diff --git a/tests/test_distribution.py b/tests/test_distribution.py
index 5b4de7ed..c0a3d93b 100644
--- a/tests/test_distribution.py
+++ b/tests/test_distribution.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import numpy as np
+import sys, pytest
 from tqdm import tqdm
+
 from hyperactive import Hyperactive
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 def objective_function(opt):
     score = -opt["x1"] * opt["x1"]
diff --git a/tests/test_empty_output/test_empty_output.py b/tests/test_empty_output/test_empty_output.py
index dddef388..16788e8b 100644
--- a/tests/test_empty_output/test_empty_output.py
+++ b/tests/test_empty_output/test_empty_output.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import os, sys, subprocess
+import os, sys, subprocess, pytest
+
+
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
 
 here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_search_spaces.py b/tests/test_search_spaces.py
index 859c23e1..f8f59d38 100644
--- a/tests/test_search_spaces.py
+++ b/tests/test_search_spaces.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+import sys, pytest
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
 from hyperactive import Hyperactive
 
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 def test_search_space_0():
     def objective_function(opt):
         score = -opt["x1"] * opt["x1"]
diff --git a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_memory_warm_start.py b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_memory_warm_start.py
index e229c03b..2aebbc05 100644
--- a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_memory_warm_start.py
+++ b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_memory_warm_start.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import time
-import pytest
+import pytest, sys
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
 from hyperactive import Hyperactive
 
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 def func1():
     pass
 
diff --git a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start.py b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start.py
index b32fde01..3a2e2a8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start.py
+++ b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import time
-import pytest
+import pytest, sys
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
 from hyperactive import Hyperactive
 
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 def func1():
     pass
 
diff --git a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start_smbo.py b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start_smbo.py
index 57c0519d..b818e58e 100644
--- a/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start_smbo.py
+++ b/tests/test_warm_starts/test_warm_start_smbo.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import time
-import pytest
+import pytest, sys
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 )
 
 
+if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+    pytest.skip("skip these tests for windows", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 def func1():
     pass