diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 5b0fe83c..5aab25cb 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 - [INTERFACE] GUI for linkchecker
-  + Font setting "Mono" for log output has no effect on Windows.
   + more configuration options
 - Test installation and dist files
diff --git a/gui/linkchecker_main.py b/gui/linkchecker_main.py
index f12f269c..0931fca3 100644
--- a/gui/linkchecker_main.py
+++ b/gui/linkchecker_main.py
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ class LinkCheckerMain (QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.setupUi(self)
         self.setWindowFlags(self.windowFlags() | QtCore.Qt.WindowContextHelpButtonHint)
         self.setWindowTitle(configuration.App)
-        self.textEdit.setFontFamily("mono")
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            self.textEdit.setFontFamily("Courier")
+        else:
+            self.textEdit.setFontFamily("mono")
         self.checker = Checker()
 
         settings = QtCore.QSettings('bfk', configuration.AppName)