diff --git a/bin/java/bat/README b/bin/java/bat/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15b10218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/java/bat/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The batch files in these directories may be used to start up some Trick GUIs on Windows machines.
+
diff --git a/bin/java/bat/sim_control.bat b/bin/java/bat/sim_control.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1626253b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/java/bat/sim_control.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set TRICK_HOME=%~dp0..
+java -cp %TRICK_HOME%\dist\*;%TRICK_HOME%\lib\* trick.simcontrol.SimControlApplication %~1 %~2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/java/bat/sniffer.bat b/bin/java/bat/sniffer.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57e54ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/java/bat/sniffer.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set TRICK_HOME=%~dp0..
+java -cp %TRICK_HOME%\dist\*;%TRICK_HOME%\lib\* trick.sniffer.SimSnifferApplication %*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/java/bat/tv.bat b/bin/java/bat/tv.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7909295a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/java/bat/tv.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set TRICK_HOME=%~dp0..
+java -cp %TRICK_HOME%\dist\*;%TRICK_HOME%\lib\* trick.tv.TVApplication %~1 %~2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/trick/common/TrickApplication.java b/trick_source/java/src/trick/common/TrickApplication.java
index d6173a4d..dabfd188 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/src/trick/common/TrickApplication.java
+++ b/trick_source/java/src/trick/common/TrickApplication.java
@@ -725,12 +725,14 @@ public abstract class TrickApplication extends SingleFrameApplication implements
      * @param arguments the parameters to pass to the application
      */
     protected static void launchTrickApplication(String executable, String arguments) {
+        if ( System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows") ) {
+            executable = executable + ".bat" ;
+        }
         try {
             ProcessBuilder process = new ProcessBuilder(UIUtils.getTrickBin() +
               File.separator + executable,  arguments);
-            // TODO: Uncomment these when we move to Java 1.7 again
-            //process.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
-            //process.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+            process.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+            process.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
             process.start();
         } catch (IOException ioException) {
             ioException.printStackTrace();