diff --git a/deploy/.goreleaser.yaml b/deploy/.goreleaser.yaml
index dff7efb2f..8e31bc1f2 100644
--- a/deploy/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/deploy/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ builds:
   - id: preflight
     main: ./cmd/preflight/main.go
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
-    goos: [linux, darwin]
+    goos: [linux, darwin, windows]
     goarch: [amd64, arm, arm64]
     ignore:
       - goos: windows
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ builds:
   - id: support-bundle
     main: ./cmd/troubleshoot/main.go
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
-    goos: [linux, darwin]
+    goos: [linux, darwin, windows]
     goarch: [amd64, arm, arm64]
     ignore:
       - goos: windows
diff --git a/internal/specs/specs.go b/internal/specs/specs.go
index 1f3ccae19..578d7e256 100644
--- a/internal/specs/specs.go
+++ b/internal/specs/specs.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -137,18 +138,27 @@ func LoadFromCLIArgs(ctx context.Context, client kubernetes.Interface, args []st
 					rawSpecs = append(rawSpecs, spec)
 				}
 			}
-		} else if _, err := os.Stat(v); err == nil {
+		} else if v == "-" {
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, err)
+			}
+			rawSpecs = append(rawSpecs, string(b))
+		} else if filepath.IsAbs(v) {
+			// Check if it's an absolute path (handles both Unix and Windows paths)
+			// This must come before URL parsing because Windows paths like C:\...
+			// would be parsed as having scheme "c" by url.Parse
 			b, err := os.ReadFile(v)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_SPEC_ISSUES, err)
 			}
-
 			rawSpecs = append(rawSpecs, string(b))
-		} else if v == "-" {
-			b, err := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+		} else if _, err := os.Stat(v); err == nil {
+			b, err := os.ReadFile(v)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, err)
+				return nil, types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_SPEC_ISSUES, err)
 			}
+
 			rawSpecs = append(rawSpecs, string(b))
 		} else {
 			u, err := url.Parse(v)
diff --git a/pkg/analyze/download.go b/pkg/analyze/download.go
index 0aeaadad5..88d7c5b74 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/download.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/download.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 
 	getter "github.com/hashicorp/go-getter"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -91,7 +92,21 @@ func DownloadAndAnalyze(bundleURL string, analyzersSpec string) ([]*AnalyzeResul
 }
 
 func DownloadAndExtractSupportBundle(bundleURL string) (string, string, error) {
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "troubleshoot-k8s")
+	// Windows-only: Use working directory to avoid antivirus file locking
+	// Linux/macOS: Use system temp (original behavior)
+	var tempDir string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			tempDir = "" // Fallback to system temp
+		} else {
+			tempDir = cwd
+		}
+	} else {
+		tempDir = "" // Linux/macOS: system temp (unchanged)
+	}
+
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp(tempDir, "troubleshoot-k8s-")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create temp dir")
 	}
@@ -132,7 +147,16 @@ func downloadTroubleshootBundle(bundleURL string, destDir string) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get workdir")
 	}
 
-	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "troubleshoot")
+	// Windows-only: Use working directory to avoid antivirus file locking
+	// Linux/macOS: Use system temp (original behavior)
+	var tempDir string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		tempDir = pwd // Use working directory for Windows
+	} else {
+		tempDir = "" // Linux/macOS: system temp (unchanged)
+	}
+
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp(tempDir, "troubleshoot-")
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create tmp dir")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/collect/redact.go b/pkg/collect/redact.go
index 095729de8..b6c5d4dfb 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/redact.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/redact.go
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ func RedactResult(bundlePath string, input CollectorResult, additionalRedactors
 				return
 			}
 
-			redacted, err := redact.Redact(reader, file, additionalRedactors)
+			// Normalize the path for redaction (convert Windows backslashes to forward slashes)
+			normalizedFile := filepath.ToSlash(file)
+			redacted, err := redact.Redact(reader, normalizedFile, additionalRedactors)
 			if err != nil {
 				errorCh <- errors.Wrap(err, "failed to redact io stream")
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/collect/result.go b/pkg/collect/result.go
index 80e76faf1..474ff868c 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/result.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/result.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -189,7 +191,20 @@ func (r CollectorResult) ReplaceResult(bundlePath string, relativePath string, r
 	}
 
 	// Create a temporary file in the same directory as the target file to prevent cross-device issues
-	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "replace-")
+	var tmpFile *os.File
+	var err error
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// Windows-only: Use destination directory to avoid antivirus issues
+		destDir := filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(bundlePath, relativePath))
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(destDir, 0755); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create destination directory")
+		}
+		tmpFile, err = os.CreateTemp(destDir, "replace-")
+	} else {
+		// Linux/macOS: EXACT original behavior - system temp
+		tmpFile, err = os.CreateTemp("", "replace-")
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create temp file")
 	}
@@ -204,9 +219,21 @@ func (r CollectorResult) ReplaceResult(bundlePath string, relativePath string, r
 	tmpFile.Close()
 
 	// This rename should always be in /tmp, so no cross-partition copying will happen
-	err = os.Rename(tmpFile.Name(), filepath.Join(bundlePath, relativePath))
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// Windows-specific handling with delete-first approach
+		finalPath := filepath.Join(bundlePath, relativePath)
+
+		// Delete target file first (Windows requirement to release locks)
+		os.Remove(finalPath)
+
+		// Use copy+delete instead of rename (more reliable on Windows)
+		err = copyFileWindows(tmpFile.Name(), finalPath)
+	} else {
+		// Linux/macOS: EXACT original behavior - DO NOT CHANGE
+		err = os.Rename(tmpFile.Name(), filepath.Join(bundlePath, relativePath))
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to rename tmp file")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to replace file")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -417,3 +444,62 @@ func TarSupportBundleDir(bundlePath string, input CollectorResult, outputFilenam
 	// Is this used anywhere external anyway?
 	return input.ArchiveBundle(bundlePath, outputFilename)
 }
+
+// copyFileWindows performs safer file replacement for Windows
+// It writes to a temporary file first to avoid data loss if copy fails
+func copyFileWindows(src, dst string) error {
+	// Step 1: Write to temp file with unique name (not touching original)
+	tmpDst := dst + ".tmp"
+
+	srcFile, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tmpFile, err := os.Create(tmpDst)
+	if err != nil {
+		srcFile.Close()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Copy data to temp file
+	_, err = io.Copy(tmpFile, srcFile)
+
+	// Close both files explicitly
+	srcFile.Close()
+	tmpFile.Close()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		// Copy failed - original file is still intact!
+		os.Remove(tmpDst)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Step 2: Replace original with temp (with retry for file locking)
+	// Try up to 5 times with increasing delays for antivirus/locking issues
+	maxRetries := 5
+	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++ {
+		// Delete original to release locks
+		os.Remove(dst)
+
+		// Rename temp to final
+		err = os.Rename(tmpDst, dst)
+		if err == nil {
+			// Success! Clean up source
+			os.Remove(src)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// If not last attempt, wait with exponential backoff
+		if attempt < maxRetries-1 {
+			delay := time.Duration(10*(attempt+1)) * time.Millisecond
+			time.Sleep(delay)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// All retries failed - clean up dst temp file but keep src
+	// We intentionally leave src (the source temp file) to prevent data loss
+	// It will be cleaned up when the parent temp directory is removed
+	os.Remove(tmpDst)
+	return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to replace file after retries")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/redact/redact.go b/pkg/redact/redact.go
index 4242b0ebc..85d69f13e 100644
--- a/pkg/redact/redact.go
+++ b/pkg/redact/redact.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ func buildAdditionalRedactors(path string, redacts []*troubleshootv1beta2.Redact
 }
 
 func redactMatchesPath(path string, redact *troubleshootv1beta2.Redact) (bool, error) {
+	normalizedPath := filepath.ToSlash(path)
+
 	if redact.FileSelector.File == "" && len(redact.FileSelector.Files) == 0 {
 		return true, nil
 	}
@@ -177,7 +180,8 @@ func redactMatchesPath(path string, redact *troubleshootv1beta2.Redact) (bool, e
 	globs := []glob.Glob{}
 
 	if redact.FileSelector.File != "" {
-		newGlob, err := glob.Compile(redact.FileSelector.File, '/')
+		normalizedGlob := filepath.ToSlash(redact.FileSelector.File)
+		newGlob, err := glob.Compile(normalizedGlob, '/')
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid file glob string %q", redact.FileSelector.File)
 		}
@@ -185,7 +189,8 @@ func redactMatchesPath(path string, redact *troubleshootv1beta2.Redact) (bool, e
 	}
 
 	for i, fileGlobString := range redact.FileSelector.Files {
-		newGlob, err := glob.Compile(fileGlobString, '/')
+		normalizedGlob := filepath.ToSlash(fileGlobString)
+		newGlob, err := glob.Compile(normalizedGlob, '/')
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.Wrapf(err, "invalid file glob string %d %q", i, fileGlobString)
 		}
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ func redactMatchesPath(path string, redact *troubleshootv1beta2.Redact) (bool, e
 	}
 
 	for _, thisGlob := range globs {
-		if thisGlob.Match(path) {
+		if thisGlob.Match(normalizedPath) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/redact/yaml.go b/pkg/redact/yaml.go
index 7c8b26c63..6ee0ce82d 100644
--- a/pkg/redact/yaml.go
+++ b/pkg/redact/yaml.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -22,20 +23,22 @@ type YamlRedactor struct {
 
 func NewYamlRedactor(yamlPath, filePath, name string) *YamlRedactor {
 	pathComponents := strings.Split(yamlPath, ".")
-	return &YamlRedactor{maskPath: pathComponents, filePath: filePath, redactName: name}
+	return &YamlRedactor{maskPath: pathComponents, filePath: filepath.ToSlash(filePath), redactName: name}
 }
 
-func (r *YamlRedactor) Redact(input io.Reader, path string) io.Reader {
+func (r *YamlRedactor) Redact(input io.Reader, targetPath string) io.Reader {
 	if r.filePath != "" {
-		match, err := filepath.Match(r.filePath, path)
+		normalizedTarget := filepath.ToSlash(targetPath)
+		match, err := path.Match(r.filePath, normalizedTarget)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Failed to match %q and %q: %v", r.filePath, path, err)
+			klog.Errorf("Failed to match %q and %q: %v", r.filePath, normalizedTarget, err)
 			return input
 		}
 		if !match {
 			return input
 		}
 	}
+	r.foundMatch = false
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		var err error
@@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) Redact(input io.Reader, path string) io.Reader {
 			return
 		}
 
-		newYaml := r.redactYaml(yamlInterface, r.maskPath)
+		processedPath := filepath.ToSlash(targetPath)
+		newYaml := r.redactYaml(yamlInterface, r.maskPath, processedPath)
 		if !r.foundMatch {
 			// no match found, so make no changes
 			buf := bytes.NewBuffer(doc)
@@ -80,14 +84,14 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) Redact(input io.Reader, path string) io.Reader {
 			RedactorName:      r.redactName,
 			CharactersRemoved: len(doc) - len(newBytes),
 			Line:              0, // line 0 because we have no way to tell what line was impacted
-			File:              path,
+			File:              targetPath,
 			IsDefaultRedactor: r.isDefault,
 		})
 	}()
 	return reader
 }
 
-func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string) interface{} {
+func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string, targetPath string) interface{} {
 	if len(path) == 0 {
 		r.foundMatch = true
 
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string) interface{} {
 			// Convert the value to string and tokenize it
 			if valueStr, ok := in.(string); ok && valueStr != "" {
 				context := r.redactName
-				return tokenizer.TokenizeValueWithPath(valueStr, context, r.filePath)
+				return tokenizer.TokenizeValueWithPath(valueStr, context, targetPath)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string) interface{} {
 		if path[0] == "*" {
 			var newArr []interface{}
 			for _, child := range typed {
-				newChild := r.redactYaml(child, path[1:])
+				newChild := r.redactYaml(child, path[1:], targetPath)
 				newArr = append(newArr, newChild)
 			}
 			return newArr
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string) interface{} {
 		}
 		if len(typed) > pathIdx {
 			child := typed[pathIdx]
-			typed[pathIdx] = r.redactYaml(child, path[1:])
+			typed[pathIdx] = r.redactYaml(child, path[1:], targetPath)
 			return typed
 		}
 		return typed
@@ -129,14 +133,14 @@ func (r *YamlRedactor) redactYaml(in interface{}, path []string) interface{} {
 		if path[0] == "*" && len(typed) > 0 {
 			newMap := map[interface{}]interface{}{}
 			for key, child := range typed {
-				newMap[key] = r.redactYaml(child, path[1:])
+				newMap[key] = r.redactYaml(child, path[1:], targetPath)
 			}
 			return newMap
 		}
 
 		child, ok := typed[path[0]]
 		if ok {
-			newChild := r.redactYaml(child, path[1:])
+			newChild := r.redactYaml(child, path[1:], targetPath)
 			typed[path[0]] = newChild
 		}
 		return typed