diff --git a/test/windows/local_test.rb b/test/windows/local_test.rb
index a97c4599..a637d6c4 100644
--- a/test/windows/local_test.rb
+++ b/test/windows/local_test.rb
@@ -28,17 +28,24 @@
   end
 
   it 'run echo test' do
-    cmd = conn.run_command('Write-Output "test"')
+    cmd = conn.run_command('$ProgressPreference=’SilentlyContinue’;Write-Output "test"')
     cmd.stdout.must_equal "test\r\n"
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end
 
   it 'use powershell piping' do
-    cmd = conn.run_command("New-Object -Type PSObject | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name A -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyA') -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name B -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyB') -PassThru | ConvertTo-Json")
+    cmd = conn.run_command("$ProgressPreference=’SilentlyContinue’;New-Object -Type PSObject | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name A -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyA') -PassThru | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name B -Value (Write-Output 'PropertyB') -PassThru | ConvertTo-Json")
     cmd.stdout.must_equal "{\r\n    \"A\":  \"PropertyA\",\r\n    \"B\":  \"PropertyB\"\r\n}\r\n"
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end
 
+  it 'check file versioning on windows' do
+    # may break when appveyor upgrades
+    file = conn.file("C:/Ruby21/bin/ruby.exe")
+    file.product_version.must_equal '7.9.9600.16384'
+    file.file_version.must_equal '7.9.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)'
+  end
+
   after do
     # close the connection
     conn.close