diff --git a/tests/cpp/temitlist.nim b/tests/cpp/temitlist.nim
index 852537518a08..d446176fa477 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/temitlist.nim
+++ b/tests/cpp/temitlist.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 discard """
   targets: "cpp"
-  output: '''6.0
+  output: '''
+6.0
 0'''
+disabled: "windows" # pending bug #18011
 """
 
 # bug #4730
diff --git a/tests/cpp/tempty_generic_obj.nim b/tests/cpp/tempty_generic_obj.nim
index 913c1ec3c48d..6125190b4f0e 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/tempty_generic_obj.nim
+++ b/tests/cpp/tempty_generic_obj.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 discard """
   targets: "cpp"
-  output: '''int
+  output: '''
+int
 float'''
+disabled: "windows" # pending bug #18011
 """
 
 import typetraits
diff --git a/tests/exception/tcpp_imported_exc.nim b/tests/exception/tcpp_imported_exc.nim
index 8b96ca6350c2..5195b48e7a11 100644
--- a/tests/exception/tcpp_imported_exc.nim
+++ b/tests/exception/tcpp_imported_exc.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 discard """
 targets: "cpp"
-output: '''caught as std::exception
+output: '''
+caught as std::exception
 expected
 finally1
 finally2
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ finally 2
 expected
 cpp exception caught
 '''
+disabled: "windows" # pending bug #18011
 """
 
 type