diff --git a/docs/source/cli-options.md b/docs/source/cli-options.md
index 79347a906..a67abc936 100644
--- a/docs/source/cli-options.md
+++ b/docs/source/cli-options.md
@@ -75,38 +75,77 @@ You can also supply [standard NSIS flags](https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/Chapt
 
 - `/NCRC`: disables the CRC check.
 - `/S` (silent): runs the installer or uninstaller in headless mode. Installers created with
-  `constructor 3.10` or later will report information to the active console.
+  `constructor 3.10` or later will report information to the active console. Note that while the
+  installer output will be reported in the active console, the uninstaller output will happen in
+  a new console. See below for different invocation examples.
 - `/D` (directory): sets the default installation directory. Note that even if the path contains
   spaces, it must be the last parameter used in the command line and must not contain any quotes.
   Only absolute paths are supported. The uninstaller uses `_?` instead of `/D`.
 
-### Examples:
-
-> The following examples require PowerShell. You can use `cmd` if you want via `cmd /C start /wait my_installer.exe /S` but you'll find some limitations with stream redirection.
+### Examples
 
-Run the installer in silent mode:
+Run the installer in headless mode:
 
+`````{tab-set}
+````{tab-item} CMD
+```pwsh
+cmd.exe /C start /wait my_installer.exe /S
+```
+````
+````{tab-item} PowerShell
 ```pwsh
 Start-Process -FilePath .\my_installer.exe -ArgumentList "/S" -NoNewWindow -Wait
 ```
+````
+`````
+
+Run the installer in headless mode, for all users, adding to PATH and installing to a custom path:
 
-Run the installer in silent mode and install to a custom path:
 
+`````{tab-set}
+````{tab-item} CMD
+```pwsh
+cmd.exe /C start /wait my_installer.exe /InstallationType=AllUsers /AddToPath=1 /S /D=C:\Program Files\my_app
+```
+````
+````{tab-item} PowerShell
 ```pwsh
 Start-Process -FilePath .\my_installer.exe -ArgumentList "/InstallationType=AllUsers /AddToPath=1 /S /D=C:\Program Files\my_app" -NoNewWindow -Wait
 ```
+````
+`````
+
+Redirect the console output to a file named `log.txt`:
 
-Run the uninstaller in silent mode from its original location:
 
+`````{tab-set}
+````{tab-item} CMD
 ```pwsh
-Start-Process -FilePath C:\Program Files\my_app\uninstaller.exe -ArgumentList "/S _?=C:\Program Files\my_app" -NoNewWindow -Wait
+my_installer.exe /S > log.txt
 ```
+> Stream redirection only works if the installer is invoked directly. Unfortunately this means that the call won't block and the installer will run in the background. If you need to block on the call, you can poll `log.txt` until you find `Done!` or `:error:`. We strongly recommend the Powershell alternative instead.
+````
+````{tab-item} PowerShell
+```pwsh
+Start-Process -FilePath .\my_installer.exe -ArgumentList "/S" -NoNewWindow -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput log.txt
+```
+````
+`````
 
-Redirect the console output to a file named `log.txt`:
+Run the uninstaller in headless mode from its original location:
 
+`````{tab-set}
+````{tab-item} CMD
 ```pwsh
-Start-Process -FilePath .\my_installer.exe -ArgumentList "/S" -NoNewWindow -Wait -RedirectStandardOutput log.txt
+cmd.exe /C start /wait C:\Program Files\my_app\uninstaller.exe /S _?=C:\Program Files\my_app
+```
+````
+````{tab-item} PowerShell
+```pwsh
+Start-Process -FilePath C:\Program Files\my_app\uninstaller.exe -ArgumentList "/S _?=C:\Program Files\my_app" -NoNewWindow -Wait
 ```
+````
+`````
 
 :::{admonition} EXE installers with file logging
 :class: tip