diff --git a/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Platform.php b/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Platform.php
index d46ee74..bcbbddd 100644
--- a/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Platform.php
+++ b/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Platform.php
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @codeCoverageIgnore
+ */
 class Platform {
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Services/CommandService.php b/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Services/CommandService.php
index c6507cf..8652472 100644
--- a/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Services/CommandService.php
+++ b/src/Indatus/Dispatcher/Services/CommandService.php
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ public function getRunCommand(
         array $arguments = array(),
         array $options = array())
     {
+        /** @var \Indatus\Dispatcher\Platform $platform */
+        $platform = App::make('Indatus\Dispatcher\Platform');
+
         $commandPieces = array(
             'php',
             base_path().'/artisan',
@@ -144,12 +147,20 @@ public function getRunCommand(
             $commandPieces[] = $this->prepareOptions($options);
         }
 
-        $commandPieces[] = '&'; //run in background
-        $commandPieces[] = '> /dev/null 2>&1'; //don't show output, errors can be viewed in the Laravel log
+        if ($platform->isUnix()) {
+            $commandPieces[] = '> /dev/null'; //don't show output, errors can be viewed in the Laravel log
+            $commandPieces[] = '&'; //run in background
+
+            //run the command as a different user
+            if (is_string($scheduledCommand->user())) {
+                array_unshift($commandPieces, 'sudo -u '.$scheduledCommand->user());
+            }
+        } elseif($platform->isWindows()) {
+            $commandPieces[] = '> NUL'; //don't show output, errors can be viewed in the Laravel log
 
-        //run the command as a different user
-        if (is_string($scheduledCommand->user())) {
-            array_unshift($commandPieces, 'sudo -u '.$scheduledCommand->user());
+            //run in background on windows
+            array_unshift($commandPieces, '/B');
+            array_unshift($commandPieces, 'START');
         }
 
         return implode(' ', $commandPieces);
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/Cron/TestCronScheduler.php b/tests/Drivers/Cron/TestCronScheduler.php
index 765903e..ebcae2c 100644
--- a/tests/Drivers/Cron/TestCronScheduler.php
+++ b/tests/Drivers/Cron/TestCronScheduler.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function testOpts()
         $this->assertEquals($args, $scheduler->getArguments());
         $this->assertEquals($opts, $scheduler->getOptions());
 
-        //be sure schedule reset, if not then we didn't get a fresh instance
+        //be sure schedule reset, if not then we didn't get a fresh SchedulerClass
         $this->assertEquals($scheduler->getSchedule(), $this->defaultSchedule);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Services/TestCommandService.php b/tests/Services/TestCommandService.php
index 5c17015..c2ea52b 100644
--- a/tests/Services/TestCommandService.php
+++ b/tests/Services/TestCommandService.php
@@ -158,8 +158,29 @@ public function testGetRunCommand()
                     'php',
                     base_path().'/artisan',
                     $commandName,
-                    '&',
-                    '> /dev/null 2>&1'
+                    '> /dev/null',
+                    '&'
+                )));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetRunCommandWindows()
+    {
+        $this->app->instance('Indatus\Dispatcher\Platform', m::mock('Indatus\Dispatcher\Platform', function ($m) {
+                    $m->shouldReceive('isUnix')->andReturn(false);
+                    $m->shouldReceive('isWindows')->andReturn(true);
+                }));
+
+        $commandName = 'test:command';
+        $scheduledCommand = $this->mockCommand();
+        $scheduledCommand->shouldReceive('getName')->andReturn($commandName);
+        $scheduledCommand->shouldReceive('user')->andReturn(false);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->commandService->getRunCommand($scheduledCommand), implode(' ', array(
+                    'START',
+                    '/B',
+                    'php',
+                    base_path().'/artisan',
+                    $commandName,
+                    '> NUL'
                 )));
     }
 
@@ -181,8 +202,8 @@ public function testGetRunCommandWithArguments()
                     base_path().'/artisan',
                     $commandName,
                     'option',
-                    '&',
-                    '> /dev/null 2>&1'
+                    '> /dev/null',
+                    '&'
                 )));
     }
 
@@ -207,8 +228,8 @@ public function testGetRunCommandWithOptions()
                     $commandName,
                     '--option="value"',
                     '--anotherOption',
-                    '&',
-                    '> /dev/null 2>&1'
+                    '> /dev/null',
+                    '&'
                 )));
     }
 
@@ -224,8 +245,8 @@ public function testGetRunCommandAsUser()
                     'php',
                     base_path().'/artisan',
                     $commandName,
-                    '&',
-                    '> /dev/null 2>&1'
+                    '> /dev/null',
+                    '&'
                 )));
     }