diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/volume/fixtures.go b/test/e2e/framework/volume/fixtures.go
index 36898dda79c..7c9842eec83 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/volume/fixtures.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/volume/fixtures.go
@@ -638,9 +638,6 @@ func CheckVolumeModeOfPath(f *framework.Framework, pod *v1.Pod, volMode v1.Persi
 // TODO: put this under e2epod once https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/81245
 // is resolved. Otherwise there will be dependency issue.
 func PodExec(f *framework.Framework, pod *v1.Pod, shExec string) (string, string, error) {
-	if framework.NodeOSDistroIs("windows") {
-		return f.ExecCommandInContainerWithFullOutput(pod.Name, pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name, "powershell", "/c", shExec)
-	}
 	return f.ExecCommandInContainerWithFullOutput(pod.Name, pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name, "/bin/sh", "-c", shExec)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/ephemeral.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/ephemeral.go
index 57121034501..3d4761ac337 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/ephemeral.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/ephemeral.go
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ func (p *ephemeralTestSuite) DefineTests(driver storageframework.TestDriver, pat
 
 		l.testCase.ReadOnly = true
 		l.testCase.RunningPodCheck = func(pod *v1.Pod) interface{} {
-			e2evolume.VerifyExecInPodSucceed(f, pod, "mount | grep /mnt/test | grep ro,")
+			command := "mount | grep /mnt/test | grep ro,"
+			if framework.NodeOSDistroIs("windows") {
+				// attempt to create a dummy file and expect for it not to be created
+				command = "ls /mnt/test* && (touch /mnt/test-0/hello-world || true) && [ ! -f /mnt/test-0/hello-world ]"
+			}
+			e2evolume.VerifyExecInPodSucceed(f, pod, command)
 			return nil
 		}
 		l.testCase.TestEphemeral()
@@ -164,7 +169,12 @@ func (p *ephemeralTestSuite) DefineTests(driver storageframework.TestDriver, pat
 
 		l.testCase.ReadOnly = false
 		l.testCase.RunningPodCheck = func(pod *v1.Pod) interface{} {
-			e2evolume.VerifyExecInPodSucceed(f, pod, "mount | grep /mnt/test | grep rw,")
+			command := "mount | grep /mnt/test | grep rw,"
+			if framework.NodeOSDistroIs("windows") {
+				// attempt to create a dummy file and expect for it to be created
+				command = "ls /mnt/test* && touch /mnt/test-0/hello-world && [ -f /mnt/test-0/hello-world ]"
+			}
+			e2evolume.VerifyExecInPodSucceed(f, pod, command)
 			return nil
 		}
 		l.testCase.TestEphemeral()
@@ -273,6 +283,10 @@ func (t EphemeralTest) TestEphemeral() {
 
 	ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("checking the requested inline volume exists in the pod running on node %+v", t.Node))
 	command := "mount | grep /mnt/test && sleep 10000"
+	if framework.NodeOSDistroIs("windows") {
+		command = "ls /mnt/test* && sleep 10000"
+	}
+
 	var volumes []v1.VolumeSource
 	numVolumes := t.NumInlineVolumes
 	if numVolumes == 0 {
@@ -346,9 +360,10 @@ func StartInPodWithInlineVolume(c clientset.Interface, ns, podName, command stri
 		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
 			Containers: []v1.Container{
 				{
-					Name:    "csi-volume-tester",
-					Image:   e2epod.GetDefaultTestImage(),
-					Command: e2epod.GenerateScriptCmd(command),
+					Name:  "csi-volume-tester",
+					Image: e2epod.GetDefaultTestImage(),
+					// NOTE: /bin/sh works on both agnhost and busybox
+					Command: []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", command},
 				},
 			},
 			RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyNever,