1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chef-zero b/bin/chef-zero
index 03b6d01..33fc0e1 100755
--- a/bin/chef-zero
+++ b/bin/chef-zero
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ if options[:daemon]
     Process.daemon(true)
     server.start(true)
   else
-    abort 'Process.daemon requires Ruby >= 1.9'
+    if ENV['OS'] == 'Windows_NT' 
+      abort 'Daemonization is not supported on Windows. Running 'start chef-zero' will fork the process.'
+    else
+      abort 'Process.daemon requires Ruby >= 1.9'
+    end
   end
 else
   server.start(true)