diff --git a/advotracker/src/main.rs b/advotracker/src/main.rs
index 3a037f7..4d0e170 100644
--- a/advotracker/src/main.rs
+++ b/advotracker/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 //#[macro_use]
 //extern crate lazy_static;
+// suppress creation of a new console window on window
+#![windows_subsystem = "windows"]
 
 //use chrono::{Local, DateTime};
 use locales::t;
@@ -54,6 +56,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use tracing_subscriber::fmt;
     use viperus::Viperus;
 
+    let machine_kind = if cfg!(unix) {
+	"unix"
+    } else if cfg!(windows) {
+	"windows"
+    } else {
+	"unknown/unsupported"
+    };
+
     //use advotracker::callbacks::policy_check::is_valid;
     //use advotracker::data::structures::{PolicyCode, PolicyDataList, PolicyList};
     // WIP: can't push pointer by value to widget, call import in widget callback for now