diff --git a/weboob/core/backendscfg.py b/weboob/core/backendscfg.py
index 4551e14d..841c3a84 100644
--- a/weboob/core/backendscfg.py
+++ b/weboob/core/backendscfg.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import stat
 import os
+import sys
 from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser, DuplicateSectionError
 from logging import warning
 
@@ -37,11 +38,16 @@ class BackendsConfig(object):
         try:
             mode = os.stat(confpath).st_mode
         except OSError:
-            os.mknod(confpath, 0600)
+            if sys.platform == 'win32':
+                fptr = open(confpath,'w')
+                fptr.close()
+            else:
+                os.mknod(confpath, 0600)
         else:
-            if mode & stat.S_IRGRP or mode & stat.S_IROTH:
-                raise self.WrongPermissions(
-                    u'Weboob will not start until config file %s is readable by group or other users.' % confpath)
+            if sys.platform != 'win32':
+                if mode & stat.S_IRGRP or mode & stat.S_IROTH:
+                    raise self.WrongPermissions(
+                        u'Weboob will not start until config file %s is readable by group or other users.' % confpath)
 
     def iter_backends(self):
         config = RawConfigParser()
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/console.py b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
index 28ab68b0..7c91f211 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/console.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
     CAPS = None
 
     # shell escape strings
-    BOLD   = ''
-    NC     = ''    # no color
+    if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        #workaround to disable bold
+        BOLD   = ''
+        NC     = ''          # no color
+    else:
+        BOLD   = ''
+        NC     = ''    # no color
 
     stdin = sys.stdin
     stdout = sys.stdout
@@ -356,7 +361,10 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
 
         while True:
             if v.masked:
-                line = getpass.getpass(question)
+                if sys.platform == 'win32':
+                    line = getpass.getpass(str(question))
+                else:
+                    line = getpass.getpass(question)
             else:
                 self.stdout.write(question)
                 self.stdout.flush()
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py b/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
index 37ea8947..13b59c48 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
-
+if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    import WConio
+    
 try:
     import tty, termios
 except ImportError:
@@ -85,7 +87,10 @@ class IFormatter(object):
         # XXX if stdin is not a tty, it seems that the command fails.
 
         if os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()) and os.isatty(sys.stdin.fileno()):
-            self.termrows = int( subprocess.Popen('stty size', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].split()[0])
+            if sys.platform == 'win32':
+                self.termrows = WConio.gettextinfo()[8]
+            else:
+                self.termrows = int( subprocess.Popen('stty size', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].split()[0])
 
     def after_format(self, formatted):
         if self.outfile != sys.stdout: