diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5942bb601..dc9307b4f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 - #7092 Synergy is running after quit on Linux
 - #7095 Update account and upgrade links
 - #7096 The system duplicates hotkeys in setup
+- #7100 No configuration available on Windows
 - #7097 The title "Enterprise" disappeares after clicking on "Preferences"
 
 Enhancements:
diff --git a/src/lib/base/Path.cpp b/src/lib/base/Path.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e0fa3265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/base/Path.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Symless Ltd.
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include "Path.h"
+
+#if SYSAPI_WIN32
+#include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace synergy {
+
+namespace filesystem {
+
+#ifdef SYSAPI_WIN32
+
+std::wstring path(const String& filePath)
+{
+    std::wstring result;
+
+    auto lenght = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, filePath.c_str(), filePath.length(), NULL, 0);
+    if (lenght > 0)
+    {
+        result.resize(lenght);
+        MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, filePath.c_str(), filePath.length(), &result[0], lenght);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+#else
+std::string path(const String& filePath)
+{
+    return filePath;
+}
+#endif
+
+} //namespace filesystem
+
+} //namespace synergy
diff --git a/src/lib/base/Path.h b/src/lib/base/Path.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee8d43e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/base/Path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Symless Ltd.
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef SYNERGY_PATH_H
+#define SYNERGY_PATH_H
+
+#include "String.h"
+
+namespace synergy {
+
+namespace filesystem {
+
+#ifdef SYSAPI_WIN32
+    std::wstring path(const String& filePath);
+#else
+    std::string path(const String& filePath);
+#endif
+
+
+} //namespace filesystem
+
+} //namespace synergy
+
+#endif // SYNERGY_PATH_H
diff --git a/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp b/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
index 514e0fa31..20b904a40 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/log_outputters.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "base/log_outputters.h"
 #include "base/TMethodJob.h"
+#include "base/Path.h"
 #include "arch/Arch.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ FileLogOutputter::write(ELevel level, const char *message)
     bool moveFile = false;
 
     std::ofstream m_handle;
-    m_handle.open(m_fileName.c_str(), std::fstream::app);
+    m_handle.open(synergy::filesystem::path(m_fileName), std::fstream::app);
     if (m_handle.is_open() && m_handle.fail() != true) {
         m_handle << message << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
index 7676132ad..4cc2a1274 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "mt/Lock.h"
 #include "arch/XArch.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"
+#include "base/Path.h"
 
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ SecureSocket::loadCertificates(String& filename)
         return false;
     }
     else {
-        std::ifstream file(filename.c_str());
+        std::ifstream file(synergy::filesystem::path(filename));
         bool exist = file.good();
         file.close();
 
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ SecureSocket::verifyCertFingerprint()
     // check if this fingerprint exist
     String fileLine;
     std::ifstream file;
-    file.open(trustedServersFilename.c_str());
+    file.open(synergy::filesystem::path(trustedServersFilename));
 
     bool isValid = false;
     if (file.is_open()) {
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
index c734d98eb..840e8e213 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/ServerApp.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "base/Log.h"
 #include "base/TMethodEventJob.h"
 #include "common/Version.h"
+#include "base/Path.h"
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 #include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ ServerApp::loadConfig(const String& pathname)
     try {
         // load configuration
         LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "opening configuration \"%s\"", pathname.c_str()));
-        std::ifstream configStream(pathname.c_str());
+        std::ifstream configStream(synergy::filesystem::path(pathname));
         if (!configStream.is_open()) {
             // report failure to open configuration as a debug message
             // since we try several paths and we expect some to be
diff --git a/src/test/unittests/base/PathTests.cpp b/src/test/unittests/base/PathTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0303009e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/unittests/base/PathTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Symless Ltd.
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "base/Path.h"
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "test/global/gtest.h"
+
+
+TEST(PathTests, open_file_using_path)
+{
+   std::string utf8FileName = "тіás.txt";
+#if SYSAPI_WIN32
+   //Windows uses UTF-16 for file path and names
+   std::wstring fileName = L"\x0442\x0456\x00E1\x0073\x002E\x0074\x0078\x0074";
+#else
+    std::string fileName = utf8FileName;
+#endif
+
+   std::fstream file(fileName, std::fstream::out);
+   file << "test";
+   file.close();
+
+   std::ifstream inFile(synergy::filesystem::path(utf8FileName));
+   EXPECT_TRUE(inFile.is_open());
+}