@@ -555,7 +555,17 @@ func NewDaemon(config *config.Config, registryService registry.Service, containe

 	if err != nil {

 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to get the full path to the TempDir (%s): %s", tmp, err)

 	}

-	os.Setenv("TMPDIR", realTmp)

+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {

+		if _, err := os.Stat(realTmp); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {

+			if err := system.MkdirAll(realTmp, 0700, ""); err != nil {

+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to create the TempDir (%s): %s", realTmp, err)

+			}

+		}

+		os.Setenv("TEMP", realTmp)

+		os.Setenv("TMP", realTmp)

+	} else {

+		os.Setenv("TMPDIR", realTmp)

+	}

 	d := &Daemon{

 		configStore: config,