diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
index 000fb3577..8830ccea0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/DiskTests/DiskTransferServiceFixture.cs
@@ -47,10 +47,24 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
             Assert.Throws<IOException>(() => Subject.TransferFile(_sourcePath, _targetPath, TransferMode.HardLink));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_use_verified_transfer_on_windows()
+        {
+            WindowsOnly();
+
+            var result = Subject.TransferFile(_sourcePath, _targetPath, TransferMode.Move);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Verify(v => v.TryCreateHardLink(_sourcePath, _backupPath), Times.Never());
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
+                .Verify(v => v.MoveFile(_sourcePath, _targetPath, false), Times.Once());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void should_retry_if_partial_copy()
         {
-            WithSuccessfulHardlink(_sourcePath, _backupPath);
+            MonoOnly();
 
             var retry = 0;
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
@@ -69,6 +83,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_retry_twice_if_partial_copy()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             var retry = 0;
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
                 .Setup(v => v.CopyFile(_sourcePath, _tempTargetPath, false))
@@ -87,6 +103,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_hardlink_before_move()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             WithSuccessfulHardlink(_sourcePath, _backupPath);
 
             var result = Subject.TransferFile(_sourcePath, _targetPath, TransferMode.Move);
@@ -98,6 +116,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_remove_source_after_move()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             WithSuccessfulHardlink(_sourcePath, _backupPath);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
@@ -112,6 +132,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_remove_backup_if_move_throws()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             WithSuccessfulHardlink(_sourcePath, _backupPath);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
@@ -126,6 +148,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_remove_partial_if_move_fails()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             WithSuccessfulHardlink(_sourcePath, _backupPath);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IDiskProvider>()
@@ -144,6 +168,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Test.DiskTests
         [Test]
         public void should_fallback_to_copy_if_hardlink_failed()
         {
+            MonoOnly();
+
             WithFailedHardlink();
 
             var result = Subject.TransferFile(_sourcePath, _targetPath, TransferMode.Move);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
index 52da91460..e8e671c78 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskTransferService.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnsureThat;
+using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
             Ensure.That(sourcePath, () => sourcePath).IsValidPath();
             Ensure.That(targetPath, () => targetPath).IsValidPath();
 
+            if (OsInfo.IsWindows)
+            {
+                // TODO: Atm we haven't seen partial transfers on windows so we disable verified transfer.
+                // (If enabled in the future, be sure to check specifically for ReFS, which doesn't support hardlinks.)
+                verified = false;
+            }
+
             if (!_diskProvider.FolderExists(targetPath))
             {
                 _diskProvider.CreateFolder(targetPath);
@@ -66,6 +74,13 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
             Ensure.That(sourcePath, () => sourcePath).IsValidPath();
             Ensure.That(targetPath, () => targetPath).IsValidPath();
 
+            if (OsInfo.IsWindows)
+            {
+                // TODO: Atm we haven't seen partial transfers on windows so we disable verified transfer.
+                // (If enabled in the future, be sure to check specifically for ReFS, which doesn't support hardlinks.)
+                verified = false;
+            }
+
             _logger.Debug("{0} [{1}] > [{2}]", mode, sourcePath, targetPath);
 
             if (sourcePath.PathEquals(targetPath))