diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/__init__.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/__init__.py
index c60419be472..ad586e024df 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/__init__.py
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import contextlib
-import fcntl
 import os
 import struct
 import sys
-import termios
 import textwrap
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -18,6 +16,11 @@
 import six
 from six import StringIO
 from six.moves import input
+from sys import platform as _platform
+
+if _platform != "win32":
+    import fcntl
+    import termios
 
 from llnl.util.tty.color import cescape, clen, cprint, cwrite
 
@@ -370,22 +373,28 @@ def hline(label=None, **kwargs):
 
 def terminal_size():
     """Gets the dimensions of the console: (rows, cols)."""
-    def ioctl_gwinsz(fd):
-        try:
-            rc = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(
-                fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
-        except BaseException:
-            return
-        return rc
-    rc = ioctl_gwinsz(0) or ioctl_gwinsz(1) or ioctl_gwinsz(2)
-    if not rc:
-        try:
-            fd = os.open(os.ctermid(), os.O_RDONLY)
-            rc = ioctl_gwinsz(fd)
-            os.close(fd)
-        except BaseException:
-            pass
-    if not rc:
-        rc = (os.environ.get('LINES', 25), os.environ.get('COLUMNS', 80))
+    if _platform != "win32":
+        def ioctl_gwinsz(fd):
+            try:
+                rc = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(
+                    fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
+            except BaseException:
+                return
+            return rc
+        rc = ioctl_gwinsz(0) or ioctl_gwinsz(1) or ioctl_gwinsz(2)
+        if not rc:
+            try:
+                fd = os.open(os.ctermid(), os.O_RDONLY)
+                rc = ioctl_gwinsz(fd)
+                os.close(fd)
+            except BaseException:
+                pass
+        if not rc:
+            rc = (os.environ.get('LINES', 25), os.environ.get('COLUMNS', 80))
 
-    return int(rc[0]), int(rc[1])
+        return int(rc[0]), int(rc[1])
+    else:
+        # return shutil.get_terminal_size()
+        # TODO: find python 2 compatible module to get terminal size
+        rc = (os.environ.get('LINES', 25), os.environ.get('COLUMNS', 80))
+        return int(rc[0]), int(rc[1])
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
index be4e9f1d6dc..a6757c9deb1 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ def child_fun():
 
     try:
         # Forward sys.stdin when appropriate, to allow toggling verbosity
-        if sys.stdin.isatty() and hasattr(sys.stdin, 'fileno'):
+        if sys.platform != "win32" and sys.stdin.isatty() and hasattr(sys.stdin, 'fileno'):
             input_fd = os.dup(sys.stdin.fileno())
             input_multiprocess_fd = MultiProcessFd(input_fd)
 
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/subprocess_context.py b/lib/spack/spack/subprocess_context.py
index af197b4a3cf..4251516f82d 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/subprocess_context.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/subprocess_context.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 import spack.repo
 import spack.store
 
-_serialize = sys.version_info >= (3, 8) and sys.platform == 'darwin'
+_serialize = sys.platform == 'win32' or (sys.version_info >= (3, 8)
+                                         and sys.platform == 'darwin')
 
 
 patches = None
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wrf/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wrf/package.py
index cd433c1ac2b..7beeee61b1c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wrf/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wrf/package.py
@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@
 from os import O_NONBLOCK
 from os.path import basename
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
+from sys import platform as _platform
 from sys import stdout
 
 from llnl.util import tty
 
 from spack import *
 
+if _platform != 'win32':
+    from fcntl import F_GETFL, F_SETFL, fcntl
+    from os import O_NONBLOCK, rename
+else:
+    from os import rename
+
 re_optline = re.compile(r'\s+[0-9]+\..*\((serial|smpar|dmpar|dm\+sm)\)\s+')
 re_paroptname = re.compile(r'\((serial|smpar|dmpar|dm\+sm)\)')
 re_paroptnum = re.compile(r'\s+([0-9]+)\.\s+\(')
@@ -27,9 +34,11 @@
 def setNonBlocking(fd):
     """
     Set the given file descriptor to non-blocking
+    Non-blocking pipes are not supported on windows
     """
-    flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK
-    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags)
+    if _platform != 'win32':
+        flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK
+        fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags)
 
 
 def collect_platform_options(stdoutpipe):