--- a/.emacs-my	Sat Nov 28 15:09:11 2020 +0200
+++ b/.emacs-my	Sun Nov 29 14:58:44 2020 +0200
@@ -695,6 +695,9 @@
 
 (eval-when 'compile (require 'server))
 
+(when (equal window-system 'w32)
+  ;; including cygwin here as socket in /tmp directory is a subject of cleanup...
+  (setq server-use-tcp t))
 (when (and (>= emacs-major-version 22))
   (require 'server)
   (when server-use-tcp