diff --git a/packages/supi/test/install/lifecycleScripts.ts b/packages/supi/test/install/lifecycleScripts.ts
index f2724cffa1..c98f30235d 100644
--- a/packages/supi/test/install/lifecycleScripts.ts
+++ b/packages/supi/test/install/lifecycleScripts.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from 'supi'
 import { prepareEmpty } from '@pnpm/prepare'
 import { LifecycleLog } from '@pnpm/core-loggers'
+import isWindows from 'is-windows'
 import { testDefaults } from '../utils'
 import rimraf = require('@zkochan/rimraf')
 import loadJsonFile = require('load-json-file')
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import exists = require('path-exists')
 import PATH = require('path-name')
 import sinon = require('sinon')
 
+const testOnNonWindows = isWindows() ? test.skip : test
+
 test('run pre/postinstall scripts', async () => {
   const project = prepareEmpty()
   const manifest = await addDependenciesToPackage({},
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ test("reports child's close event", async () => {
   } as LifecycleLog)).toBeTruthy()
 })
 
-test('lifecycle scripts have access to node-gyp', async () => {
+testOnNonWindows('lifecycle scripts have access to node-gyp', async () => {
   prepareEmpty()
 
   // `npm test` adds node-gyp to the PATH
diff --git a/packages/supi/test/install/misc.ts b/packages/supi/test/install/misc.ts
index 650555f9fe..52c93f9084 100644
--- a/packages/supi/test/install/misc.ts
+++ b/packages/supi/test/install/misc.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import writeYamlFile = require('write-yaml-file')
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = isWindows()
 
+const testOnNonWindows = IS_WINDOWS ? test.skip : test
+
 test('spec not specified in package.json.dependencies', async () => {
   const project = prepareEmpty()
 
@@ -555,7 +557,7 @@ test('bin specified in the directories property linked to .bin folder', async ()
   await project.isExecutable('.bin/pkg-with-directories-bin')
 })
 
-test('building native addons', async () => {
+testOnNonWindows('building native addons', async () => {
   const project = prepareEmpty()
 
   await addDependenciesToPackage({}, ['diskusage@1.1.3'], await testDefaults({ fastUnpack: false }))
diff --git a/packages/supi/test/install/sideEffects.ts b/packages/supi/test/install/sideEffects.ts
index 5f6e091e51..e022138f4d 100644
--- a/packages/supi/test/install/sideEffects.ts
+++ b/packages/supi/test/install/sideEffects.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ test.skip('readonly side effects cache', async () => {
   expect(await exists(path.join(opts2.storeDir, `localhost+${REGISTRY_MOCK_PORT}/diskusage/1.1.2/side_effects/${ENGINE_DIR}/package/build`))).toBeFalsy()
 })
 
-test('uploading errors do not interrupt installation', async () => {
+skipOnWindows('uploading errors do not interrupt installation', async () => {
   prepareEmpty()
 
   const opts = await testDefaults({