diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 96997fc..9b6f3c5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ if Config::CONFIG['target_os'] =~ /linux/i
   gem 'rb-inotify', '>= 0.5.1', :require => false
   gem 'libnotify',  '~> 0.1.3', :require => false
 end
+if Config::CONFIG['target_os'] =~ /mswin|mingw/i
+  gem 'win32console'
+end
diff --git a/lib/guard/interactor.rb b/lib/guard/interactor.rb
index 4acd9ed..cea6eb7 100644
--- a/lib/guard/interactor.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/interactor.rb
@@ -23,19 +23,32 @@ module Guard
 
     def self.init_signal_traps
       # Run all (Ctrl-\)
-      Signal.trap('QUIT') do
-        run_all
+      if Signal.list.has_key?('QUIT')
+        Signal.trap('QUIT') do
+          run_all
+        end
+      else
+        UI.info "Your system doesn't support QUIT signal, so Ctrl-\\ (Run all) won't work"
       end
 
       # Stop (Ctrl-C)
-      Signal.trap('INT') do
-        stop
+      if Signal.list.has_key?('INT')
+        Signal.trap('INT') do
+          stop
+        end
+      else
+        UI.info "Your system doesn't support INT signal, so Ctrl-C (stop) won't work"
       end
 
       # Reload (Ctrl-Z)
-      Signal.trap('TSTP') do
-        reload
+      if Signal.list.has_key?('TSTP')
+        Signal.trap('TSTP') do
+          reload
+        end
+      else
+        UI.info "Your system doesn't support TSTP signal, so Ctrl-Z (Reload) won't work"
       end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/guard/ui.rb b/lib/guard/ui.rb
index 94953db..fffb40d 100644
--- a/lib/guard/ui.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/ui.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ module Guard
       end
 
       def reset_line
-        print "\r\e[0m"
+        if color_enabled?
+          print "\r\e[0m"
+        else
+          print "\r\n"
+        end
       end
 
       def clear
@@ -38,7 +42,27 @@ module Guard
       end
 
       def color(text, color_code)
-        "#{color_code}#{text}\e[0m"
+        if color_enabled?
+          return "#{color_code}#{text}\e[0m"
+        else
+          return text
+        end
+      end
+
+      def color_enabled?
+        @color_enabled ||= if Config::CONFIG['target_os'] =~ /mswin|mingw/i
+          unless ENV['ANSICON']
+            begin
+              require 'rubygems' unless ENV['NO_RUBYGEMS']
+              require 'Win32/Console/ANSI'
+            rescue LoadError
+              info "You must 'gem install win32console' to use color on Windows"
+              false
+            end
+          end
+        else
+          true
+        end
       end
 
     end