diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/config.php b/apps/files_external/lib/config.php
index e3a2cf0b30..14e974d65c 100755
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/config.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/config.php
@@ -93,14 +93,18 @@ class OC_Mount_Config {
 				'root' => '&Root',
 				'secure' => '!Secure ftps://'));
 
-		if(OC_Mount_Config::checksmbclient()) $backends['\OC\Files\Storage\SMB']=array(
-			'backend' => 'SMB / CIFS',
-			'configuration' => array(
-				'host' => 'URL',
-				'user' => 'Username',
-				'password' => '*Password',
-				'share' => 'Share',
-				'root' => '&Root'));
+		if (!OC_Util::runningOnWindows()) {
+			if (OC_Mount_Config::checksmbclient()) {
+				$backends['\OC\Files\Storage\SMB'] = array(
+					'backend' => 'SMB / CIFS',
+					'configuration' => array(
+						'host' => 'URL',
+						'user' => 'Username',
+						'password' => '*Password',
+						'share' => 'Share',
+						'root' => '&Root'));
+			}
+		}
 
 		if(OC_Mount_Config::checkcurl()) $backends['\OC\Files\Storage\DAV']=array(
 			'backend' => 'ownCloud / WebDAV',
@@ -444,8 +448,10 @@ class OC_Mount_Config {
 	public static function checkDependencies() {
 		$l= new OC_L10N('files_external');
 		$txt='';
-		if(!OC_Mount_Config::checksmbclient()) {
-			$txt.=$l->t('<b>Warning:</b> "smbclient" is not installed. Mounting of CIFS/SMB shares is not possible. Please ask your system administrator to install it.').'<br />';
+		if (!OC_Util::runningOnWindows()) {
+			if(!OC_Mount_Config::checksmbclient()) {
+				$txt.=$l->t('<b>Warning:</b> "smbclient" is not installed. Mounting of CIFS/SMB shares is not possible. Please ask your system administrator to install it.').'<br />';
+			}
 		}
 		if(!OC_Mount_Config::checkphpftp()) {
 			$txt.=$l->t('<b>Warning:</b> The FTP support in PHP is not enabled or installed. Mounting of FTP shares is not possible. Please ask your system administrator to install it.').'<br />';