diff --git a/include/reader.h b/include/reader.h
index cbeaaad2a..94c108f9d 100644
--- a/include/reader.h
+++ b/include/reader.h
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ class Reader
    *                    (.zim extesion).
    */
   explicit Reader(const string zimFilePath);
+#ifndef _WIN32
   explicit Reader(int fd);
   Reader(int fd, zim::offset_type offset, zim::size_type size);
+#endif
   ~Reader() = default;
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 0278b5033..523c1f766 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Reader::Reader(const string zimFilePath)
   srand(time(nullptr));
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 Reader::Reader(int fd)
   :  zimArchive(new zim::Archive(fd)),
      zimFilePath("")
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Reader::Reader(int fd, zim::offset_type offset, zim::size_type size)
   /* initialize random seed: */
   srand(time(nullptr));
 }
+#endif // #ifndef _WIN32
 
 zim::Archive* Reader::getZimArchive() const
 {
diff --git a/src/wrapper/java/kiwixreader.cpp b/src/wrapper/java/kiwixreader.cpp
index b7f968822..cc3c27706 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/java/kiwixreader.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/java/kiwixreader.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ int jni2fd(const jobject& fdObj, JNIEnv* env)
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_org_kiwix_kiwixlib_JNIKiwixReader_getNativeReaderByFD(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jobject fdObj)
 {
+#ifndef _WIN32
   int fd = jni2fd(fdObj, env);
 
   LOG("Attempting to create reader with fd: %d", fd);
@@ -80,11 +81,17 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_org_kiwix_kiwixlib_JNIKiwixReader_getNativeReaderBy
     LOG(e.what());
     return 0;
   }
+#else
+  jclass exception = env->FindClass("java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException");
+  env->ThrowNew(exception, "org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixReader.getNativeReaderByFD() is not supported under Windows");
+  return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_org_kiwix_kiwixlib_JNIKiwixReader_getNativeReaderEmbedded(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jobject fdObj, jlong offset, jlong size)
 {
+#ifndef _WIN32
   int fd = jni2fd(fdObj, env);
 
   LOG("Attempting to create reader with fd: %d", fd);
@@ -97,6 +104,11 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_org_kiwix_kiwixlib_JNIKiwixReader_getNativeReaderEm
     LOG(e.what());
     return 0;
   }
+#else
+  jclass exception = env->FindClass("java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException");
+  env->ThrowNew(exception, "org.kiwix.kiwixlib.JNIKiwixReader.getNativeReaderEmbedded() is not supported under Windows");
+  return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL