diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7a3f672..f552950 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows]
         stack: ["2.11.1"]
         ghc: ["8.8.4", "8.10.7", "9.2.8", "9.4.5"]
 
diff --git a/odd-jobs.cabal b/odd-jobs.cabal
index 94af975..8d0c831 100644
--- a/odd-jobs.cabal
+++ b/odd-jobs.cabal
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ library
     , filepath
     , friendly-time
     , generic-deriving
-    , hdaemonize
     , hostname
     , lucid
     , monad-control
@@ -100,12 +99,15 @@ library
     , text-conversions
     , time
     , timing-convenience
-    , unix
     , unliftio
     , unliftio-core
     , unordered-containers
     , wai
     , warp
+  if !os(windows)
+    build-depends:
+        hdaemonize
+      , unix
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 executable devel
@@ -144,7 +146,6 @@ executable devel
     , foreign-store
     , friendly-time
     , generic-deriving
-    , hdaemonize
     , hostname
     , lucid
     , monad-control
@@ -164,12 +165,15 @@ executable devel
     , text-conversions
     , time
     , timing-convenience
-    , unix
     , unliftio
     , unliftio-core
     , unordered-containers
     , wai
     , warp
+  if !os(windows)
+    build-depends:
+        hdaemonize
+      , unix
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 executable odd-jobs-cli-example
@@ -198,7 +202,6 @@ executable odd-jobs-cli-example
     , filepath
     , friendly-time
     , generic-deriving
-    , hdaemonize
     , hostname
     , lucid
     , monad-control
@@ -218,12 +221,15 @@ executable odd-jobs-cli-example
     , text-conversions
     , time
     , timing-convenience
-    , unix
     , unliftio
     , unliftio-core
     , unordered-containers
     , wai
     , warp
+  if !os(windows)
+    build-depends:
+        hdaemonize
+      , unix
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite jobrunner
@@ -264,7 +270,6 @@ test-suite jobrunner
     , filepath
     , friendly-time
     , generic-deriving
-    , hdaemonize
     , hedgehog
     , hostname
     , lifted-async
@@ -292,10 +297,13 @@ test-suite jobrunner
     , text-conversions
     , time
     , timing-convenience
-    , unix
     , unliftio
     , unliftio-core
     , unordered-containers
     , wai
     , warp
+  if !os(windows)
+    build-depends:
+        hdaemonize
+      , unix
   default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/OddJobs/Cli.hs b/src/OddJobs/Cli.hs
index 789e7ce..26caa63 100644
--- a/src/OddJobs/Cli.hs
+++ b/src/OddJobs/Cli.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE PartialTypeSignatures #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
 module OddJobs.Cli where
 
 import Options.Applicative as Opts
@@ -12,14 +14,10 @@ import Data.Functor (void)
 import Data.Text
 import OddJobs.Job (startJobRunner, Config(..), LogLevel(..), LogEvent(..))
 import OddJobs.Types (UIConfig(..), Seconds(..), delaySeconds)
-import qualified System.Posix.Daemonize as Daemonize
 import System.FilePath (FilePath, takeBaseName, takeDirectory)
-import System.Posix.Process (getProcessID)
-import System.Posix.Signals (Handler(CatchOnce), installHandler, sigTERM)
 import qualified System.Directory as Dir
 import qualified System.Exit as Exit
 import System.Environment (getProgName)
-import qualified System.Posix.Signals as Sig
 import qualified UnliftIO.Async as Async
 import UnliftIO (bracket_)
 import Safe (fromJustNote)
@@ -31,6 +29,10 @@ import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeUtf8)
 import Network.Wai.Handler.Warp as Warp
 import Debug.Trace
 import Data.String.Conv (toS)
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
+import qualified System.Posix.Daemonize as Daemonize
+import System.Posix.Signals (Handler(CatchOnce), installHandler, sigTERM)
+#endif
 
 -- * Introduction
 --
@@ -125,7 +127,9 @@ withGracefulTermination ioAction = do
   var <- newEmptyMVar
   let terminate = void $ tryPutMVar var ()
       waitForTermination = takeMVar var
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
   void $ installHandler sigTERM (CatchOnce terminate) Nothing
+#endif
   either (const Nothing) Just <$> race waitForTermination ioAction
 
 -- | Like 'withGracefulTermination' but ignoring the return value
@@ -147,12 +151,16 @@ defaultStartCommand :: CommonStartArgs
                     -> IO ()
 defaultStartCommand CommonStartArgs{..} mUIArgs cliType = do
   if startDaemonize then do
+#ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
+    error "daemons not supported on windows"
+#else
     Daemonize.serviced
       $ Daemonize.simpleDaemon
       { Daemonize.program = \() -> withGracefulTermination_ coreStartupFn
       , Daemonize.name = Just $ takeBaseName startPidFile
       , Daemonize.pidfileDirectory = Just $ takeDirectory startPidFile
       }
+#endif
   else
     coreStartupFn
   where
diff --git a/src/OddJobs/Job.hs b/src/OddJobs/Job.hs
index f93f78a..f601dc2 100644
--- a/src/OddJobs/Job.hs
+++ b/src/OddJobs/Job.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes, FlexibleInstances, FlexibleContexts, PartialTypeSignatures, UndecidableInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification, RecordWildCards, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 
 module OddJobs.Job
   (
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.Notification
 import UnliftIO.Async hiding (poll)
 import UnliftIO.Concurrent (threadDelay, myThreadId)
 import Data.String
-import System.Posix.Process (getProcessID)
 import Network.HostName (getHostName)
 import UnliftIO.MVar
 import Debug.Trace
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ import Prelude hiding (log)
 import GHC.Exts (toList)
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.Types as PGS (Identifier(..))
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.ToField as PGS (toField)
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
+import System.Posix.Process (getProcessID)
+#endif
 
 -- | The documentation of odd-jobs currently promotes 'startJobRunner', which
 -- expects a fairly detailed 'Config' record, as a top-level function for
@@ -228,7 +231,16 @@ startJobRunner jm = do
 
 jobWorkerName :: IO String
 jobWorkerName = do
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
   pid <- getProcessID
+#else
+  -- assign it to a random number for windows.
+  -- not sure if it impacts anything if this function is called twice,
+  -- we don't have a global id like on unix for a process
+  -- so all will be 42 for now (unless this causes issues, then change it)
+  let pid = 42
+#endif
+
   hname <- getHostName
   pure $ hname ++ ":" ++ show pid