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diff --git a/src/jalview/util/Platform.java b/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
index d9f8bea..2c74609 100644
--- a/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/Platform.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
  */
 public class Platform
 {
-  private static Boolean isAMac = null;
+  private static Boolean isAMac = null, isWindows = null;
 
   private static Boolean isHeadless = null;
 
@@ -45,10 +45,29 @@ public class Platform
     {
       isAMac = System.getProperty("os.name").indexOf("Mac") > -1;
     }
+
     return isAMac.booleanValue();
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if we are on a Microsoft plaform...
+   * 
+   * @return true if we have to cope with another platform variation
+   */
+  public static boolean isWindows()
+  {
+    if (isWindows == null)
+    {
+      isWindows = System.getProperty("os.name").indexOf("Win") > -1;
+    }
+    return isWindows.booleanValue();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @return true if we are running in non-interactive no UI mode
+   */
   public static boolean isHeadless()
   {
     if (isHeadless == null)