diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
index ab1e7235..230720f4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE stdout_sink_base<ConsoleMutex>::stdout_sink_base(FILE *file)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     // get windows handle from the FILE* object
-    handle_ = (HANDLE)::_get_osfhandle(::_fileno(file_));
-    if (handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    
+    handle_ = (HANDLE)::_get_osfhandle(::_fileno(file_));    
+        
+    // don't throw to support cases where no console is attached,
+    // and let the log method to do nothing if (handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE).
+    // throw only if non stdout/stderr target is requested (probably regular file and not console).
+    if (handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE && file != stdout && file != stderr)
     {
         throw_spdlog_ex("spdlog::stdout_sink_base: _get_osfhandle() failed", errno);
     }
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE stdout_sink_base<ConsoleMutex>::stdout_sink_base(FILE *file)
 template<typename ConsoleMutex>
 SPDLOG_INLINE void stdout_sink_base<ConsoleMutex>::log(const details::log_msg &msg)
 {
+    if (handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {        
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
     memory_buf_t formatted;
     formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 88838f9e..859c4eea 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ template<typename ConsoleMutex>
 void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::log(const details::log_msg &msg)
 {
     if (out_handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
-    {
-        // nothing better to do if we don't have valid handle
+    {        
         return;
     }