diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 920fb71..61f7285 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pytest>=4.0.0
 tox>=3.14.0
+pywin32; sys_platform == "win32"
diff --git a/src/littlefs/context.py b/src/littlefs/context.py
index 34d426d..e2df3b7 100644
--- a/src/littlefs/context.py
+++ b/src/littlefs/context.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def __init__(self, disk_path: str) -> None:
                 "Unable to import 'win32file'. This module is required for Windows-specific functionality. Please ensure you are running on a Windows platform or install 'pywin32' using: 'pip install pywin32'."
             )
         self.device = win32file.CreateFile(
-            disk_path, win32file.GENERIC_READ, win32file.FILE_SHARE_READ, None, win32file.OPEN_EXISTING, 0, None
+            disk_path, win32file.GENERIC_READ | win32file.GENERIC_WRITE, win32file.FILE_SHARE_READ, None, win32file.OPEN_EXISTING, 0, None
         )
         if self.device == win32file.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE:
             raise IOError("Could not open disk %s" % disk_path)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def erase(self, cfg: "LFSConfig", block: int) -> int:
         start = block * cfg.block_size
 
         win32file.SetFilePointer(self.device, start, win32file.FILE_BEGIN)
-        win32file.WriteFile(self.device, [0xFF] * cfg.block_size)
+        win32file.WriteFile(self.device, b'\xff' * cfg.block_size)
         return 0
 
     def sync(self, cfg: "LFSConfig") -> int:
diff --git a/test/test_windisk_context.py b/test/test_windisk_context.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c936fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_windisk_context.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Tests for UserContextWinDisk on Windows platforms.
+
+These tests are only run on Windows systems where win32file is available.
+They test the Windows disk/file context for basic LittleFS operations.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+
+# Only run these tests on Windows
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    import win32file
+
+# Import after checking for win32file
+from littlefs import LittleFS
+from littlefs.context import UserContextWinDisk
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform != "win32",
+    reason="test must run on Windows"
+)
+class TestUserContextWinDisk:
+    """Test suite for UserContextWinDisk"""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def disk_image_path(self, tmp_path):
+        """Create a temporary disk image file path"""
+        # Create a pre-allocated disk image file (2MB with 0xFF fill)
+        image_path = tmp_path / "disk_image.bin"
+        with open(image_path, "wb") as f:
+            # Create a 2MB disk image (0xFF filled)
+            f.write(b"\xff" * (2 * 1024 * 1024))
+        return str(image_path)
+
+    def test_windisk_read_after_remount(self, disk_image_path):
+        """Test reading file content after remounting"""
+        block_size = 512
+        block_count = 256
+        test_content = "Hello, this is persistent data!"
+
+        ctx = UserContextWinDisk(disk_image_path)
+        try:
+            fs = LittleFS(context=ctx, block_size=block_size, block_count=block_count)
+
+            # Write file
+            with fs.open("persistent.txt", "w") as fh:
+                fh.write(test_content)
+
+            fs.unmount()
+
+            # Remount and read
+            fs.mount()
+            with fs.open("persistent.txt", "r") as fh:
+                content = fh.read()
+                assert content == test_content
+
+            fs.unmount()
+        finally:
+            ctx.__del__()