diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d9ea427..88d723f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ if (${WinBuild})
     # or add_definitions(-DCURL_STATICLIB)
 
     # windows config path is same as executable
-    set(CONFIG_PATH "./iprefresher.cfg")
+    set(CONFIG_PATH "std::string(std::getenv(\"USERPROFILE\")) + \"\\\\AppData\\\\Roaming\\\\DynuIPrefresher\\\\\"")
 else ()
     message(STATUS "using nativ gcc toolchain.")
     set(LIBSUFFIX .so)
     set(SUFFIX "")
 
     # set /etc/ config path
-    set(CONFIG_PATH "/etc/iprefresher.cfg")
+    set(CONFIG_PATH "\"/etc/\"")
 endif ()
 
 # test compiler settings and enable languages here
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/inc/Version.h
 
 namespace Version {
   const std::string VERSION = \"${PROJECT_VERSION}\";
-  const std::string ConfigDir = \"${CONFIG_PATH}\";
+  const std::string ConfigDir = ${CONFIG_PATH};
+  const std::string ConfName = \"iprefresher.cfg\";
   const std::string SAMPLECONFIG = R\"(${SAMPLECONFIG})\";
 }"
         )
@@ -198,6 +199,9 @@ ELSE ()
     set_target_properties(iprefresher PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".exe")
     install(TARGETS iprefresher DESTINATION .)
 
+    # create config directory
+    install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION "../Common\ Files/iprefresher")
+
     # install .dll dependencies
     # todo check if files exist...
     install(FILES /usr/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}/sys-root/mingw/bin/libcurl-4.dll
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 32aba2a..217bdc7 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <libconfig.h++>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 std::string Config::dynuapikey;
 std::string Config::domainid; //id of the dynu domain
@@ -19,13 +20,38 @@ bool Config::telegramSupport;
 bool Config::readConfig() {
     libconfig::Config cfg;
     try {
-        cfg.readFile(Version::ConfigDir.c_str());
+        cfg.readFile(std::string(Version::ConfigDir + Version::ConfName).c_str());
     }
     catch (const libconfig::FileIOException &fioex) {
         std::cout << "I/O error while reading config file." << std::endl << "creating new config file!" << std::endl;
 
+        // check if config folder exists
+        struct stat info{};
+
+        if (stat(Version::ConfigDir.c_str(), &info) != 0) {
+            Logger::warning("The config folder doesn't exist. Trying to create it.");
+
+#ifdef __unix
+            int check = mkdir(Version::ConfigDir.c_str(), 777);
+#else
+            int check = mkdir(Version::ConfigDir.c_str());
+#endif
+
+            // check if directory is created or not
+            if (!check)
+                Logger::message("config directory successfully created. ");
+            else
+                Logger::error("unable to create config directory.");
+
+        } else if (info.st_mode & S_IFDIR) {
+            Logger::debug("config directory exists already");
+        } else {
+            Logger::error("A file exists with the same name as the config dir should be");
+        }
+
+
         std::ofstream myfile;
-        myfile.open(Version::ConfigDir);
+        myfile.open(Version::ConfigDir + Version::ConfName);
         if (myfile.is_open()) {
             myfile << Version::SAMPLECONFIG;
             myfile.close();