diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 include(FeatureSummary)
 
-set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.8.0")
+set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.10.0")
 set(KF5_MIN_VERSION "5.48.0")
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS DBus Network Widgets Svg)
 
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@
 endif()
 add_subdirectory( thumbnail )
 add_subdirectory( docfilter )
-if (libssh_FOUND AND HAVE_UTIME_H)
-    # does not compile on Windows: kio_sftp.cpp(28): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'utime.h': No such file or directory
+if (libssh_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(sftp)
 endif ()
 add_subdirectory(settings)
diff --git a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
--- a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
+++ b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 #include "kio_sftp_trace_debug.h"
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <utime.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QVarLengthArray>
 #include <QMimeType>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 #include <kuser.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 #define KSFTP_ISDIR(sb) (sb->type == SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_DIRECTORY)
 
 using namespace KIO;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <experimental/filesystem>  // for permissions
+using namespace std::experimental::filesystem;
+#endif
 extern "C"
 {
 int Q_DECL_EXPORT kdemain( int argc, char **argv )
@@ -379,7 +383,11 @@
     if (isBrokenLink) {
         // It is a link pointing to nowhere
         fileType = S_IFMT - 1;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        access = (mode_t)perms::owner_all | (mode_t)perms::group_all | (mode_t)perms::others_all;
+#else
         access = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
+#endif
         size = 0LL;
     } else {
         switch (sb->type) {
@@ -390,7 +398,11 @@
             fileType = S_IFDIR;
             break;
         case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_SYMLINK:
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            // TODO ADD CODE FOR HANDLING FILETYPE - SYMLINK IN WIN
+#else
             fileType = S_IFLNK;
+#endif
             break;
         case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_SPECIAL:
         case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
@@ -1751,7 +1763,11 @@
                     mode_t initialMode;
 
                     if (permissions != -1) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+                        initialMode = permissions | (mode_t)perms::owner_write | (mode_t)perms::owner_read ;
+#else
                         initialMode = permissions | S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR;
+#endif
                     } else {
                         initialMode = 0644;
                     }
@@ -1924,9 +1940,9 @@
     // check if destination is ok ...
     QT_STATBUF buff;
     const bool bDestExists = (QT_STAT(QFile::encodeName(sCopyFile), &buff) != -1);
-
+    QFileInfo info(sCopyFile);
     if(bDestExists)  {
-        if(S_ISDIR(buff.st_mode)) {
+        if(info.isDir()) {
             errorCode = ERR_IS_DIRECTORY;
             return sftpProtocol::ClientError;
         }
@@ -1944,7 +1960,7 @@
     const QString dest = (bMarkPartial ? sPart : sCopyFile);
 
     if (bMarkPartial && bPartExists && buff.st_size > 0) {
-        if (S_ISDIR(buff.st_mode)) {
+        if(info.isDir()) {
             errorCode = ERR_DIR_ALREADY_EXIST;
             return sftpProtocol::ClientError;                            // client side error
         }
@@ -1958,7 +1974,11 @@
     // otherwise we can be in for a surprise on NFS.
     mode_t initialMode;
     if (permissions != -1)
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        initialMode = permissions | (mode_t)perms::owner_write;
+#else
         initialMode = permissions | S_IWUSR;
+#endif
     else
         initialMode = 0666;
 
@@ -2015,10 +2035,18 @@
     if (!mtimeStr.isEmpty()) {
         QDateTime dt = QDateTime::fromString(mtimeStr, Qt::ISODate);
         if (dt.isValid()) {
-            struct utimbuf utbuf;
-            utbuf.actime = buff.st_atime; // access time, unchanged
-            utbuf.modtime = dt.toTime_t(); // modification time
-            utime(QFile::encodeName(sCopyFile), &utbuf);
+            QFile receivedFile(sCopyFile);
+            if (!receivedFile.exists()) {
+                if (!receivedFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Text)) {
+                    QString error_msg = receivedFile.errorString();
+                }
+                else {
+                    receivedFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Text);
+                    receivedFile.setFileTime(QDateTime::fromTime_t(buff.st_atime),
+                                            QFileDevice::FileTime(QFileDevice::FileAccessTime));
+                    receivedFile.setFileTime(dt, QFileDevice::FileTime(QFileDevice::FileModificationTime));
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -2032,9 +2060,9 @@
     // check if source is ok ...
     QT_STATBUF buff;
     bool bSrcExists = (QT_STAT(QFile::encodeName(sCopyFile), &buff) != -1);
-
+    QFileInfo info(sCopyFile);
     if (bSrcExists) {
-        if (S_ISDIR(buff.st_mode)) {
+        if(info.isDir()) {
             errorCode = ERR_IS_DIRECTORY;
             return sftpProtocol::ClientError;
         }
@@ -2210,7 +2238,11 @@
         if (isBrokenLink) {
             // It is a link pointing to nowhere
             fileType = S_IFMT - 1;
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            access = (mode_t)perms::owner_all | (mode_t)perms::group_all | (mode_t)perms::others_all;
+#else
             access = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
+#endif
             size = 0LL;
         } else {
             switch (dirent->type) {
@@ -2221,7 +2253,11 @@
                 fileType = S_IFDIR;
                 break;
             case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_SYMLINK:
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+                // TODO ADD CODE FOR HANDLING FILETYPE - SYMLINK IN WIN
+#else
                 fileType = S_IFLNK;
+#endif
                 break;
             case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_SPECIAL:
             case SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_UNKNOWN: