diff --git a/manifests/manage_app_pool.pp b/manifests/manage_app_pool.pp
index bfffc38..3e7d9a3 100644
--- a/manifests/manage_app_pool.pp
+++ b/manifests/manage_app_pool.pp
@@ -9,40 +9,40 @@
 
   if ($ensure in ['present','installed']) {
     exec { "Create-${app_pool_name}" :
-      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\"\"",
+      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\"\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
       logoutput => true,
     }
 
     exec { "Framework-${app_pool_name}" :
-      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" managedRuntimeVersion ${managed_runtime_version}\"",
+      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" managedRuntimeVersion ${managed_runtime_version}\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo('${managed_runtime_version}') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo('${managed_runtime_version}') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       require   => Exec["Create-${app_pool_name}"],
       logoutput => true,
     }
 
     exec { "32bit-${app_pool_name}" :
-      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 ${enable_32_bit}\"",
+      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 ${enable_32_bit}\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean('${enable_32_bit}')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean('${enable_32_bit}')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       require   => Exec["Create-${app_pool_name}"],
       logoutput => true,
     }
 
     exec { "ManagedPipelineMode-${app_pool_name}" :
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" managedPipelineMode ${managed_pipeline_mode}\"",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" managedPipelineMode).Value.CompareTo('${managed_pipeline_mode}') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" managedPipelineMode ${managed_pipeline_mode}\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" managedPipelineMode).Value.CompareTo('${managed_pipeline_mode}') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       require   => Exec["Create-${app_pool_name}"],
       logoutput => true,
     }
   } else {
     exec { "Delete-${app_pool_name}" :
-      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\" -Recurse\"",
+      command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\" -Recurse\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\${app_pool_name}\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
       logoutput => true,
     }
   }
diff --git a/manifests/manage_virtual_application.pp b/manifests/manage_virtual_application.pp
index 1790da9..1f1ee6c 100644
--- a/manifests/manage_virtual_application.pp
+++ b/manifests/manage_virtual_application.pp
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
     exec { "CreateVirtualApplication-${site_name}-${virtual_application_name}" :
       command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-WebApplication -Name ${virtual_application_name} -Site ${site_name} -PhysicalPath ${site_path} -ApplicationPool ${app_pool}\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\${site_name}\\${virtual_application_name}\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
-      require   => [ iis::createpath["${site_name}-${virtual_application_name}-${site_path}"], iis::manage_site[$site_name] ],
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\${site_name}\\${virtual_application_name}\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      require   => [ Iis::Createpath["${site_name}-${virtual_application_name}-${site_path}"], Iis::Manage_site[$site_name] ],
       logoutput => true,
     }
   } else {
     exec { "DeleteVirtualApplication-${site_name}-${virtual_application_name}" :
       command   => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-WebApplication -Name ${virtual_application_name} -Site ${site_name}\"",
       path      => "${iis::param::powershell::path};${::path}",
-      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\${site_name}\\${virtual_application_name}\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      onlyif    => "${iis::param::powershell::command} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\${site_name}\\${virtual_application_name}\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       logoutput => true,
     }
   }
diff --git a/spec/defines/manage_app_pool_spec.rb b/spec/defines/manage_app_pool_spec.rb
index 8681df2..8bc6fb3 100644
--- a/spec/defines/manage_app_pool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/manage_app_pool_spec.rb
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@
     it { should include_class('iis::param::powershell') }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Create-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-        :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\"\"",
-        :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+        :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\"\"",
+        :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
 
     it { should contain_exec('32bit-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 true\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'true\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 true\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'true\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
   end
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@
     it { should include_class('iis::param::powershell') }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Create-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\"\"",
-      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\"\"",
+      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
 
     it { should contain_exec('32bit-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
   end
@@ -90,19 +90,19 @@
     let(:params) {{ :ensure => 'present' }}
 
     it { should contain_exec('Create-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\"\"",
-      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\"\"",
+      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
 
     it { should contain_exec('32bit-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
   end
@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@
     let(:params) {{ :ensure => 'installed' }}
 
     it { should contain_exec('Create-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\"\"",
-      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\"\"",
+      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion v4.0\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" managedRuntimeVersion).Value.CompareTo(\'v4.0\') -eq 0) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
 
     it { should contain_exec('32bit-myAppPool.example.com').with({
-      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Set-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64 false\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Get-ItemProperty \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" enable32BitAppOnWin64).Value -eq [System.Convert]::ToBoolean(\'false\')) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
       'require' => 'Exec[Create-myAppPool.example.com]',
     })}
   end
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
     let(:params) {{ :ensure => 'absent' }}
 
     it { should contain_exec('Delete-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" -Recurse\"",
-      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" -Recurse\"",
+      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should_not contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com') }
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
     let(:params) {{ :ensure => 'purged' }}
 
     it { should contain_exec('Delete-myAppPool.example.com').with( {
-      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\" -Recurse\"",
-      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
+      :command => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-Item \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\" -Recurse\"",
+      :onlyif  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\AppPools\\myAppPool.example.com\\\")) { exit 1 } else {exit 0}\"",
     }) }
 
     it { should_not contain_exec('Framework-myAppPool.example.com') }
diff --git a/spec/defines/manage_virtual_application_spec.rb b/spec/defines/manage_virtual_application_spec.rb
index 0bd9262..e8a8548 100644
--- a/spec/defines/manage_virtual_application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/manage_virtual_application_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     it { should contain_exec('CreateVirtualApplication-myWebSite-mySite').with({
       'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-WebApplication -Name mySite -Site myWebSite -PhysicalPath C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myHost -ApplicationPool myAppPool.example.com\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
     })}
   end
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     it { should contain_exec('CreateVirtualApplication-myWebSite-mySite').with({
       'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-WebApplication -Name mySite -Site myWebSite -PhysicalPath C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myHost -ApplicationPool myAppPool.example.com\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
     })}
   end
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     it { should contain_exec('CreateVirtualApplication-myWebSite-mySite').with({
       'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; New-WebApplication -Name mySite -Site myWebSite -PhysicalPath C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myHost -ApplicationPool myAppPool.example.com\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if((Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
     })}
   end
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
     it { should contain_exec('DeleteVirtualApplication-myWebSite-mySite').with({
       'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-WebApplication -Name mySite -Site myWebSite\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
     })}
   end
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
     it { should contain_exec('DeleteVirtualApplication-myWebSite-mySite').with({
       'command' => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; Remove-WebApplication -Name mySite -Site myWebSite\"",
-      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
+      'onlyif'  => "#{powershell} -Command \"Import-Module WebAdministration; if(!(Test-Path \\\"IIS:\\Sites\\myWebSite\\mySite\\\")) { exit 1 } else { exit 0 }\"",
     })}
   end
 end
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