diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d3a563985..5639da83ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -94,49 +94,52 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen],
                             AC_MSG_ERROR("libdl is required on systems which do not otherwise provide dlopen()"),
                             [#include <dlfcn.h>])])
 
-#
-# libuuid
-#
-
-have_libuuid=disabled
-AC_ARG_WITH([libuuid],
-            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libuuid],
-                            [use libuuid to generate unique identifiers @<:@default=check@:>@])],
-            [],
-            [with_libuuid=check])
-
-if test "x$with_libuuid" != "xno"
+if test "x$with_cygwin" = "xno"
 then
-    have_libuuid=yes
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate],
-                 [UUID_LIBS=-luuid]
-                 [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBUUID],, [Whether libuuid is available])],
-                 [have_libuuid=no])
-fi
+    #
+    # libuuid
+    #
+
+    have_libuuid=disabled
+    AC_ARG_WITH([libuuid],
+                [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libuuid],
+                                [use libuuid to generate unique identifiers @<:@default=check@:>@])],
+                [],
+                [with_libuuid=check])
 
-# OSSP UUID (if libuuid is unavilable)
-if test "x${have_libuuid}" != "xyes"
-then
+    if test "x$with_libuuid" != "xno"
+    then
+        have_libuuid=yes
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_generate],
+                    [UUID_LIBS=-luuid]
+                    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBUUID],, [Whether libuuid is available])],
+                    [have_libuuid=no])
+    fi
 
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([ossp-uuid], [uuid_make], [UUID_LIBS=-lossp-uuid],
-                 AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_make], [UUID_LIBS=-luuid],
-                              AC_MSG_ERROR([
-  --------------------------------------------
-   Unable to find libuuid or the OSSP UUID library.
-   Either libuuid (from util-linux) or the OSSP UUID library is required for
-   guacamole-server to be built.
-  --------------------------------------------])))
-
-    # Check for and validate OSSP uuid.h header
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ossp/uuid.h])
-    AC_CHECK_DECL([uuid_make],,
-                  AC_MSG_ERROR("No OSSP uuid.h found in include path"),
-                  [#ifdef HAVE_OSSP_UUID_H
-                   #include <ossp/uuid.h>
-                   #else
-                   #include <uuid.h>
-                   #endif
-                   ])
+    # OSSP UUID (if libuuid is unavilable)
+    if test "x${have_libuuid}" != "xyes"
+    then
+
+        AC_CHECK_LIB([ossp-uuid], [uuid_make], [UUID_LIBS=-lossp-uuid],
+                    AC_CHECK_LIB([uuid], [uuid_make], [UUID_LIBS=-luuid],
+                                AC_MSG_ERROR([
+    --------------------------------------------
+    Unable to find libuuid or the OSSP UUID library.
+    Either libuuid (from util-linux) or the OSSP UUID library is required for
+    guacamole-server to be built.
+    --------------------------------------------])))
+
+        # Check for and validate OSSP uuid.h header
+        AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ossp/uuid.h])
+        AC_CHECK_DECL([uuid_make],,
+                    AC_MSG_ERROR("No OSSP uuid.h found in include path"),
+                    [#ifdef HAVE_OSSP_UUID_H
+                    #include <ossp/uuid.h>
+                    #else
+                    #include <uuid.h>
+                    #endif
+                    ])
+    fi
 fi
 
 # cunit
diff --git a/src/libguac/id.c b/src/libguac/id.c
index 610f836d55..c42bdff81e 100644
--- a/src/libguac/id.c
+++ b/src/libguac/id.c
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 #include "guacamole/error.h"
 #include <guacamole/id.h>
 
-#if defined(HAVE_LIBUUID)
+
+#ifdef CYGWIN_BUILD
+#include <rpcdce.h>
+#elif defined(HAVE_LIBUUID)
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 #elif defined(HAVE_OSSP_UUID_H)
 #include <ossp/uuid.h>
@@ -37,6 +40,38 @@ char* guac_generate_id(char prefix) {
     char* buffer;
     char* identifier;
 
+    /* Allocate buffer for future formatted ID */
+    buffer = malloc(GUAC_UUID_LEN + 1);
+    if (buffer == NULL) {
+        guac_error = GUAC_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
+        guac_error_message = "Could not allocate memory for unique ID";
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    identifier = &(buffer[1]);
+
+#ifdef CYGWIN_BUILD
+
+    /* Generate a UUID using a built in windows function */
+    UUID uuid;
+    UuidCreate(&uuid);
+
+    /* Convert the UUID to an all-caps, null-terminated tring */
+    RPC_CSTR uuid_string;
+    if (UuidToString(uuid, &uuid_string) == RPC_S_OUT_OF_MEMORY)  {
+        guac_error = GUAC_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
+        guac_error_message = "Could not allocate memory for unique ID";
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Copy over lowercase letters to the final target string */
+    for (int i = 0; i < GUAC_UUID_LEN; i++)
+        identifier[i] = tolower(uuid_string[i]);
+
+    RpcStringFree(uuid_string);
+
+#else
+
     /* Prepare object to receive generated UUID */
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUUID
     uuid_t uuid;
@@ -61,19 +96,6 @@ char* guac_generate_id(char prefix) {
     }
 #endif
 
-    /* Allocate buffer for future formatted ID */
-    buffer = malloc(GUAC_UUID_LEN + 1);
-    if (buffer == NULL) {
-#ifndef HAVE_LIBUUID
-        uuid_destroy(uuid);
-#endif
-        guac_error = GUAC_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
-        guac_error_message = "Could not allocate memory for unique ID";
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    identifier = &(buffer[1]);
-
     /* Convert UUID to string to produce unique identifier */
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBUUID
     uuid_unparse_lower(uuid, identifier);
@@ -89,6 +111,7 @@ char* guac_generate_id(char prefix) {
 
     /* Clean up generated UUID */
     uuid_destroy(uuid);
+#endif
 #endif
 
     buffer[0] = prefix;