diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index daa38f2b..b55f7fec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,38 @@
-language: python
-python:
-  - "2.7"
-addons:
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - oracle-java8-installer
 install:
   - pip install astroid==1.1.0
   - pip install pylint==1.1.0
-  - pylint --version
+  - $POWERSHELL pylint --version
   - |
       export ECLIPSE_TAR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../eclipse.tar.gz
       wget http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.5.2-201602121500/eclipse-SDK-4.5.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz -O $ECLIPSE_TAR
       tar -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.. -xf $ECLIPSE_TAR
-      export ECLIPSE_EXE=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../eclipse/eclipse
+      export ECLIPSE_EXE=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../eclipse/eclipse$EXE_SUFFIX
       export JDT=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ecj.jar
       wget http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.5.2-201602121500/ecj-4.5.2.jar -O $JDT
-script: ./mx --strict-compliance gate --strict-mode
+
+jobs:  
+  include:
+    - name: Linux
+      os: linux
+      language: python
+      python:
+        - "2.7"
+      addons:
+        apt:
+          packages:
+            - oracle-java8-installer
+      script: ./mx --strict-compliance gate --strict-mode
+    - name: Windows
+      os: windows
+      language: shell
+      before_install:
+        - choco install jdk8 -params 'installdir=C:\\jdk' -y
+        - choco install python2 --params '"/InstallDir:C:\Python27"' -y
+        - export PATH=$PATH:/c/Python27
+        - export PATH=$PATH:/c/Python27/Scripts/
+        - |
+            export JAVA_HOME=/c/jdk
+            export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
+        - export POWERSHELL=powershell
+      env: EXE_SUFFIX=.exe
+      script: powershell .\\mx.cmd --strict-compliance gate --strict-mode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mx.py b/mx.py
index dde2abee..327f3a12 100755
--- a/mx.py
+++ b/mx.py
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ def cpu_count():
 _repositories = dict()
 _mavenRepoBaseURLs = [
     "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/",
-    "https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath="
+    "https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=",
+    "http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/" #fall back to http
 ]
 
 
@@ -11955,13 +11956,15 @@ def check_get_env(key):
         abort('Required environment variable ' + key + ' must be set')
     return value
 
-def get_env(key, default=None):
+def get_env(key, default=None, is_path=False):
     """
     Gets an environment variable.
     :param default: default values if the environment variable is not set.
     :type default: str | None
     """
     value = os.getenv(key, default)
+    if is_path:
+        value = _safe_path(value)
     return value
 
 def logv(msg=None):
@@ -13626,6 +13629,7 @@ def _safe_path(path):
     https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#maxpath
     """
     if get_os() == 'windows':
+        path = path.replace("/", "\\")
         if isabs(path):
             if path.startswith('\\\\'):
                 if path[2:].startswith('?\\'):
@@ -16005,7 +16009,7 @@ def processApDep(dep, edge):
                 miscXml.open('option', attributes={'name' : 'projectSpecificProfile'})
                 miscXml.open('ProjectSpecificProfile')
                 miscXml.element('option', attributes={'name' : 'formatter', 'value' : 'ECLIPSE'})
-                custom_eclipse_exe = get_env('ECLIPSE_EXE')
+                custom_eclipse_exe = get_env('ECLIPSE_EXE', is_path=True)
                 if custom_eclipse_exe:
                     custom_eclipse = dirname(custom_eclipse_exe)
                     if get_os() == 'darwin':
diff --git a/mx_gate.py b/mx_gate.py
index 3805d4cf..1a829295 100644
--- a/mx_gate.py
+++ b/mx_gate.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ def _run_gate(cleanArgs, args, tasks):
 
     with Task('CodeFormatCheck', tasks, tags=[Tags.style]) as t:
         if t:
-            eclipse_exe = mx.get_env('ECLIPSE_EXE')
+            eclipse_exe = mx.get_env('ECLIPSE_EXE', is_path=True)
             if eclipse_exe is not None:
                 if mx.command_function('eclipseformat')(['-e', eclipse_exe, '--primary']) != 0:
                     t.abort('Formatter modified files - run "mx eclipseformat", check in changes and repush')