BEGIN {
    if ($^O =~ /\bMSWin32\b|\bcygwin\b/) {
        require Win32::API;
        Win32::API->import();
        Win32::API->Import('kernel32', 'SetErrorMode', 'I', 'I');

        my $errormode = SetErrorMode(1); # fetch old error mode
        SetErrorMode(1 | $errormode); # no AbortRetryFail messages anymore
    };
};

# Now, Windows won't ask you to insert a drive into an empty device