diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ae4e843e..c05245f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2474,6 +2474,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winsafe",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "widestring"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7219d36b6eac893fa81e84ebe06485e7dcbb616177469b142df14f1f4deb1311"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -2964,6 +2970,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "shell-words",
  "tokio",
+ "widestring",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
index df1bb47a..7f98c7ad 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/bulk_rename.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tokio::{fs::{self, OpenOptions}, io::{stdin, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt}};
 use yazi_config::{OPEN, PREVIEW};
 use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
 use yazi_proxy::{AppProxy, TasksProxy, HIDER, WATCHER};
-use yazi_shared::{fs::{are_pathss_equal, max_common_root, maybe_exists, File, FilesOp, Url}, terminal_clear};
+use yazi_shared::{fs::{max_common_root, maybe_exists, File, FilesOp, Url}, terminal_clear};
 
 use crate::manager::Manager;
 
@@ -84,14 +84,32 @@ impl Manager {
 		for (o, n) in todo {
 			let (old, new) = (root.join(&o), root.join(&n));
 
-			if maybe_exists(&new).await && !are_pathss_equal(&old, &new).await {
+			let overwrite_safe;
+			#[cfg(windows)]
+			{
+				overwrite_safe = yazi_shared::fs::rename_without_overwriting(&old, &new).await.is_ok();
+			}
+			#[cfg(unix)]
+			{
+				overwrite_safe = yazi_shared::fs::are_paths_equal(&old, &new).await;
+			}
+			if maybe_exists(&new).await && !overwrite_safe {
 				failed.push((o, n, anyhow!("Destination already exists")));
-			} else if let Err(e) = fs::rename(&old, &new).await {
-				failed.push((o, n, e.into()));
-			} else if let Ok(f) = File::from(new.into()).await {
-				succeeded.insert(Url::from(old), f);
 			} else {
-				failed.push((o, n, anyhow!("Failed to retrieve file info")));
+				#[cfg(unix)]
+				if let Err(e) = fs::rename(&old, &new).await {
+					failed.push((o, n, e.into()));
+				} else if let Ok(f) = File::from(new.into()).await {
+					succeeded.insert(Url::from(old), f);
+				} else {
+					failed.push((o, n, anyhow!("Failed to retrieve file info")));
+				}
+				#[cfg(windows)]
+				if let Ok(f) = File::from(new.into()).await {
+					succeeded.insert(Url::from(old), f);
+				} else {
+					failed.push((o, n, anyhow!("Failed to retrieve file info")));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
index d36a84f9..0241af90 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/rename.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use tokio::fs;
 use yazi_config::popup::InputCfg;
 use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
 use yazi_proxy::{InputProxy, TabProxy, WATCHER};
-use yazi_shared::{event::Cmd, fs::{are_pathss_equal, maybe_exists, ok_or_not_found, symlink_realpath, File, FilesOp, Url}};
+use yazi_shared::{event::Cmd, fs::{maybe_exists, ok_or_not_found, symlink_realpath, File, FilesOp, Url}};
 
 use crate::manager::Manager;
 
@@ -62,36 +62,48 @@ impl Manager {
 			}
 
 			let new = hovered.parent().unwrap().join(name);
-			if opt.force || !maybe_exists(&new).await || are_pathss_equal(&hovered, &new).await {
-				Self::rename_do(tab, hovered, Url::from(new)).await.ok();
+			let overwrite_safe;
+			#[cfg(windows)]
+			{
+				overwrite_safe = yazi_shared::fs::rename_without_overwriting(&hovered, &new).await.is_ok();
+			}
+			#[cfg(unix)]
+			{
+				overwrite_safe = yazi_shared::fs::are_paths_equal(&hovered, &new).await;
+			}
+			if opt.force || !maybe_exists(&new).await || overwrite_safe {
+				Self::rename_do(tab, hovered, Url::from(new), overwrite_safe).await.ok();
 				return;
 			}
 
 			let mut result = InputProxy::show(InputCfg::overwrite());
 			if let Some(Ok(choice)) = result.recv().await {
 				if choice == "y" || choice == "Y" {
-					Self::rename_do(tab, hovered, Url::from(new)).await.ok();
+					Self::rename_do(tab, hovered, Url::from(new), false).await.ok();
 				}
 			};
 		});
 	}
 
-	async fn rename_do(tab: usize, old: Url, new: Url) -> Result<()> {
+	async fn rename_do(tab: usize, old: Url, new: Url, overwrite_safe: bool) -> Result<()> {
 		let Some(p_old) = old.parent_url() else { return Ok(()) };
 		let Some(p_new) = new.parent_url() else { return Ok(()) };
 		let _permit = WATCHER.acquire().await.unwrap();
 
-		let are_different = !are_pathss_equal(&old, &new).await;
-		let overwritten = symlink_realpath(&new).await;
-		fs::rename(&old, &new).await?;
+		if overwrite_safe {
+			if !cfg!(windows) {
+				fs::rename(&old, &new).await?;
+			}
+		} else {
+			let overwritten = symlink_realpath(&new).await;
+			fs::rename(&old, &new).await?;
 
-		if are_different {
 			if let Ok(p) = overwritten {
 				ok_or_not_found(fs::rename(&p, &new).await)?;
 				FilesOp::Deleting(p_new.clone(), vec![Url::from(p)]).emit();
 			}
-			Pubsub::pub_from_rename(tab, &old, &new);
 		}
+		Pubsub::pub_from_rename(tab, &old, &new);
 
 		let file = File::from(new.clone()).await?;
 		FilesOp::Deleting(p_old, vec![old]).emit();
diff --git a/yazi-shared/Cargo.toml b/yazi-shared/Cargo.toml
index 414bba0d..ba31f15c 100644
--- a/yazi-shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/yazi-shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ regex            = "1.10.5"
 serde            = { version = "1.0.203", features = [ "derive" ] }
 shell-words      = "1.1.0"
 tokio            = { version = "1.38.0", features = [ "full" ] }
+widestring = "1.1.0"
+windows-sys = { version = "0.52.0", features = ["Win32_Foundation"] }
 
 [target."cfg(unix)".dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.155"
diff --git a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
index 20f1c9a4..99c8dcc3 100644
--- a/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
+++ b/yazi-shared/src/fs/fns.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pub fn ok_or_not_found(result: io::Result<()>) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub async fn are_pathss_equal(old: impl AsRef<Path>, new: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
-	#[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub async fn are_paths_equal(old: impl AsRef<Path>, new: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool {
 	if let (Ok(canonical_old), Ok(canonical_new)) =
 		(fs::canonicalize(&old).await, fs::canonicalize(&new).await)
 	{
@@ -40,10 +40,22 @@ pub async fn are_pathss_equal(old: impl AsRef<Path>, new: impl AsRef<Path>) -> b
 	} else {
 		false
 	}
-	#[cfg(windows)]
-	{
-		// TODO: use MoveFileEx without MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING
-	}
+}
+
+#[inline]
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub async fn rename_without_overwriting(
+	old: impl AsRef<Path>,
+	new: impl AsRef<Path>,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+	use widestring::U16CString;
+	use windows_sys::Win32::Storage::FileSystem::MoveFileExW;
+	let old = U16CString::from_os_str(old.as_ref().as_os_str())
+		.map_err(|_| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid path"))?;
+	let new = U16CString::from_os_str(new.as_ref().as_os_str())
+		.map_err(|_| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "invalid path"))?;
+	let result = unsafe { MoveFileExW(old.as_ptr(), new.as_ptr(), 0) };
+	if result != 0 { Ok(()) } else { Err(io::Error::last_os_error()) }
 }
 
 pub async fn symlink_realpath(path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {