diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7118ccf..2ab8caf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ docs/_build/
 
 # PyBuilder
 target/
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
diff --git a/wexpect/host.py b/wexpect/host.py
index 72e80aa..fbe71af 100644
--- a/wexpect/host.py
+++ b/wexpect/host.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import re
 import traceback
 import types
+from pathlib import WindowsPath
 import psutil
 import signal
 import socket
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ def __init__(self, command, args=[], timeout=30, encoding='UTF-8', decode_errors
         self.searchwindowsize = searchwindowsize
         self.interact_state = interact
 
+        if isinstance(self.cwd, WindowsPath):
+            self.cwd = str(self.cwd)
+
         logger.info(f'Spawn started. location {os.path.abspath(__file__)}')
 
         # If command is an int type then it may represent a file descriptor.
@@ -231,13 +235,13 @@ def __init__(self, command, args=[], timeout=30, encoding='UTF-8', decode_errors
             self.args = args[:]     # work with a copy
             self.args.insert(0, command)
             self.command = command
-
-        command_with_path = shutil.which(self.command)
-        if command_with_path is None:
-            logger.warning('The command was not found or was not executable: %s.' % self.command)
-            raise ExceptionPexpect(
-                'The command was not found or was not executable: %s.' % self.command)
-        self.command = command_with_path
+        #
+        # command_with_path = shutil.which(self.command)
+        # if command_with_path is None:
+        #     logger.warning('The command was not found or was not executable: %s.' % self.command)
+        #     raise ExceptionPexpect(
+        #         'The command was not found or was not executable: %s.' % self.command)
+        # self.command = command_with_path
         self.args[0] = self.command
 
         self.name = '<' + ' '.join(self.args) + '>'
diff --git a/wexpect/wexpect_util.py b/wexpect/wexpect_util.py
index 7987c2d..79f9cd0 100644
--- a/wexpect/wexpect_util.py
+++ b/wexpect/wexpect_util.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 The command line argument parsers, and the Exceptions placed here.
 
 """
-
+import platform
 import re
 import traceback
 import sys
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 import signal
 
 # platform does not define VEOF so assume CTRL-D
-EOF_CHAR = b'\x04'
+if platform.uname().system == "Windows":
+    EOF_CHAR = b'^D'
+else:
+    EOF_CHAR = b'\x04'
 
 SIGNAL_CHARS = {
     signal.SIGTERM: b'\x011',  # Device control 1