diff --git a/src/base/filesystemwatcher.cpp b/src/base/filesystemwatcher.cpp
index 550a7f6a0..4c6622d5a 100644
--- a/src/base/filesystemwatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/base/filesystemwatcher.cpp
@@ -58,18 +58,14 @@ FileSystemWatcher::FileSystemWatcher(QObject *parent)
     m_partialTorrentTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     connect(&m_partialTorrentTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &FileSystemWatcher::processPartialTorrents);
 
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     connect(&m_watchTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &FileSystemWatcher::scanNetworkFolders);
-#endif
 }
 
 QStringList FileSystemWatcher::directories() const
 {
     QStringList dirs = QFileSystemWatcher::directories();
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     for (const QDir &dir : qAsConst(m_watchedFolders))
         dirs << dir.canonicalPath();
-#endif
     return dirs;
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ void FileSystemWatcher::addPath(const QString &path)
 {
     if (path.isEmpty()) return;
 
-#if !defined Q_OS_WIN && !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
+#if !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
     const QDir dir(path);
     if (!dir.exists()) return;
 
@@ -100,13 +96,12 @@ void FileSystemWatcher::addPath(const QString &path)
 
 void FileSystemWatcher::removePath(const QString &path)
 {
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     if (m_watchedFolders.removeOne(path)) {
         if (m_watchedFolders.isEmpty())
             m_watchTimer.stop();
         return;
     }
-#endif
+
     // Normal mode
     QFileSystemWatcher::removePath(path);
 }
@@ -116,13 +111,11 @@ void FileSystemWatcher::scanLocalFolder(const QString &path)
     QTimer::singleShot(2000, this, [this, path]() { processTorrentsInDir(path); });
 }
 
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
 void FileSystemWatcher::scanNetworkFolders()
 {
     for (const QDir &dir : qAsConst(m_watchedFolders))
         processTorrentsInDir(dir);
 }
-#endif
 
 void FileSystemWatcher::processPartialTorrents()
 {
diff --git a/src/base/filesystemwatcher.h b/src/base/filesystemwatcher.h
index 5079659f6..ac17d7124 100644
--- a/src/base/filesystemwatcher.h
+++ b/src/base/filesystemwatcher.h
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ signals:
 protected slots:
     void scanLocalFolder(const QString &path);
     void processPartialTorrents();
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     void scanNetworkFolders();
-#endif
 
 private:
     void processTorrentsInDir(const QDir &dir);
@@ -67,10 +65,8 @@ private:
     QHash<QString, int> m_partialTorrents;
     QTimer m_partialTorrentTimer;
 
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     QList<QDir> m_watchedFolders;
     QTimer m_watchTimer;
-#endif
 };
 
 #endif // FILESYSTEMWATCHER_H
diff --git a/src/base/utils/fs.cpp b/src/base/utils/fs.cpp
index e4d361795..b44323cc3 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/base/utils/fs.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#include <memory>
+#endif
+
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -301,9 +305,17 @@ bool Utils::Fs::isRegularFile(const QString &path)
     return (st.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG;
 }
 
-#if !defined Q_OS_WIN && !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
+#if !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
 bool Utils::Fs::isNetworkFileSystem(const QString &path)
 {
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    const std::wstring pathW {path.toStdWString()};
+    std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> volumePath {new wchar_t[path.length() + 1] {}};
+    if (!::GetVolumePathNameW(pathW.c_str(), volumePath.get(), (path.length() + 1)))
+        return false;
+
+    return (::GetDriveTypeW(volumePath.get()) == DRIVE_REMOTE);
+#else
     QString file = path;
     if (!file.endsWith('/'))
         file += '/';
@@ -312,7 +324,6 @@ bool Utils::Fs::isNetworkFileSystem(const QString &path)
     struct statfs buf {};
     if (statfs(file.toLocal8Bit().constData(), &buf) != 0)
         return false;
-
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
     // XXX: should we make sure HAVE_STRUCT_FSSTAT_F_FSTYPENAME is defined?
     return ((strncmp(buf.f_fstypename, "cifs", sizeof(buf.f_fstypename)) == 0)
@@ -332,5 +343,6 @@ bool Utils::Fs::isNetworkFileSystem(const QString &path)
         return false;
     }
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/base/utils/fs.h b/src/base/utils/fs.h
index 08cdc29db..132ed6fbd 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/fs.h
+++ b/src/base/utils/fs.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Utils
 
         QString tempPath();
 
-#if !defined Q_OS_WIN && !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
+#if !defined Q_OS_HAIKU
         bool isNetworkFileSystem(const QString &path);
 #endif
     }