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diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 2db22d676..87dd04e23 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -683,6 +683,10 @@ def sanitize_open(filename, open_mode):
for attempt in range(2):
try:
try:
+ if sys.platform == 'win32':
+ # FIXME: Windows only has mandatory locking which also locks the file from being read.
+ # So for now, don't lock the file on windows. Ref: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3124
+ raise LockingUnsupportedError()
stream = locked_file(filename, open_mode, block=False).__enter__()
except LockingUnsupportedError:
stream = open(filename, open_mode)