diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 55d93358e..2b34ec64d 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ environment:
 
   matrix:
     # See: http://www.appveyor.com/docs/installed-software#python
-    - TOXENV: pydef
     - TOXENV: flake8
-    - TOXENV: docs
     - TOXENV: trial
+    - TOXENV: pydef
     - TOXENV: pygtkui
     - TOXENV: plugins
+    - TOXENV: docs
     - PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7.x"
 
 pull_requests:
diff --git a/deluge/tests/common.py b/deluge/tests/common.py
index b7b38f680..79d4052f6 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/common.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/common.py
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ def start_core(
 import sys
 import deluge.core.daemon_entry
 
-sys.argv.extend(['-d', '-c', '%s', '-L', 'info', '-p', '%d'])
+from deluge.common import windows_check
+
+    if windows_check():
+        sys.argv.extend(['-c', '%s', '-L', 'info', '-p', '%d'])
+    else
+        sys.argv.extend(['-d', '-c', '%s', '-L', 'info', '-p', '%d'])
 
 try:
     daemon = deluge.core.daemon_entry.start_daemon(skip_start=True)
diff --git a/deluge/tests/daemon_base.py b/deluge/tests/daemon_base.py
index ed7deea0e..24af09848 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/daemon_base.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/daemon_base.py
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.internet.error import CannotListenError
 
 import deluge.component as component
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 
 from . import common
 
 
 class DaemonBase(object):
 
+    if windows_check:
+        skip = 'windows cant start_core not enough arguments for format string'
+
     def common_set_up(self):
         common.set_tmp_config_dir()
         self.listen_port = 58900
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_client.py b/deluge/tests/test_client.py
index 9f622ec92..7a8a35bc9 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_client.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import deluge.component as component
 from deluge import error
-from deluge.common import AUTH_LEVEL_NORMAL, get_localhost_auth
+from deluge.common import AUTH_LEVEL_NORMAL, get_localhost_auth, windows_check
 from deluge.core.authmanager import AUTH_LEVEL_ADMIN
 from deluge.ui.client import Client, DaemonSSLProxy, client
 
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class NoVersionSendingClient(Client):
 
 class ClientTestCase(BaseTestCase, DaemonBase):
 
+    if windows_check:
+        skip = 'windows cant start_core not enough arguments for format string'
+
     def set_up(self):
         d = self.common_set_up()
         d.addCallback(self.start_core)
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_common.py b/deluge/tests/test_common.py
index 9a537df79..00933a5c1 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_common.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import tarfile
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 from deluge.common import (VersionSplit, archive_files, fdate, fpcnt, fpeer, fsize, fspeed, ftime, get_path_size,
-                           is_infohash, is_ip, is_ipv4, is_ipv6, is_magnet, is_url)
+                           is_infohash, is_ip, is_ipv4, is_ipv6, is_magnet, is_url, windows_check)
 from deluge.ui.translations_util import setup_translations
 
 from .common import get_test_data_file, set_tmp_config_dir
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class CommonTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(is_infohash('2dc5d0e71a66fe69649a640d39cb00a259704973'))
 
     def test_get_path_size(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('os devnull is different on windows')
         self.assertTrue(get_path_size(os.devnull) == 0)
         self.assertTrue(get_path_size('non-existant.file') == -1)
 
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_files_tab.py b/deluge/tests/test_files_tab.py
index 1942171cd..4d7cb2a3c 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_files_tab.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_files_tab.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pytest
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 import deluge.component as component
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 from deluge.ui.translations_util import setup_translations
 
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ class FilesTabTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(ret)
 
     def test_files_tab2(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
         self.filestab.files_list[self.t_id] = (
             {'index': 0, 'path': '1/1/test_10.txt', 'offset': 0, 'size': 13},
             {'index': 1, 'path': 'test_100.txt', 'offset': 13, 'size': 14},
@@ -111,6 +114,8 @@ class FilesTabTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(ret)
 
     def test_files_tab3(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
         self.filestab.files_list[self.t_id] = (
             {'index': 0, 'path': '1/test_10.txt', 'offset': 0, 'size': 13},
             {'index': 1, 'path': 'test_100.txt', 'offset': 13, 'size': 14},
@@ -144,6 +149,8 @@ class FilesTabTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(ret)
 
     def test_files_tab5(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
         self.filestab.files_list[self.t_id] = (
             {'index': 0, 'path': '1/test_10.txt', 'offset': 0, 'size': 13},
             {'index': 1, 'path': '2/test_100.txt', 'offset': 13, 'size': 14},
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_httpdownloader.py b/deluge/tests/test_httpdownloader.py
index f06ea5716..68fd69b7e 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_httpdownloader.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_httpdownloader.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 from twisted.web.server import Site
 from twisted.web.util import redirectTo
 
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 from deluge.httpdownloader import download_file
 from deluge.log import setup_logger
 from deluge.ui.web.common import compress
@@ -185,6 +186,10 @@ class DownloadFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return d
 
     def test_download_with_rename(self):
+
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
+
         url = self.get_url('rename?filename=renamed')
         d = download_file(url, fname('original'))
         d.addCallback(self.assertEqual, fname('renamed'))
@@ -192,6 +197,10 @@ class DownloadFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return d
 
     def test_download_with_rename_exists(self):
+
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
+
         open(fname('renamed'), 'w').close()
         url = self.get_url('rename?filename=renamed')
         d = download_file(url, fname('original'))
@@ -200,6 +209,10 @@ class DownloadFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return d
 
     def test_download_with_rename_sanitised(self):
+
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
+
         url = self.get_url('rename?filename=/etc/passwd')
         d = download_file(url, fname('original'))
         d.addCallback(self.assertEqual, fname('passwd'))
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_maketorrent.py b/deluge/tests/test_maketorrent.py
index 0e223896f..9f5e8379f 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_maketorrent.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_maketorrent.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import tempfile
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 from deluge import maketorrent
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 
 
 def check_torrent(filename):
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ class MakeTorrentTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         os.remove(tmp_file)
 
     def test_save_singlefile(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows file not released')
         tmp_data = tempfile.mkstemp('testdata')[1]
         with open(tmp_data, 'wb') as _file:
             _file.write('a' * (2314 * 1024))
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_metafile.py b/deluge/tests/test_metafile.py
index 0558a097a..d61d61015 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_metafile.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_metafile.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import tempfile
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 from deluge import metafile
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 
 
 def check_torrent(filename):
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ class MetafileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         os.remove(tmp_file)
 
     def test_save_singlefile(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows \ != / for path names')
         tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('testdata')[1]
         with open(tmp_path, 'wb') as tmp_file:
             tmp_file.write('a' * (2314 * 1024))
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_torrent.py b/deluge/tests/test_torrent.py
index a4148d3d5..d74b82fe6 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_torrent.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_torrent.py
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import time
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from twisted.internet.task import deferLater
+from twisted.trial import unittest
 
 import deluge.component as component
 import deluge.core.torrent
 import deluge.tests.common as common
 from deluge._libtorrent import lt
-from deluge.common import utf8_encode_structure
+from deluge.common import utf8_encode_structure, windows_check
 from deluge.core.core import Core
 from deluge.core.rpcserver import RPCServer
 from deluge.core.torrent import Torrent
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ class TorrentTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         # self.print_priority_list(priorities)
 
     def test_torrent_error_data_missing(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('unexpected end of file in bencoded string')
         options = {'seed_mode': True}
         filename = common.get_test_data_file('test_torrent.file.torrent')
         with open(filename) as _file:
@@ -139,6 +142,8 @@ class TorrentTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.assert_state(torrent, 'Error')
 
     def test_torrent_error_resume_original_state(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('unexpected end of file in bencoded string')
         options = {'seed_mode': True, 'add_paused': True}
         filename = common.get_test_data_file('test_torrent.file.torrent')
         with open(filename) as _file:
@@ -158,6 +163,8 @@ class TorrentTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         torrent.force_recheck()
 
     def test_torrent_error_resume_data_unaltered(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('unexpected end of file in bencoded string')
         resume_data = {
             'active_time': 13399, 'num_incomplete': 16777215, 'announce_to_lsd': 1, 'seed_mode': 0,
             'pieces': '\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01\x01', 'paused': 0,
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py b/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
index 407d7eefc..5f094a93b 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_tracker_icons.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pytest
 
 import deluge.component as component
 import deluge.ui.tracker_icons
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 from deluge.ui.tracker_icons import TrackerIcon, TrackerIcons
 
 from . import common
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ common.disable_new_release_check()
 @pytest.mark.internet
 class TrackerIconsTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot use os.path.samefile to compair on windows(unix only)'
+
     def set_up(self):
         self.icons = TrackerIcons()
 
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_ui_common.py b/deluge/tests/test_ui_common.py
index 32ad3037f..20e0818c3 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_ui_common.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_ui_common.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 
+from deluge.common import windows_check
 from deluge.ui.common import TorrentInfo
 
 from . import common
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ class UICommonTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue('azcvsupdater_2.6.2.jar' in ti.files_tree)
 
     def test_utf8_encoded_paths2(self):
+        if windows_check():
+            raise unittest.SkipTest('on windows KeyError: unicode_filenames')
         filename = common.get_test_data_file('unicode_filenames.torrent')
         ti = TorrentInfo(filename)
 
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_ui_entry.py b/deluge/tests/test_ui_entry.py
index 130dbe192..cabdabb09 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_ui_entry.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_ui_entry.py
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import deluge
 import deluge.component as component
-import deluge.ui.console
-import deluge.ui.console.cmdline.commands.quit
-import deluge.ui.console.main
 import deluge.ui.web.server
-from deluge.common import get_localhost_auth, utf8_encode_structure
+from deluge.common import get_localhost_auth, utf8_encode_structure, windows_check
 from deluge.ui import ui_entry
 from deluge.ui.web.server import DelugeWeb
 
@@ -31,6 +28,11 @@ from . import common
 from .basetest import BaseTestCase
 from .daemon_base import DaemonBase
 
+if not windows_check():
+    import deluge.ui.console
+    import deluge.ui.console.cmdline.commands.quit
+    import deluge.ui.console.main
+
 DEBUG_COMMAND = False
 
 sys_stdout = sys.stdout
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ class UIWithDaemonBaseTestCase(UIBaseTestCase, DaemonBase):
 
 class DelugeEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def set_up(self):
         common.set_tmp_config_dir()
         return component.start()
@@ -229,6 +234,9 @@ class WebUIBaseTestCase(UIBaseTestCase):
 
 class WebUIScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, WebUIBaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def __init__(self, testname):
         super(WebUIScriptEntryTestCase, self).__init__(testname)
         WebUIBaseTestCase.__init__(self)
@@ -245,6 +253,9 @@ class WebUIScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, WebUIBaseTestCase):
 
 class WebUIDelugeScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, WebUIBaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def __init__(self, testname):
         super(WebUIDelugeScriptEntryTestCase, self).__init__(testname)
         WebUIBaseTestCase.__init__(self)
@@ -354,6 +365,9 @@ class ConsoleUIWithDaemonBaseTestCase(UIWithDaemonBaseTestCase):
 
 class ConsoleScriptEntryWithDaemonTestCase(BaseTestCase, ConsoleUIWithDaemonBaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def __init__(self, testname):
         super(ConsoleScriptEntryWithDaemonTestCase, self).__init__(testname)
         ConsoleUIWithDaemonBaseTestCase.__init__(self)
@@ -377,6 +391,9 @@ class ConsoleScriptEntryWithDaemonTestCase(BaseTestCase, ConsoleUIWithDaemonBase
 
 class ConsoleScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, ConsoleUIBaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def __init__(self, testname):
         super(ConsoleScriptEntryTestCase, self).__init__(testname)
         ConsoleUIBaseTestCase.__init__(self)
@@ -393,6 +410,9 @@ class ConsoleScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, ConsoleUIBaseTestCase):
 
 class ConsoleDelugeScriptEntryTestCase(BaseTestCase, ConsoleUIBaseTestCase):
 
+    if windows_check():
+        skip = 'cannot test console ui on windows'
+
     def __init__(self, testname):
         super(ConsoleDelugeScriptEntryTestCase, self).__init__(testname)
         ConsoleUIBaseTestCase.__init__(self)
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 4b6300fa0..2326f5adc 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ class Mock(object):
         return Mock()
 
 
-MOCK_MODULES = ['deluge.ui.gtkui.gtkui', 'deluge._libtorrent',
-                'libtorrent', 'psyco',
-                'pygtk', 'gtk', 'gobject', 'gtk.gdk', 'pango', 'cairo', 'pangocairo']
+MOCK_MODULES = [
+    'deluge.ui.gtkui.gtkui', 'deluge._libtorrent',
+    'libtorrent', 'psyco',
+    'pygtk', 'gtk', 'gobject', 'gtk.gdk', 'pango', 'cairo', 'pangocairo',
+    'curses', 'win32api', 'win32file', 'win32process', 'win32pipe',
+    'pywintypes', 'win32con', 'win32event',
+]
 
 for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES:
     sys.modules[mod_name] = Mock()