diff --git a/supervisor/checkpoint.go b/supervisor/checkpoint.go
index 640f8be..466a35a 100644
--- a/supervisor/checkpoint.go
+++ b/supervisor/checkpoint.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package supervisor
 
 import "github.com/docker/containerd/runtime"
diff --git a/supervisor/create.go b/supervisor/create.go
index 165d161..68ea707 100644
--- a/supervisor/create.go
+++ b/supervisor/create.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 
 type StartTask struct {
 	baseTask
+	platformStartTask
 	ID            string
 	BundlePath    string
 	Stdout        string
 	Stderr        string
 	Stdin         string
 	StartResponse chan StartResponse
-	Checkpoint    *runtime.Checkpoint
 	Labels        []string
 }
 
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ func (s *Supervisor) start(t *StartTask) error {
 		Stdout:        t.Stdout,
 		Stderr:        t.Stderr,
 	}
-	if t.Checkpoint != nil {
-		task.Checkpoint = t.Checkpoint.Name
-	}
+	task.setTaskCheckpoint(t)
+
 	s.startTasks <- task
 	ContainerCreateTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 	return errDeferedResponse
diff --git a/supervisor/create_linux.go b/supervisor/create_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67c570c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor/create_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package supervisor
+
+import "github.com/docker/containerd/runtime"
+
+type platformStartTask struct {
+	Checkpoint *runtime.Checkpoint
+}
+
+func (task *startTask) setTaskCheckpoint(t *StartTask) {
+	if t.Checkpoint != nil {
+		task.Checkpoint = t.Checkpoint.Name
+	}
+}
diff --git a/supervisor/create_windows.go b/supervisor/create_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d76396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor/create_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package supervisor
+
+type platformStartTask struct {
+}
+
+// Checkpoint not supported on Windows
+func (task *startTask) setTaskCheckpoint(t *StartTask) {
+}
diff --git a/supervisor/monitor.go b/supervisor/monitor_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from supervisor/monitor.go
rename to supervisor/monitor_linux.go
diff --git a/supervisor/monitor_windows.go b/supervisor/monitor_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c8416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor/monitor_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package supervisor
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/docker/containerd/runtime"
+)
+
+// TODO Windows: This is going to be very problematic to port to Windows.
+// Windows golang has no concept of EpollEvent/EpollCtl etc as in the
+// Linux implementation. @crosbymichael - Help needed.
+
+func NewMonitor() (*Monitor, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("NewMonitor not implemented on Windows")
+}
+
+type Monitor struct {
+}
+
+func (m *Monitor) Exits() chan runtime.Process {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Monitor) Monitor(p runtime.Process) error {
+	return errors.New("Monitor not implemented on Windows")
+}
+
+func (m *Monitor) Close() error {
+	return errors.New("Monitor Close() not implemented on Windows")
+}
+
+func (m *Monitor) start() {
+}
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor.go b/supervisor/supervisor.go
index e961eb2..4ff9b53 100644
--- a/supervisor/supervisor.go
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor.go
@@ -216,42 +216,6 @@ func (s *Supervisor) Start() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Supervisor) handleTask(i Task) {
-	var err error
-	switch t := i.(type) {
-	case *AddProcessTask:
-		err = s.addProcess(t)
-	case *CreateCheckpointTask:
-		err = s.createCheckpoint(t)
-	case *DeleteCheckpointTask:
-		err = s.deleteCheckpoint(t)
-	case *StartTask:
-		err = s.start(t)
-	case *DeleteTask:
-		err = s.delete(t)
-	case *ExitTask:
-		err = s.exit(t)
-	case *ExecExitTask:
-		err = s.execExit(t)
-	case *GetContainersTask:
-		err = s.getContainers(t)
-	case *SignalTask:
-		err = s.signal(t)
-	case *StatsTask:
-		err = s.stats(t)
-	case *UpdateTask:
-		err = s.updateContainer(t)
-	case *UpdateProcessTask:
-		err = s.updateProcess(t)
-	default:
-		err = ErrUnknownTask
-	}
-	if err != errDeferedResponse {
-		i.ErrorCh() <- err
-		close(i.ErrorCh())
-	}
-}
-
 // Machine returns the machine information for which the
 // supervisor is executing on.
 func (s *Supervisor) Machine() Machine {
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor_linux.go b/supervisor/supervisor_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..775fd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package supervisor
+
+func (s *Supervisor) handleTask(i Task) {
+	var err error
+	switch t := i.(type) {
+	case *AddProcessTask:
+		err = s.addProcess(t)
+	case *CreateCheckpointTask:
+		err = s.createCheckpoint(t)
+	case *DeleteCheckpointTask:
+		err = s.deleteCheckpoint(t)
+	case *StartTask:
+		err = s.start(t)
+	case *DeleteTask:
+		err = s.delete(t)
+	case *ExitTask:
+		err = s.exit(t)
+	case *ExecExitTask:
+		err = s.execExit(t)
+	case *GetContainersTask:
+		err = s.getContainers(t)
+	case *SignalTask:
+		err = s.signal(t)
+	case *StatsTask:
+		err = s.stats(t)
+	case *UpdateTask:
+		err = s.updateContainer(t)
+	case *UpdateProcessTask:
+		err = s.updateProcess(t)
+	default:
+		err = ErrUnknownTask
+	}
+	if err != errDeferedResponse {
+		i.ErrorCh() <- err
+		close(i.ErrorCh())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/supervisor/supervisor_windows.go b/supervisor/supervisor_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c4ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor/supervisor_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package supervisor
+
+func (s *Supervisor) handleTask(i Task) {
+	var err error
+	switch t := i.(type) {
+	case *AddProcessTask:
+		err = s.addProcess(t)
+	case *StartTask:
+		err = s.start(t)
+	case *DeleteTask:
+		err = s.delete(t)
+	case *ExitTask:
+		err = s.exit(t)
+	case *ExecExitTask:
+		err = s.execExit(t)
+	case *GetContainersTask:
+		err = s.getContainers(t)
+	case *SignalTask:
+		err = s.signal(t)
+	case *StatsTask:
+		err = s.stats(t)
+	case *UpdateTask:
+		err = s.updateContainer(t)
+	case *UpdateProcessTask:
+		err = s.updateProcess(t)
+	default:
+		err = ErrUnknownTask
+	}
+	if err != errDeferedResponse {
+		i.ErrorCh() <- err
+		close(i.ErrorCh())
+	}
+}