diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a2a4c58..d58a0c2 100755
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ var project = require('./server/project');
 var exec = require('child_process').exec
 var path = require('path')
 var fs = require('fs')
+var os = require('os');
 
 var packageJSON = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/package.json', 'utf-8'))
 
 var checkForDependencies = function(callback) {
-    exec('which npm', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+    //Windows does not, by default, have the command which. The equivelant is where, thus, adding here.
+    var execCommand = ( os.type == "Windows NT" ) ? "where npm" : "which npm";
+    exec(execCommand, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
         if (err) {
             console.error('Could not find `npm` command. Is npm installed?')
             process.exit(-1)
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 614e43f..5a32062 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var express = require('express');
 var sockeio = require('socket.io')
 var project = require('./project.js')
 var child_process = require('child_process')
+var os = require( 'os' )
 
 var server = express.createServer();
 var staticServer = express.createServer();
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ exports.listen = function(port, host, username, password, downgrade, launchBrows
 
     server.listen(port, host, function() {
         staticServer.listen(port+1, host, function() {
+            //ignore this work for windows Operating Systems
+            if (os.type != "Windows_NT" )
             // if run as root, downgrade to the owner of this file
             if (process.getuid() === 0) {
                 if(downgrade == true){