diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index a21a4c2..137113a 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             target-dir="src/de/appplant/cordova/plugin/background" />
     </platform>
 
-    <!-- windows -->
+    <!-- windows
     <platform name="windows">
         <config-file target="config.xml" parent="/*">
             <feature name="BackgroundMode" >
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@
         <js-module src="src/windows/backgroundmodeProxy.js" name="backgroundmodeProxy">
             <merges target="" />
         </js-module>
-    </platform>
+    </platform> -->
 
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/wp8/BackgroundMode.cs b/src/wp8/BackgroundMode.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ff039f..0000000
--- a/src/wp8/BackgroundMode.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,199 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    Copyright 2013-2017 appPlant GmbH
-
-    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-    or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-    distributed with this work for additional information
-    regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-    to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-    "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-    with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-    software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-    "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-    KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-    specific language governing permissions and limitations
-    under the License.
-*/
-
-using WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova.Commands;
-using Windows.Devices.Geolocation;
-using Microsoft.Phone.Shell;
-using System;
-using WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova;
-
-namespace Cordova.Extension.Commands
-{
-    /// </summary>
-    /// Ermöglicht, dass eine Anwendung im Hintergrund läuft ohne pausiert zu werden
-    /// </summary>
-    public class BackgroundMode : BaseCommand
-    {
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Event types for callbacks
-        /// </summary>
-        enum Event {
-            ACTIVATE, DEACTIVATE, FAILURE
-        }
-
-        #region Instance variables
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Flag indicates if the plugin is enabled or disabled
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool IsDisabled = true;
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Geolocator to monitor location changes
-        /// </summary>
-        private static Geolocator Geolocator { get; set; }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Interface methods
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Enable the mode to stay awake when switching
-        /// to background for the next time.
-        /// </summary>
-        public void enable (string args)
-        {
-            IsDisabled = false;
-        }
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Disable the background mode and stop
-        /// being active in background.
-        /// </summary>
-        public void disable (string args)
-        {
-            IsDisabled = true;
-
-            Deactivate();
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Core methods
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Keep the app awake by tracking
-        /// for position changes.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void Activate()
-        {
-            if (IsDisabled || Geolocator != null)
-                return;
-
-            if (!IsServiceAvailable())
-            {
-                FireEvent(Event.FAILURE, null);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            Geolocator = new Geolocator();
-
-            Geolocator.DesiredAccuracy   = PositionAccuracy.Default;
-            Geolocator.MovementThreshold = 100000;
-            Geolocator.PositionChanged  += geolocator_PositionChanged;
-
-            FireEvent(Event.ACTIVATE, null);
-        }
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Let the app going to sleep.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void Deactivate ()
-        {
-            if (Geolocator == null)
-                return;
-
-            FireEvent(Event.DEACTIVATE, null);
-
-            Geolocator.PositionChanged -= geolocator_PositionChanged;
-            Geolocator = null;
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Helper methods
-
-        /// </summary>
-        /// Determine if location service is available and enabled.
-        /// </summary>
-        private bool IsServiceAvailable()
-        {
-            Geolocator geolocator = (Geolocator == null) ? new Geolocator() : Geolocator;
-
-            PositionStatus status = geolocator.LocationStatus;
-
-            if (status == PositionStatus.Disabled)
-                return false;
-
-            if (status == PositionStatus.NotAvailable)
-                return false;
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fires the given event.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void FireEvent(Event Event, string Param)
-        {
-            string EventName;
-
-            switch (Event) {
-                case Event.ACTIVATE:
-                    EventName = "activate"; break;
-                case Event.DEACTIVATE:
-                    EventName = "deactivate"; break;
-                default:
-                    EventName = "failure"; break;
-            }
-
-            string js = String.Format("cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.on{0}({1})", EventName, Param);
-
-            PluginResult pluginResult = new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK, js);
-
-            pluginResult.KeepCallback = true;
-
-            DispatchCommandResult(pluginResult);
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Delegate methods
-
-        private void geolocator_PositionChanged(Geolocator sender, PositionChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            // Nothing to do here
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Lifecycle methods
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Occurs when the application is being deactivated.
-        /// </summary>
-        public override void OnPause(object sender, DeactivatedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            Activate();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Occurs when the application is being made active after previously being put
-        /// into a dormant state or tombstoned.
-        /// </summary>
-        public override void OnResume(object sender, ActivatedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            Deactivate();
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-    }
-}