diff --git a/subgen.py b/subgen.py
index 8dc5a47..26ad119 100644
--- a/subgen.py
+++ b/subgen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-subgen_version = '2025.02.91'
+subgen_version = '2025.02.92'
 
 from language_code import LanguageCode
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -713,7 +713,8 @@ def delete_model():
         if transcribe_device.lower() == 'cuda' and torch.cuda.is_available():
             torch.cuda.empty_cache()
             logging.debug("CUDA cache cleared.")
-    gc.collect()
+    if os.name != 'nt': # don't garbage collect on Windows
+        gc.collect()
 
 def isAudioFileExtension(file_extension):
     return file_extension.casefold() in \