diff --git a/client-py3/full/src/uds/log.py b/client-py3/full/src/uds/log.py
index 4c4446c4..4bd5ecf3 100644
--- a/client-py3/full/src/uds/log.py
+++ b/client-py3/full/src/uds/log.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
     from os.path import expanduser  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
     logFile = expanduser('~/udsclient.log')
 else:
-    logFile = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), b'udsclient.log')
+    logFile = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'udsclient.log')
 
 try:
     logging.basicConfig(
diff --git a/client-py3/full/src/uds/tools.py b/client-py3/full/src/uds/tools.py
index 5c4b93dd..0112db66 100644
--- a/client-py3/full/src/uds/tools.py
+++ b/client-py3/full/src/uds/tools.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ def saveTempFile(content, filename=None):
         filename = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for _ in range(16))
         filename = filename + '.uds'
 
-    if 'win32' in sys.platform:
-        logger.info('Fixing for win32')
-        filename = filename.encode(sys_fs_enc)
+    #if 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    #    logger.info('Fixing for win32')
+    #    filename = filename.encode(sys_fs_enc)
 
     filename = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), filename)
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ def saveTempFile(content, filename=None):
 
 
 def readTempFile(filename):
-    if 'win32' in sys.platform:
-        filename = filename.encode('utf-8')
+    #if 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    #    filename = filename.encode('utf-8')
 
     filename = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), filename)
     try:
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ def testServer(host, port, timeOut=4):
 
 
 def findApp(appName, extraPath=None):
-    if 'win32' in sys.platform and isinstance(appName, six.text_type):
-        appName = appName.encode(sys_fs_enc)
+    #if 'win32' in sys.platform and isinstance(appName, six.text_type):
+    #    appName = appName.encode(sys_fs_enc)
     searchPath = os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep)
     if extraPath is not None:
         searchPath += list(extraPath)
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def getHostName():
     In fact, it's a wrapper for socket.gethostname()
     '''
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
-    if 'win32' in sys.platform:
-        hostname = hostname.decode(sys_fs_enc)
+    #if 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    #    hostname = hostname.decode(sys_fs_enc)
 
     hostname = six.text_type(hostname)
     logger.info('Hostname: %s', hostname)