diff --git a/rsync_tmbackup.sh b/rsync_tmbackup.sh
index ec643fa..03a7689 100755
--- a/rsync_tmbackup.sh
+++ b/rsync_tmbackup.sh
@@ -269,10 +269,20 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$(fn_find "$INPROGRESS_FILE")" ]; then
 	if [ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" ]; then
-		# TODO: Cygwin reports the name of currently running Bash scripts as just "/usr/bin/bash"
-		# TODO: so the pgrep solution below won't work. Need to use "procps -wwFAH", grep
-		# TODO: the script name, and extract the process ID from it.
-		fn_log_warn "Cygwin only: Previous backup task has either been interrupted or it might still be active, but there is currently no check for this. Assuming that the task was simply interrupted."
+		# 1. Grab the PID of previous run from the PID file
+		RUNNINGPID="$(fn_run_cmd "cat $INPROGRESS_FILE")"
+
+		# 2. Get the command for the process currently running under that PID and look for our script name
+		RUNNINGCMD="$(procps -wwfo cmd -p $RUNNINGPID --no-headers | grep "$APPNAME")"
+
+		# 3. Grab the exit code from grep (0=found, 1=not found)
+		GREPCODE=$?
+
+		# 4. if found, assume backup is still running
+		if [ "$GREPCODE" = 0 ]; then
+			fn_log_error "Previous backup task is still active - aborting (command: $RUNNINGCMD)."
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	else 
 		RUNNINGPID="$(fn_run_cmd "cat $INPROGRESS_FILE")"
 		if [ "$RUNNINGPID" = "$(pgrep "$APPNAME")" ]; then