diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
index 96e4180704..8ce11a0d4c 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngines.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ QUrl normalizeScriptURL(const QUrl& rawScriptURL) {
         #else
         // Force lowercase on file scripts because of drive letter weirdness.
         if (rawScriptURL.isLocalFile()) {
-            fullNormal.setPath(fullNormal.path.toLower());
+            fullNormal.setPath(fullNormal.path().toLower());
         }
         #endif
         // if this url is something "beneath" the default script url, replace the local path with ~
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
index f616847528..9513a333bc 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptsModel.cpp
@@ -162,10 +162,12 @@ void ScriptsModel::requestDefaultFiles(QString marker) {
         // QString localDir = url.toLocalFile() + "/scripts";
         QString localDir = expandScriptUrl(url).toLocalFile() + "/scripts";
         int localDirPartCount = localDir.split("/").size();
+        #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        localDirPartCount++; // one for the drive letter
+        #endif
         QDirIterator it(localDir, QStringList() << "*.js", QDir::Files, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             QUrl jsFullPath = QUrl::fromLocalFile(it.next());
-            // QString jsPartialPath = jsFullPath.path().mid(localDir.length() + 1); // + 1 to skip a separator
             QString jsPartialPath = jsFullPath.path().split("/").mid(localDirPartCount).join("/");
             jsFullPath = normalizeScriptURL(jsFullPath);
             _treeNodes.append(new TreeNodeScript(jsPartialPath, jsFullPath.toString(), SCRIPT_ORIGIN_DEFAULT));
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
index 0fe11df28a..31dc9b2ed3 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ QString findMostRecentFileExtension(const QString& originalFileName, QVector<QSt
 
 QUrl defaultScriptsLocation() {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    return QUrl(("file://" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).toLower());
+    return QUrl(("file:///" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).toLower());
 #elif defined(Q_OS_OSX)
     return QUrl(("file://" + QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../..").toLower());
 #else