diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/logging/Logger.h b/src/cpp-utils/logging/Logger.h
index 45e515c0..ceff576b 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/logging/Logger.h
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/logging/Logger.h
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #ifndef MESSMER_CPPUTILS_LOGGING_LOGGER_H
 #define MESSMER_CPPUTILS_LOGGING_LOGGER_H
 
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define SPDLOG_ENABLE_SYSLOG
+#endif
+
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include "../macros.h"
 
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/logging/logging.h b/src/cpp-utils/logging/logging.h
index 065e70df..aed44db9 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/logging/logging.h
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/logging/logging.h
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <spdlog/fmt/ostr.h>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include <spdlog/sinks/msvc_sink.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace cpputils {
     namespace logging {
 
@@ -66,6 +70,14 @@ namespace cpputils {
         inline void LOG(DEBUG_TYPE, const char* fmt, const Args&... args) {
             logger()->debug(fmt, args...);
         }
+
+        inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> system_logger(const std::string& name) {
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+          return spdlog::create<spdlog::sinks::msvc_sink_mt>(name);
+#else
+          return spdlog::syslog_logger(name, name, LOG_PID);
+#endif
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cryfs-cli/Cli.cpp b/src/cryfs-cli/Cli.cpp
index 068fcd51..e6089b66 100644
--- a/src/cryfs-cli/Cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cryfs-cli/Cli.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ namespace cryfs {
         } else if (options.foreground()) {
             cpputils::logging::setLogger(spdlog::stderr_logger_mt("cryfs"));
         } else {
-            cpputils::logging::setLogger(spdlog::syslog_logger("cryfs", "cryfs", LOG_PID));
+            cpputils::logging::setLogger(cpputils::logging::system_logger("cryfs"));
         }
     }