diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08b2688..e784b75 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ clings_debug
 compile_commands.json
 .cache
 tags
+.vscode
diff --git a/include/files.h b/include/files.h
index 868f0c3..b216e78 100644
--- a/include/files.h
+++ b/include/files.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef FILES_H
 #define FILES_H
 
-#include <dirent.h>
+#include "osddirent.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
diff --git a/include/osddirent.h b/include/osddirent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..481b142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osddirent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef OSDDIRENT_H
+#define OSDDIRENT_H
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windirent.h>
+#else
+#include <dirent.h>
+#endif
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/windirent.h b/include/windirent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff9de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/windirent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef WINDIRENT_H
+#define WINDIRENT_H
+#define DIR int
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fileapi.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+struct dirent {
+	size_t d_ino;
+	int d_type;
+	char *d_name;
+
+};
+int alphasort(const struct dirent **a, const struct dirent **b);
+int scandir(const char *path, struct dirent ***namelist, void *unused, int (*compar)(const struct dirent **, const struct dirent **));
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index fed561d..255aeb3 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "files.h"
-#include <dirent.h>
+// #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ char *get_filename_no_ext(const char *filename) {
 /// pointer and returns total exercise files
 int load_files(FileCollection **dirs) {
     struct dirent **nmlist;
-    int ex_dirs_ct = scandir(DIR_PATH, &nmlist, NULL, alphasort);
+    int ex_dirs_ct = scandir(DIR_PATH, &nmlist, NULL, alphasort); // important line 
 
     if (ex_dirs_ct < 0) {
         perror("could not open directory");
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 65d7fc8..bb52059 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "files.h"
 #include "runna.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "osddirent.h"
 
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ static void sig_handler(int _) {
     (void)_;
     keep_running = 0;
 }
-
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define count_dir win_count_dir
+#else
 int count_dir(char *dir) {
     struct dirent *dp;
     DIR *fd;
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ int count_dir(char *dir) {
 
     return dir_count;
 }
+#endif
 
 void print_usage() {
     printf("Usage:\n\n"
diff --git a/src/runna.c b/src/runna.c
index 604ad33..9b05dc8 100644
--- a/src/runna.c
+++ b/src/runna.c
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ int exec_compile_output(char *file_path, char *file_name_no_ext) {
         closedir(dir);
     } else if (ENOENT == errno) {
         // need to make BIN_PATH
+		#ifdef _WIN32
+        mkdir(BIN_PATH);
+		#else
         mkdir(BIN_PATH, 0700);
+		#endif
     } else {
         perror("probing BIN_PATH failed");
     }
diff --git a/src/windirent.c b/src/windirent.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84ef019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/windirent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "windirent.h"
+
+const int DIR_TYPE_CODE = 4;
+
+int alphasort(const struct dirent **a, const struct dirent **b) {
+	return strcoll((*a)->d_name,(*b)->d_name);
+}
+
+int scandir(
+	const char *path, 
+	struct dirent ***namelist, 
+	void *unused, 
+	int (*compar)(const struct dirent **, const struct dirent **)
+) {
+	size_t nmsize = sizeof(struct dirent);
+	int index = 0;
+	**namelist = malloc(nmsize);
+	WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
+	HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(path,&FindFileData);
+	if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return -1;
+	(*namelist)[0]->d_ino = FindFileData.dwFileAttributes;
+	(*namelist)[0]->d_name = FindFileData.cFileName;
+	if(FindFileData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) (*namelist)[0]->d_type = DIR_TYPE_CODE;
+	else (*namelist)[0]->d_type = 0;
+	while(FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData)) {
+		index++;
+		**namelist = realloc(namelist, nmsize + sizeof(struct dirent));
+		(*namelist)[index]->d_ino = FindFileData.dwFileAttributes;
+		(*namelist)[index]->d_name = FindFileData.cFileName;
+		if(FindFileData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) (*namelist)[index]->d_type = DIR_TYPE_CODE;
+		else (*namelist)[index]->d_type = 0;
+	}
+	qsort(**namelist, index+1, sizeof(struct dirent), alphasort);
+	FindClose(hFind);
+	return 1;
+}
+int win_count_dir(char *dir)
+{
+    int dir_count;
+	WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
+	HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(dir,&FindFileData);
+	if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return -1;
+	while(FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData)) {
+		if (!strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName, ".") || !strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName, ".."))
+            continue; /* skip self and parent */
+        dir_count++;
+	}
+	FindClose(hFind);
+	return dir_count;
+}