diff --git a/src/segments/gcp.go b/src/segments/gcp.go
index 4b73d6a1..3b88d48b 100644
--- a/src/segments/gcp.go
+++ b/src/segments/gcp.go
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"oh-my-posh/environment"
 	"oh-my-posh/properties"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 )
 
+const (
+	GCPNOACTIVECONFIG = "NO ACTIVE CONFIG FOUND"
+)
+
 type Gcp struct {
 	props properties.Properties
 	env   environment.Environment
@@ -37,39 +40,42 @@ func (g *Gcp) Enabled() bool {
 	}
 
 	cfgpath := path.Join(cfgDir, "configurations", "config_"+configFile)
+	cfg := g.env.FileContent(cfgpath)
 
-	cfg, err := ini.Load(cfgpath)
+	if len(cfg) == 0 {
+		g.env.Log(environment.Error, "Gcp.Enabled()", "config file is empty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	data, err := ini.Load([]byte(cfg))
 	if err != nil {
 		g.env.Log(environment.Error, "Gcp.Enabled()", err.Error())
 		return false
 	}
 
-	g.Project = cfg.Section("core").Key("project").String()
-	g.Account = cfg.Section("core").Key("account").String()
-	g.Region = cfg.Section("compute").Key("region").String()
+	g.Project = data.Section("core").Key("project").String()
+	g.Account = data.Section("core").Key("account").String()
+	g.Region = data.Section("compute").Key("region").String()
 
 	return true
 }
 
 func (g *Gcp) getActiveConfig(cfgDir string) (string, error) {
 	ap := path.Join(cfgDir, "active_config")
-	absolutePath, err := filepath.Abs(ap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	fileContent := g.env.FileContent(absolutePath)
+	fileContent := g.env.FileContent(ap)
 	if len(fileContent) == 0 {
-		return "", errors.New("NO ACTIVE CONFIG FOUND")
+		return "", errors.New(GCPNOACTIVECONFIG)
 	}
 	return fileContent, nil
 }
 
 func (g *Gcp) getConfigDirectory() string {
 	cfgDir := g.env.Getenv("CLOUDSDK_CONFIG")
-	if len(cfgDir) == 0 {
-		cfgDir = path.Join(g.env.Home(), ".config", "gcloud")
+	if len(cfgDir) != 0 {
+		return cfgDir
 	}
-
-	return cfgDir
+	if g.env.GOOS() == environment.WINDOWS {
+		return path.Join(g.env.Getenv("APPDATA"), "gcloud")
+	}
+	return path.Join(g.env.Home(), ".config", "gcloud")
 }
diff --git a/src/segments/gcp_test.go b/src/segments/gcp_test.go
index bba9f20c..f3044def 100644
--- a/src/segments/gcp_test.go
+++ b/src/segments/gcp_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package segments
 
 import (
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"oh-my-posh/environment"
@@ -13,50 +12,132 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGcpSegment(t *testing.T) {
-	standardTemplate := "{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ .Project }}{{ end }}"
-	allTemplate := "{{.Project}} :: {{.Region}} :: {{.Account}}"
-
 	cases := []struct {
 		Case            string
-		Template        string
-		ConfigPath      string
+		CfgData         string
 		ActiveConfig    string
 		ExpectedEnabled bool
 		ExpectedString  string
 	}{
 		{
-			Case:            "all information",
-			Template:        allTemplate,
-			ConfigPath:      "../test/",
-			ActiveConfig:    "gcptest",
+			Case:            "happy path",
 			ExpectedEnabled: true,
-			ExpectedString:  "test-test-test :: europe-test1 :: test@example.com",
+			ActiveConfig:    "production",
+			CfgData: `
+			[core]
+			account = test@example.com
+			project = test-test-test
+
+			[compute]
+			region = europe-test1
+			`,
+			ExpectedString: "test-test-test :: europe-test1 :: test@example.com",
 		},
 		{
-			Case:         "non-existent config file",
-			Template:     standardTemplate,
-			ConfigPath:   "../invalid/",
-			ActiveConfig: "nofile",
+			Case:            "no active config",
+			ExpectedEnabled: false,
 		},
 		{
-			Case:       "invalid active config file",
-			Template:   standardTemplate,
-			ConfigPath: "../invalid/",
+			Case:            "empty config",
+			ActiveConfig:    "production",
+			ExpectedEnabled: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Case:            "bad config",
+			ActiveConfig:    "production",
+			CfgData:         "{bad}",
+			ExpectedEnabled: false,
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		env := new(mock.MockedEnvironment)
-		env.On("Getenv", "CLOUDSDK_CONFIG").Return(tc.ConfigPath)
-		fcPath, _ := filepath.Abs(path.Join(tc.ConfigPath, "active_config"))
+		env.On("Getenv", "CLOUDSDK_CONFIG").Return("config")
+		fcPath := path.Join("config", "active_config")
 		env.On("FileContent", fcPath).Return(tc.ActiveConfig)
+		cfgpath := path.Join("config", "configurations", "config_production")
+		env.On("FileContent", cfgpath).Return(tc.CfgData)
 		env.On("Log", environment.Error, "Gcp.Enabled()", mock2.Anything).Return()
 		g := &Gcp{
 			env: env,
 		}
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedEnabled, g.Enabled(), tc.Case)
 		if tc.ExpectedEnabled {
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedString, renderTemplate(env, tc.Template, g), tc.Case)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedString, renderTemplate(env, "{{.Project}} :: {{.Region}} :: {{.Account}}", g), tc.Case)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetConfigDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Case           string
+		GOOS           string
+		Home           string
+		AppData        string
+		CloudSDKConfig string
+		Expected       string
+	}{
+		{
+			Case:           "CLOUDSDK_CONFIG",
+			CloudSDKConfig: "/Users/posh/.config/gcloud",
+			Expected:       "/Users/posh/.config/gcloud",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Windows",
+			GOOS:     environment.WINDOWS,
+			AppData:  "/Users/posh/.config",
+			Expected: "/Users/posh/.config/gcloud",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "default",
+			Home:     "/Users/posh2/",
+			Expected: "/Users/posh2/.config/gcloud",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		env := new(mock.MockedEnvironment)
+		env.On("Getenv", "CLOUDSDK_CONFIG").Return(tc.CloudSDKConfig)
+		env.On("Getenv", "APPDATA").Return(tc.AppData)
+		env.On("Home").Return(tc.Home)
+		env.On("GOOS").Return(tc.GOOS)
+		g := &Gcp{
+			env: env,
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, g.getConfigDirectory(), tc.Case)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetActiveConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Case           string
+		ActiveConfig   string
+		ExpectedString string
+		ExpectedError  string
+	}{
+		{
+			Case:          "No active config",
+			ExpectedError: GCPNOACTIVECONFIG,
+		},
+		{
+			Case:           "No active config",
+			ActiveConfig:   "production",
+			ExpectedString: "production",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		env := new(mock.MockedEnvironment)
+		env.On("FileContent", "active_config").Return(tc.ActiveConfig)
+		g := &Gcp{
+			env: env,
+		}
+		got, err := g.getActiveConfig("")
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedString, got, tc.Case)
+		if len(tc.ExpectedError) > 0 {
+			assert.EqualError(t, err, tc.ExpectedError, tc.Case)
+		} else {
+			assert.NoError(t, err, tc.Case)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/configurations/config_gcptest b/src/test/configurations/config_gcptest
deleted file mode 100644
index e54e6df9..00000000
--- a/src/test/configurations/config_gcptest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[core]
-account = test@example.com
-project = test-test-test
-
-[compute]
-region = europe-test1