diff --git a/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
index 10f72d9..d9d835e 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/concat_spec.rb
@@ -42,49 +42,49 @@ describe 'basic concat test' do
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat") do
       it { should be_directory }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 755
       }
     end
      describe file("#{vardir}/concat/bin") do
       it { should be_directory }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 755
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/bin/#{scriptname}") do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 755
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file") do
       it { should be_directory }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 750
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file/fragments") do
       it { should be_directory }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 750
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file/fragments.concat") do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 640
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file/fragments.concat.out") do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 640
       }
     end
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe 'basic concat test' do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
       it { should be_grouped_into groupname }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 644
       }
       it { should contain '1' }
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ describe 'basic concat test' do
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file/fragments/01_1") do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 640
       }
     end
     describe file("#{vardir}/concat/#{safe_basedir}_file/fragments/02_2") do
       it { should be_file }
       it { should be_owned_by username }
-      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+      it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
         should be_mode 640
       }
     end
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe 'basic concat test' do
 
       describe file("#{basedir}/file") do
         it { should be_file }
-        it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX')) {
+        it("should be mode", :unless => (fact('osfamily') == 'AIX') or fact('osfamily') == 'windows') {
           should be_mode 644
         }
         it { should contain '1' }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/deprecation_warnings_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/deprecation_warnings_spec.rb
index 7b0f5c5..dc2f234 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/deprecation_warnings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/deprecation_warnings_spec.rb
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ describe 'deprecation warnings' do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'concat::fragment ensure parameter' do
+  context 'concat::fragment ensure parameter', :unless => fact('osfamily') == 'windows' do
     context 'target file exists' do
       before(:all) do
-        shell("/bin/echo 'file1 contents' > #{basedir}/file1")
         pp = <<-EOS
           file { '#{basedir}':
             ensure => directory,
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ describe 'deprecation warnings' do
       end
     end # target file exists
 
-    context 'target does not exist' do
+    context 'target does not exist', :unless => fact('osfamily') == 'windows' do
       pp = <<-EOS
         concat { '#{basedir}/file': }
         concat::fragment { 'foo':