diff --git a/src/optimization.jl b/src/optimization.jl
index 804722b7b..1a98fa04c 100644
--- a/src/optimization.jl
+++ b/src/optimization.jl
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ function optimization_engine(
 
     # create working directory
     original_dir = pwd()
-    savedir = abspath(joinpath(save_folder, "$(generation)__$(Dates.now())__$(getpid())"))
+    if Sys.iswindows()
+        savedir = abspath(joinpath(save_folder, "$(generation)__$(join(split(string(Dates.now()),":"),"-"))__$(getpid())"))        
+    else
+        savedir = abspath(joinpath(save_folder, "$(generation)__$(Dates.now())__$(getpid())"))
+    end
     mkdir(savedir)
     cd(savedir)
 
diff --git a/src/utils_begin.jl b/src/utils_begin.jl
index f9e938025..3cf05ca25 100644
--- a/src/utils_begin.jl
+++ b/src/utils_begin.jl
@@ -324,19 +324,20 @@ Determines what the maximum memory is based on the device type (apple, windows,
 function localhost_memory()
     if Sys.isapple()
         cmd = `sysctl hw.memsize` # for OSX
-        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^3
+        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^3 # GiB
     elseif Sys.isunix()
         # General Unix command (including macOS and Linux)
         cmd = `free -b` # get memory in bytes
-        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^3
+        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^3 # GiB
     elseif Sys.iswindows()
         # Windows command
-        cmd = `wmic ComputerSystem get TotalPhysicalMemory`
-        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^3
+        cmd = `powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty TotalPhysicalMemory"`
+        mem_bytes = parse(Int, readchomp(cmd))
+        mem_size = mem_bytes / 1024^3 # GiB
     elseif Sys.islinux()
         # Linux-specific command
         cmd = `grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo`
-        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^2 # Linux reports in KB
+        mem_size = parse(Int, match(r"\d+", readchomp(cmd)).match) / 1024^2 # GiB
     else
         error("couldn't determine the mem_size")
     end
diff --git a/src/utils_end.jl b/src/utils_end.jl
index 67244282e..dc4e1c4cc 100644
--- a/src/utils_end.jl
+++ b/src/utils_end.jl
@@ -808,19 +808,27 @@ A plot with the following characteristics:
         [], []
     end
 end
-
 """
     get_julia_process_memory_usage()
 
 Returns memory used by current julia process
 """
 function get_julia_process_memory_usage()
-    pid = getpid()
-    mem_info = read(`ps -p $pid -o rss=`, String)
-    mem_usage_kb = parse(Int, strip(mem_info))
+    if Sys.iswindows()
+        pid = getpid()
+        # Use PowerShell to get the current process's WorkingSet (memory in bytes)
+        cmd = `powershell -Command "(Get-Process -Id $pid).WorkingSet64"`
+        mem_bytes_str = readchomp(cmd)
+        mem_bytes = parse(Int, mem_bytes_str)
+        return mem_bytes        
+    else
+        pid = getpid()
+        mem_info = read(`ps -p $pid -o rss=`, String)
+        mem_usage_kb = parse(Int, strip(mem_info))
     return mem_usage_kb * 1024
 end
 
+
 """
     save(memtrace::MemTrace, filename::String="memtrace.txt")