diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 8eddd7c7d..4c1c673af 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from anki.utils import addTags, deleteTags, parseTags
 from anki.media import rebuildMediaDir
 from anki.db import OperationalError
 from anki.stdmodels import BasicModel
+import anki.latex
 import anki.lang
 import ankiqt
 ui = ankiqt.ui
@@ -1360,7 +1361,12 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
                 if p.endswith(".py.off") or p.endswith(".py")]
 
     def onOpenPluginFolder(self):
-        QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl("file://" + self.pluginsFolder()))
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            # reuse our process handling code from latex
+            anki.latex.call(["explorer", self.pluginsFolder().encode(
+                sys.getfilesystemencoding())])
+        else:
+            QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl("file://" + self.pluginsFolder()))
 
     def onGetPlugins(self):
         QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl("http://ichi2.net/anki/wiki/Plugins"))
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/status.py b/ankiqt/ui/status.py
index 12918fb6e..533e73367 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/status.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/status.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class StatusView(object):
         self.addWidget(self.vertSep(), 0)
         vbox = QVBoxLayout()
         vbox.setSpacing(0)
-        if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
+        if (sys.platform.startswith("darwin") or
+            sys.platform.startswith("win32")):
             vbox.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
         self.progressBar = QProgressBar()
         self.progressBar.setFixedSize(*progressBarSize)