diff --git a/codchi/src/ctrl/ipc.rs b/codchi/src/ctrl/ipc.rs
index 015af33a..bf2ba500 100644
--- a/codchi/src/ctrl/ipc.rs
+++ b/codchi/src/ctrl/ipc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::ControllerServiceClient;
 use super::RUNTIME;
 use crate::consts::Dir;
+use anyhow::bail;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use futures::Future;
 use parity_tokio_ipc::Endpoint;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn get_socket_path() -> Result<String> {
     } else if cfg!(target_family = "windows") {
         Ok(r"\\.\pipe\codchi.sock".to_string())
     } else {
-        Err(anyhow!("Unsupported OS."))
+        bail!("Unsupported OS.")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/codchi/src/ctrl/mod.rs b/codchi/src/ctrl/mod.rs
index f02c3703..f9933fc0 100644
--- a/codchi/src/ctrl/mod.rs
+++ b/codchi/src/ctrl/mod.rs
@@ -171,9 +171,15 @@ mod utils {
     #[cfg(target_family = "windows")]
     pub fn daemonize() -> Result<bool> {
         use crate::cli::*;
+        use crate::ctrl::ipc;
+        use crate::util::UtilExt;
+        use anyhow::bail;
+        use spinoff::*;
         use std::env;
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        use std::process::{exit, Command};
+        use std::process::Command;
+        use std::time::Duration;
+        use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
         use windows::Win32::System::Threading::*;
 
         let dir = Dir::Data.get_or_create()?;
@@ -190,6 +196,23 @@ mod utils {
             .creation_flags(CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP.0 | CREATE_NO_WINDOW.0)
             .spawn()?;
 
+        let mut spinner = Spinner::new_with_stream(
+            spinners::Dots,
+            "Starting controller in background...",
+            Color::Blue,
+            spinoff::Streams::Stderr,
+        );
+        Runtime::new()?
+            .block_on(async {
+                for _ in 0..15 {
+                    if let Some(_) = ipc::connect_client_async().await? {
+                        return Ok(());
+                    }
+                    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                }
+                bail!("Failed to start controller within 2 second.");
+            })
+            .finally(|| spinner.clear())?;
         // We're always the parent here
         Ok(false)
     }
diff --git a/codchi/src/platform/windows/mod.rs b/codchi/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
index 384ab587..f8b8504f 100644
--- a/codchi/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/codchi/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Driver for DriverImpl {
 
         let names = wslapi::registry::distribution_names();
         println!("{:#?}", names.collect::<OsString>());
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn get_controller_fs(&self) -> anyhow::Result<std::path::PathBuf> {