diff --git a/gui/main.js b/gui/main.js
index 52e29140..8fbd21ec 100644
--- a/gui/main.js
+++ b/gui/main.js
@@ -172,21 +172,23 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
     createWindow();
 
     // start daemon by checking os
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/5775120
     console.log("Trying to start daemon binary")
     
-    if(os.platform()=='linux' || os.platform()=='darwin'){
-        daemonProcess = exec('./tnc/daemon', function callback(err, stdout, stderr) {
-            if (err) {
-                console.log(os.platform());
-                console.error(err);
-                console.error("Can't start daemon binary");
-                console.error("--> this is only working with the app bundle and a precompiled binaries");
-            return;
-            }
-            console.log(stdout); 
+
+    if(os.platform()=='linux'){
+
+        daemonProcess = exec('./tnc/daemon', [])
+        
+        daemonProcess.on('error', (err) => {
+          console.log(err);
         });
+        
+        daemonProcess.on('message', (data) => {
+          console.log(data);
+        });
+                
     }
+
     
     if(os.platform()=='win32' || os.platform()=='win64'){
 
diff --git a/gui/preload-main.js b/gui/preload-main.js
index 178fca93..377dedaa 100644
--- a/gui/preload-main.js
+++ b/gui/preload-main.js
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     })
 */
 
+
+    // DISABLE HAMLIB DIRECT AND RIGCTL ON WINDOWS
+    if(os.platform()=='win32' || os.platform()=='win64'){
+
+        document.getElementById("radio-control-switch1").style.disabled = true;
+        document.getElementById("radio-control-switch2").style.disabled = true;
+    }
+
     // ENABLE TOOLTIPS EVERYWHERE
     // https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.1/components/tooltips/
     var tooltipTriggerList = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('[data-bs-toggle="tooltip"]'))