diff --git a/cheat/sheets.py b/cheat/sheets.py
index bbcc373..c4da657 100644
--- a/cheat/sheets.py
+++ b/cheat/sheets.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def default_path():
     # the default path becomes confused when cheat is run as root, so fail
     # under those circumstances. (There is no good reason to need to run cheat
     # as root.)
-    if os.geteuid() == 0:
+    if os.name != 'nt' and os.geteuid() == 0:
         die('Please do not run this application as root.');
 
     # determine the default cheatsheet dir