diff --git a/tests/qttest/tst_projectlock.cpp b/tests/qttest/tst_projectlock.cpp
index 8befad6e2..225d14615 100644
--- a/tests/qttest/tst_projectlock.cpp
+++ b/tests/qttest/tst_projectlock.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ class tst_projectlock : public QObject
 
 		void readOnlyFolderDoesNotBlock()
 		{
-#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+			QSKIP("a read-only folder still takes new files on Windows");
+#else
 			if (geteuid() == 0)
 				QSKIP("root can write anywhere");
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/qttest/tst_reporttextafterinfo.cpp b/tests/qttest/tst_reporttextafterinfo.cpp
index 4f8cc4acc..ecc015a9a 100644
--- a/tests/qttest/tst_reporttextafterinfo.cpp
+++ b/tests/qttest/tst_reporttextafterinfo.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ private slots:
 		f.close();
 
 			// Columns numbered from 1, as QElectroTech's settings page
-			// shows by default
+			// shows by default. Written to an INI file QET_SETTINGS_DIR
+			// points at: on Windows the settings are in the registry
+			// otherwise, and the columns would count from 0
 		const QString home = m_dir.filePath(tag + QStringLiteral("-home"));
-		QVERIFY(QDir().mkpath(home + QStringLiteral("/config/QElectroTech")));
-		QFile conf(home + QStringLiteral("/config/QElectroTech/QElectroTech.conf"));
+		QVERIFY(QDir().mkpath(home + QStringLiteral("/settings/QElectroTech")));
+		QFile conf(home + QStringLiteral("/settings/QElectroTech/QElectroTech.ini"));
 		QVERIFY(conf.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly));
 		conf.write("[General]\nborder-columns_0=false\n");
 		conf.close();
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ private slots:
 		QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
 		env.insert(QStringLiteral("QT_QPA_PLATFORM"), QStringLiteral("offscreen"));
 		env.insert(QStringLiteral("QET_ENABLE_SCRIPTING"), QStringLiteral("1"));
+		env.insert(QStringLiteral("QET_SETTINGS_DIR"), home + QStringLiteral("/settings"));
 		env.insert(QStringLiteral("HOME"), home);
 		env.insert(QStringLiteral("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), home + QStringLiteral("/config"));
 		env.insert(QStringLiteral("XDG_DATA_HOME"), home + QStringLiteral("/data"));