diff --git a/.changeset/quick-hats-roll.md b/.changeset/quick-hats-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f4789cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-hats-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"eslint-plugin-import-x": minor
+---
+
+Improve windows support
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6313b56c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* text=auto eol=lf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 11bd9b54f..b47772907 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
-          # - windows-latest
+          - windows-latest
         node:
           - 18
           - 20
diff --git a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.ts b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.ts
index fff4459bf..5124d3b08 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ function testConfig(config: string[] | boolean | undefined, filename: string) {
   }
   // Array of globs.
   return config.some(
-    c => minimatch(filename, c) || minimatch(filename, path.resolve(c)),
+    c =>
+      minimatch(filename, c) ||
+      minimatch(filename, path.resolve(c), { windowsPathsNoEscape: true }),
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rules/no-restricted-paths.ts b/src/rules/no-restricted-paths.ts
index d37cca3c6..aa810b2f6 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-restricted-paths.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-restricted-paths.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const containsPath = (filepath: string, target: string) => {
 
 function isMatchingTargetPath(filename: string, targetPath: string) {
   if (isGlob(targetPath)) {
-    const mm = new Minimatch(targetPath)
+    const mm = new Minimatch(targetPath, { windowsPathsNoEscape: true })
     return mm.match(filename)
   }
 
@@ -171,13 +171,15 @@ export = createRule<[Options?], MessageId>({
     ) {
       let isPathException: ((absoluteImportPath: string) => boolean) | undefined
 
-      const mm = new Minimatch(absoluteFrom)
+      const mm = new Minimatch(absoluteFrom, { windowsPathsNoEscape: true })
       const isPathRestricted = (absoluteImportPath: string) =>
         mm.match(absoluteImportPath)
       const hasValidExceptions = zoneExcept.every(it => isGlob(it))
 
       if (hasValidExceptions) {
-        const exceptionsMm = zoneExcept.map(except => new Minimatch(except))
+        const exceptionsMm = zoneExcept.map(
+          except => new Minimatch(except, { windowsPathsNoEscape: true }),
+        )
         isPathException = (absoluteImportPath: string) =>
           exceptionsMm.some(mm => mm.match(absoluteImportPath))
       }
diff --git a/src/rules/no-unassigned-import.ts b/src/rules/no-unassigned-import.ts
index 71157ac98..02d3be51d 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unassigned-import.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-unassigned-import.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ function testIsAllow(
 
   const filePath =
     // a node module
-    source[0] !== '.' && source[0] !== '/'
+    source[0] !== '.' && source[0] !== path.sep
       ? source
       : path.resolve(path.dirname(filename), source) // get source absolute path
 
   return globs.some(
     glob =>
-      minimatch(filePath, glob) || minimatch(filePath, path.resolve(glob)),
+      minimatch(filePath, glob) ||
+      minimatch(filePath, path.resolve(glob), { windowsPathsNoEscape: true }),
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js
deleted file mode 120000
index 867bba70f..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../foo-bar-resolver-v1.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fb163cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v1/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('../../foo-bar-resolver-v1')
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js
deleted file mode 120000
index d194dba0d..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../foo-bar-resolver-v2.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07cdc7dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/node_modules/eslint-import-resolver-foo-v2/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('../../foo-bar-resolver-v2')
diff --git a/test/rules/no-absolute-path.spec.ts b/test/rules/no-absolute-path.spec.ts
index 9bb7449fe..2ff8edf9b 100644
--- a/test/rules/no-absolute-path.spec.ts
+++ b/test/rules/no-absolute-path.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
-
 import { RuleTester as TSESLintRuleTester } from '@typescript-eslint/rule-tester'
 import type { TestCaseError as TSESLintTestCaseError } from '@typescript-eslint/rule-tester'
 
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@ const ABSOLUTE_ERROR: TSESLintTestCaseError<
   messageId: 'absolute',
 }
 
-const absolutePath = (testPath: string) => path.join(__dirname, testPath)
-
 ruleTester.run('no-absolute-path', rule, {
   valid: [
     tValid({ code: 'import _ from "lodash"' }),
@@ -66,72 +62,72 @@ ruleTester.run('no-absolute-path', rule, {
   ],
   invalid: [
     tInvalid({
-      code: `import f from "${absolutePath('/foo')}"`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `import f from "/foo"`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'import f from ".."',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `import f from "${absolutePath('/foo/bar/baz.js')}"`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `import f from "/foo/bar/baz.js"`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'import f from "./baz.js"',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `import f from "${absolutePath('/foo/path')}"`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `import f from "/foo/path"`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'import f from "../path"',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `import f from "${absolutePath('/some/path')}"`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `import f from "/some/path"`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'import f from "../../some/path"',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `import f from "${absolutePath('/some/path')}"`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `import f from "/some/path"`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       options: [{ amd: true }],
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'import f from "../../some/path"',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `var f = require("${absolutePath('/foo')}")`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `var f = require("/foo")`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'var f = require("..")',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `var f = require("${absolutePath('/foo/path')}")`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `var f = require("/foo/path")`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'var f = require("../path")',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `var f = require("${absolutePath('/some/path')}")`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `var f = require("/some/path")`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'var f = require("../../some/path")',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `var f = require("${absolutePath('/some/path')}")`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `var f = require("/some/path")`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       options: [{ amd: true }],
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'var f = require("../../some/path")',
     }),
     // validate amd
     tInvalid({
-      code: `require(["${absolutePath('/some/path')}"], function (f) { /* ... */ })`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `require(["/some/path"], function (f) { /* ... */ })`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       options: [{ amd: true }],
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],
       output: 'require(["../../some/path"], function (f) { /* ... */ })',
     }),
     tInvalid({
-      code: `define(["${absolutePath('/some/path')}"], function (f) { /* ... */ })`,
-      filename: absolutePath('/foo/bar/index.js'),
+      code: `define(["/some/path"], function (f) { /* ... */ })`,
+      filename: '/foo/bar/index.js',
       languageOptions: { parser: require(parsers.ESPREE) },
       options: [{ amd: true }],
       errors: [ABSOLUTE_ERROR],