diff --git a/nanobot/session/manager.py b/nanobot/session/manager.py
index 392862ff..436d8225 100644
--- a/nanobot/session/manager.py
+++ b/nanobot/session/manager.py
@@ -296,11 +296,17 @@ class SessionManager:
 
             if fsync:
                 # fsync the directory so the rename is durable.
-                fd = os.open(str(path.parent), os.O_RDONLY)
+                # On Windows, opening a directory with O_RDONLY raises
+                # PermissionError — skip the dir sync there (NTFS
+                # journals metadata synchronously).
                 try:
-                    os.fsync(fd)
-                finally:
-                    os.close(fd)
+                    fd = os.open(str(path.parent), os.O_RDONLY)
+                    try:
+                        os.fsync(fd)
+                    finally:
+                        os.close(fd)
+                except PermissionError:
+                    pass  # Windows — directory fsync not supported
         except BaseException:
             tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
             raise
diff --git a/tests/session/test_session_fsync.py b/tests/session/test_session_fsync.py
index 8e45c761..3194cf95 100644
--- a/tests/session/test_session_fsync.py
+++ b/tests/session/test_session_fsync.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import pytest
 
 from nanobot.session.manager import SessionManager
 
+_IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform == "win32"
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def sessions_dir(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
@@ -39,8 +42,9 @@ class TestSaveFsync:
 
         with patch("os.fsync") as mock_fsync:
             manager.save(session, fsync=True)
-            # Should be called twice: once for the file, once for the directory
-            assert mock_fsync.call_count == 2
+            # File fsync always runs; directory fsync only on non-Windows.
+            expected = 1 if _IS_WINDOWS else 2
+            assert mock_fsync.call_count == expected
 
     def test_save_default_no_fsync(self, manager: SessionManager):
         """Default save() should not fsync (backward compat)."""
@@ -77,8 +81,9 @@ class TestFlushAll:
 
         with patch("os.fsync") as mock_fsync:
             manager.flush_all()
-            # file fsync + directory fsync
-            assert mock_fsync.call_count == 2
+            # file fsync always; directory fsync only on non-Windows
+            expected = 1 if _IS_WINDOWS else 2
+            assert mock_fsync.call_count == expected
 
     def test_flush_all_continues_on_error(self, manager: SessionManager):
         """One broken session should not prevent others from flushing."""