diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.reltool.config b/priv/templates/simplenode.reltool.config
index 6a37b16..4248b9c 100644
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.reltool.config
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.reltool.config
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
            {copy, "files/erl", "\{\{erts_vsn\}\}/bin/erl"},
            {copy, "files/nodetool", "\{\{erts_vsn\}\}/bin/nodetool"},
            {copy, "files/{{nodeid}}", "bin/{{nodeid}}"},
+           {copy, "files/{{nodeid}}.cmd", "bin/{{nodeid}}.cmd"},
+           {copy, "files/start_erl.cmd", "bin/start_erl.cmd"},
            {copy, "files/app.config", "etc/app.config"},
            {copy, "files/vm.args", "etc/vm.args"}
           ]}.
diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.template b/priv/templates/simplenode.template
index 95aaa94..974c6f0 100644
--- a/priv/templates/simplenode.template
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.template
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 {chmod, 8#744, "files/{{nodeid}}"}.
 {file, "simplenode.app.config", "files/app.config"}.
 {template, "simplenode.vm.args", "files/vm.args"}.
+{template, "simplenode.windows.runner.cmd", "files/{{nodeid}}.cmd"}.
+{file, "simplenode.windows.start_erl.cmd", "files/start_erl.cmd"}.
diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.runner.cmd b/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.runner.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..366b640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.runner.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+@rem Do not use "echo off" to not affect any child calls.
+@setlocal
+
+@set node_name={{nodeid}}
+
+@rem Get the abolute path to the parent directory, which is assumed to be the node root.
+@for /F "delims=" %%I in ("%~dp0..") do @set node_root=%%~fI
+
+@set releases_dir=%node_root%\releases
+
+@rem parse ERTS version and release version from start_erl.dat
+@for /F "tokens=1,2" %%I in (%releases_dir%\start_erl.data) do @(
+    @call :set_trim erts_version %%I
+    @call :set_trim release_version %%J
+)
+
+@set erts_bin=%node_root%\erts-%erts_version%\bin
+
+@set service_name=%node_name%_%release_version%
+
+@if "%1"=="install" @goto install
+@if "%1"=="uninstall" @goto uninstall
+@if "%1"=="start" @goto start
+@if "%1"=="stop" @goto stop
+@if "%1"=="restart" @call :stop && @goto start
+@rem @if "%1"=="attach" @goto attach
+@rem TODO: ping, restart and reboot?
+
+:usage
+@echo Usage: %0 {install|uninstall|start|stop|restart}
+@goto :EOF
+
+:install
+@%erts_bin%\erlsrv.exe add %service_name% -c "Erlang node %node_name% in %node_root%" -w %node_root% -m %node_root%\bin\start_erl.cmd -args " ++ %node_name% ++ %node_root%" -stopaction "init:stop()."
+@goto :EOF
+
+:uninstall
+@%erts_bin%\erlsrv.exe remove %service_name%
+@%erts_bin%\epmd.exe -kill
+@goto :EOF
+
+:start
+@%erts_bin%\erlsrv.exe start %service_name%
+@goto :EOF
+
+:stop
+@%erts_bin%\erlsrv.exe stop %service_name%
+@goto :EOF
+
+@rem this relies on a system install of Erlang to be on the PATH.
+@rem also, node-naming issues make this difficult to automate
+@rem :attach
+@rem @werl.exe -remsh %node_name%@localhost -setcookie %COOKIE% -sname console
+@rem @goto quit
+
+:set_trim
+@set %1=%2
+@goto :EOF
diff --git a/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.start_erl.cmd b/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.start_erl.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a0da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/templates/simplenode.windows.start_erl.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+@rem Do not use "echo off" to not affect any child calls.
+@setlocal
+
+@set args="%*"
+@for /F "delims=++ tokens=1,2,3" %%I in (%args%) do @(
+    @call :set_trim erl_args %%I
+    @call :set_trim node_name %%J
+    @call :set_trim node_root %%K
+)
+
+@set releases_dir=%node_root%\releases
+
+@rem parse ERTS version and release version from start_erl.dat
+@for /F "tokens=1,2" %%I in (%releases_dir%\start_erl.data) do @(
+    @call :set_trim erts_version %%I
+    @call :set_trim release_version %%J
+)
+
+@set erl_exe=%node_root%\erts-%erts_version%\bin\erl.exe
+@set boot_file=%releases_dir%\%release_version%\%node_name%
+@set app_config=%node_root%\etc\app.config
+@set vm_args=%node_root%\etc\vm.args
+
+@%erl_exe% %erl_args% -boot %boot_file% -config %app_config% -args_file %vm_args%
+
+:set_trim
+@set %1=%2
+@goto :EOF