diff --git a/salt/modules/file.py b/salt/modules/file.py
index 0ff83861eb9a..964ce9fe5af7 100644
--- a/salt/modules/file.py
+++ b/salt/modules/file.py
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ def manage_file(name,
 
         # This is a new file, if no mode specified, use the umask to figure
         # out what mode to use for the new file.
-        if mode is None:
+        if mode is None and not salt.utils.is_windows():
             # Get current umask
             mask = os.umask(0)
             os.umask(mask)
diff --git a/salt/modules/win_file.py b/salt/modules/win_file.py
index 6c0f8c115919..1c9377a8f889 100644
--- a/salt/modules/win_file.py
+++ b/salt/modules/win_file.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def get_mode(path):
     '''
     Return the mode of a file
 
-    Right now we're just returning 777
+    Right now we're just returning None
     because Windows' doesn't have a mode
     like Linux
 
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ def get_mode(path):
     '''
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         return -1
-    mode = 777
-    return mode
+    return None
 
 
 def get_user(path):
@@ -460,3 +459,19 @@ def set_attributes(path, archive=None, hidden=None, normal=None,
         else:
             intAttributes &= 0xFEFF
     return win32file.SetFileAttributes(path, intAttributes)
+
+
+def set_mode(path, mode):
+    '''
+    Set the mode of a file
+
+    This just calls get_mode, which returns None because we don't use mode on
+    Windows
+
+    CLI Example:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        salt '*' file.set_mode /etc/passwd 0644
+    '''
+    return get_mode(path)
diff --git a/salt/utils/__init__.py b/salt/utils/__init__.py
index 885afbc598f5..7bebf597548e 100644
--- a/salt/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/utils/__init__.py
@@ -642,10 +642,12 @@ def copyfile(source, dest, backup_mode='', cachedir=''):
         pass
     # Get current file stats to they can be replicated after the new file is
     # moved to the destination path.
-    try:
-        fstat = os.stat(dest)
-    except OSError:
-        fstat = None
+    fstat = None
+    if not salt.utils.is_windows():
+        try:
+            fstat = os.stat(dest)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
     shutil.move(tgt, dest)
     if fstat is not None:
         os.chown(dest, fstat.st_uid, fstat.st_gid)