diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index e1c89220bf..d3393095d3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2.0.10
+ * (Windows) force range-based repair to non-sequential mode (CASSANDRA-7541)
  * Fix range merging when DES scores are zero (CASSANDRA-7535)
  * Warn when SSL certificates have expired (CASSANDRA-7528)
  * Workaround JVM NPE on JMX bind failure (CASSANDRA-7254)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
index 77ad4f0720..c6f4ec9ead 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StorageService.java
@@ -2544,6 +2544,12 @@ public class StorageService extends NotificationBroadcasterSupport implements IE
 
         logger.info("starting user-requested repair of range {} for keyspace {} and column families {}",
                     repairingRange, keyspaceName, columnFamilies);
+
+        if (!FBUtilities.isUnix() && isSequential)
+        {
+            logger.warn("Snapshot-based repair is not yet supported on Windows.  Reverting to parallel repair.");
+            isSequential = false;
+        }
         return forceRepairAsync(keyspaceName, isSequential, dataCenters, hosts, repairingRange, columnFamilies);
     }