diff --git a/tools/git_util.py b/tools/git_util.py
index 3cdb2b941..349d50487 100644
--- a/tools/git_util.py
+++ b/tools/git_util.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
-  # Force use of the git version bundled with depot_tools.
-  git_exe = 'git.bat'
+  # Force use of the system installed Git version.
+  git_exe = 'git.exe'
 else:
   git_exe = 'git'
 
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ def exec_git_cmd(args, path='.'):
   """ Executes a git command with the specified |args|. """
   cmd = "%s %s" % (git_exe, args)
   result = exec_cmd(cmd, path)
+  if result['ret'] != 0:
+    sys.stderr.write('Command \"%s\" exited with retval %d\n' % (cmd,
+                                                                 result['ret']))
+    if result['err'] != '':
+      err = result['err'].strip()
+      if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        # Convert to Unix line endings.
+        err = err.replace('\r\n', '\n')
+      sys.stderr.write(err + '\n')
   if result['out'] != '':
     out = result['out'].strip()
     if sys.platform == 'win32':
diff --git a/tools/version_manager.py b/tools/version_manager.py
index 6d23410cc..fb3f47b29 100644
--- a/tools/version_manager.py
+++ b/tools/version_manager.py
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ def compute_next_api_verson(api_versions_file):
 
 def git_grep_next(cef_dir):
   cmd = "grep --no-color -n -E (CEF_NEXT|CEF_NEXT)|=next -- :!include/cef_api_hash.h *.h"
+  if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    # Pass the pipe (|) character as a literal argument.
+    cmd = cmd.replace('|', '^|')
   return exec_git_cmd(cmd, cef_dir)
 
 
@@ -362,8 +365,10 @@ def exec_check(cpp_header_dir, api_versions_file, api_untracked_file, debug_dir,
       print('WARNING: This change can break back/forward binary compatibility.')
   else:
     sys.stderr.write('ERROR: %d hashes checked and failed\n' % len_failed)
-    sys.stderr.write('\nFor debugging tips/tricks see\n' +
-                     'https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3836#issuecomment-2587767028\n\n')
+    sys.stderr.write(
+        '\nFor debugging tips/tricks see\n' +
+        'https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/3836#issuecomment-2587767028\n\n'
+    )
 
   print('%d hashes checked and match (%d/%d versioned, %d/%d untracked).' %
         (len(versions) - len_failed,