diff --git a/libs/plugins/modifier.date_format.php b/libs/plugins/modifier.date_format.php
index 523c144f..8266e9d7 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/modifier.date_format.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/modifier.date_format.php
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ require_once $smarty->_get_plugin_filepath('shared','make_timestamp');
 function smarty_modifier_date_format($string, $format="%b %e, %Y", $default_date=null)
 {
     if (substr(PHP_OS,0,3) == 'WIN') {
-           $_win_from = array ('%e',  '%T',       '%D');
-           $_win_to   = array ('%#d', '%H:%M:%S', '%m/%d/%y');
-           $format = str_replace($_win_from, $_win_to, $format);
+        $hours = strftime('%I', $string);
+        $short_hours = ( $hours < 10 ) ? substr( $hours, -1) : $hours; 
+        $_win_from = array ('%e',  '%T',       '%D',        '%l');
+        $_win_to   = array ('%#d', '%H:%M:%S', '%m/%d/%y',  $short_hours);
+        $format = str_replace($_win_from, $_win_to, $format);
     }
     if($string != '') {
         return strftime($format, smarty_make_timestamp($string));