.env.EDITOR || null;
+  return process.env.VISUAL || process.env.EDITOR ||
+          (platform() === 'win32' ? 'notepad.exe' : 'vi');
 };