diff --git a/lib/shared_memory.cpp b/lib/shared_memory.cpp
index ed4c55bd..3eda92ea 100644
--- a/lib/shared_memory.cpp
+++ b/lib/shared_memory.cpp
@@ -350,14 +350,18 @@ namespace IPC {
   }
 
   /// Returns true if the open file still exists.
-  /// Not implemented under Windows.
+  /// \TODO Not implemented under Windows.
   bool sharedPage::exists(){
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(_WIN32)
+    return true;//Not implemented under Windows...
+#else
 #ifdef SHM_ENABLED
     struct stat sb;
     if (fstat(handle, &sb)){return false;}
     return (sb.st_nlink > 0);
 #else
     return true;
+#endif
 #endif
   }