diff --git a/src/common/rclinit.cpp b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
index 52bc6853..882c1b4c 100644
--- a/src/common/rclinit.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ void initAsyncSigs(void (*sigcleanup)(int))
 {
     // We ignore SIGPIPE always. All pieces of code which can write to a pipe
     // must check write() return values.
-#ifndef _WIN32
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-#endif
 
     // Install app signal handler
     if (sigcleanup) {
@@ -213,9 +211,7 @@ RclConfig *recollinit(RclInitFlags flags,
 	unac_set_except_translations(unacex.c_str());
 
 #ifndef IDX_THREADS
-#ifndef _WIN32
     ExecCmd::useVfork(true);
-#endif
 #else
     // Keep threads init behind log init, but make sure it's done before
     // we do the vfork choice ! The latter is not used any more actually, 
@@ -225,15 +221,11 @@ RclConfig *recollinit(RclInitFlags flags,
     bool novfork;
     config->getConfParam("novfork", &novfork);
     if (novfork) {
-#ifndef _WIN32
 	LOGDEB0(("rclinit: will use fork() for starting commands\n"));
         ExecCmd::useVfork(false);
-#endif
     } else {
-#ifndef _WIN32
 	LOGDEB0(("rclinit: will use vfork() for starting commands\n"));
 	ExecCmd::useVfork(true);
-#endif
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/index/checkretryfailed.cpp b/src/index/checkretryfailed.cpp
index b818749c..f4a97fd9 100644
--- a/src/index/checkretryfailed.cpp
+++ b/src/index/checkretryfailed.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ using namespace std;
 
 bool checkRetryFailed(RclConfig *conf, bool record)
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    return true;
+#else
     string cmd;
 
     if (!conf->getConfParam("checkneedretryindexscript", cmd)) {
@@ -51,4 +54,5 @@ bool checkRetryFailed(RclConfig *conf, bool record)
         return true;
     } 
     return false;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/index/recollindex.cpp b/src/index/recollindex.cpp
index f3704e76..e9990f43 100644
--- a/src/index/recollindex.cpp
+++ b/src/index/recollindex.cpp
@@ -556,11 +556,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (op_flags & OPT_k) {
         indexerFlags &= ~ConfIndexer::IxFNoRetryFailed; 
     } else {
-#ifndef _WIN32
         if (checkRetryFailed(config, false)) {
             indexerFlags &= ~ConfIndexer::IxFNoRetryFailed; 
         }
-#endif
     }
 
     Pidfile pidfile(config->getPidfile());
@@ -684,12 +682,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			"not going into monitor mode\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	    } else {
-#ifndef _WIN32
                 // Record success of indexing pass with failed files retries.
                 if (!(indexerFlags & ConfIndexer::IxFNoRetryFailed)) {
                     checkRetryFailed(config, true);
                 }
-#endif
             }
 	    deleteZ(confindexer);
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -727,12 +723,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	makeIndexerOrExit(config, inPlaceReset);
 	bool status = confindexer->index(rezero, ConfIndexer::IxTAll, 
                                          indexerFlags);
-#ifndef _WIN32
         // Record success of indexing pass with failed files retries.
         if (status && !(indexerFlags & ConfIndexer::IxFNoRetryFailed)) {
             checkRetryFailed(config, true);
         }
-#endif
 	if (!status) 
 	    cerr << "Indexing failed" << endl;
         if (!confindexer->getReason().empty())
diff --git a/src/internfile/extrameta.cpp b/src/internfile/extrameta.cpp
index 9445cc1e..b526f18f 100644
--- a/src/internfile/extrameta.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/extrameta.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ void docFieldsFromXattrs(RclConfig *cfg, const map<string, string>& xfields,
 void reapMetaCmds(RclConfig* cfg, const string& path, 
 		  map<string, string>& cfields)
 {
-#ifndef _WIN32
     const vector<MDReaper>& reapers = cfg->getMDReapers();
     if (reapers.empty())
 	return;
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ void reapMetaCmds(RclConfig* cfg, const string& path,
 	    cfields[rp->fieldname] =  output;
 	}
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 // Set fields from external commands
diff --git a/src/internfile/uncomp.cpp b/src/internfile/uncomp.cpp
index 76952e5a..1962be97 100644
--- a/src/internfile/uncomp.cpp
+++ b/src/internfile/uncomp.cpp
@@ -109,12 +109,8 @@ bool Uncomp::uncompressfile(const string& ifn,
     }
 
     // Execute command and retrieve output file name, check that it exists
-#ifndef _WIN32
     ExecCmd ex;
     int status = ex.doexec(cmd, args, 0, &tfile);
-#else
-	int status = -1;
-#endif
     if (status || tfile.empty()) {
 	LOGERR(("uncompressfile: doexec: failed for [%s] status 0x%x\n", 
 		ifn.c_str(), status));