diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-16-58-37-consistency-in-instructions.json b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-16-58-37-consistency-in-instructions.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c703b6894e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-2020-04-14-16-58-37-consistency-in-instructions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "[generator] Use `npx` for consistency",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "eloy.de.enige@gmail.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch",
+  "date": "2020-04-14T14:58:37.541Z"
+}
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diff --git a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
index 722c71f97d0..c2b34815ac1 100644
--- a/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
+++ b/vnext/local-cli/generator-windows/index.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function copyProjectTemplateAndReplace(
   copyAndReplaceAll(path.join(srcPath, 'src'), destPath, path.join(windowsDir, newProjectName), templateVars, options.overwrite);
 
   console.log(chalk.white.bold('To run your app on UWP:'));
-  console.log(chalk.white('   react-native run-windows'));
+  console.log(chalk.white('   npx react-native run-windows'));
 }
 
 function installDependencies(options) {