diff --git a/src/ci/docker/README.md b/src/ci/docker/README.md
index adce6a00d4623..922deba7367e9 100644
--- a/src/ci/docker/README.md
+++ b/src/ci/docker/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,48 @@ Images will output artifacts in an `obj` dir at the root of a repository.
 - `scripts` contains files shared by docker images
 - `disabled` contains images that are not built on travis
 
+## Docker Toolbox on Windows
+
+For Windows before Windows 10, the docker images can be run on Windows via
+[Docker Toolbox]. There are several preparation needs to be made before running
+a Docker image.
+
+1. Stop the virtual machine from the terminal with `docker-machine stop`
+
+2. If your Rust source is placed outside of `C:\Users\**`, e.g. if you place the
+    repository in the `E:\rust` folder, please add a shared folder from
+    VirtualBox by:
+
+    1. Select the "default" virtual machine inside VirtualBox, then click
+        "Settings"
+    2. Go to "Shared Folders", click "Add shared foldrer" (the folder icon with
+        a plus sign), fill in the following information, then click "OK":
+
+        * Folder path: `E:\rust`
+        * Folder name: `e/rust`
+        * Read-only: ☐ *unchecked*
+        * Auto-mount: ☑ *checked*
+        * Make Permanant: ☑ *checked*
+
+3. VirtualBox might not support creating symbolic links inside a shared folder
+    by default. You can enable it manually by running these from `cmd.exe`:
+
+    ```bat
+    cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
+    VBoxManage setextradata default VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/e/rust 1
+    ::                                                                              ^~~~~~
+    ::                                                                              folder name
+    ```
+
+4. Restart the virtual machine from terminal with `docker-machine start`.
+
+To run the image,
+
+1. Launch the "Docker Quickstart Terminal".
+2. Execute `./src/ci/docker/run.sh $image_name` as explained at the beginning.
+
+[Docker Toolbox]: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-toolbox
+
 ## Cross toolchains
 
 A number of these images take quite a long time to compile as they're building
@@ -137,7 +179,7 @@ For targets: `armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf`
     libraries like jemalloc. See the mk/cfg/arm(v7)-uknown-linux-gnueabi{,hf}.mk
     file in Rust's source code.
 
-## `aarch64-linux-gnu.config`
+### `aarch64-linux-gnu.config`
 
 For targets: `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu`
 
@@ -150,7 +192,7 @@ For targets: `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu`
 - C compiler > gcc version = 5.2.0
 - C compiler > C++ = ENABLE -- to cross compile LLVM
 
-## `powerpc-linux-gnu.config`
+### `powerpc-linux-gnu.config`
 
 For targets: `powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu`
 
@@ -165,7 +207,7 @@ For targets: `powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu`
 - C compiler > gcc version = 4.9.3
 - C compiler > C++ = ENABLE -- to cross compile LLVM
 
-## `powerpc64-linux-gnu.config`
+### `powerpc64-linux-gnu.config`
 
 For targets: `powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu`
 
@@ -184,7 +226,7 @@ For targets: `powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu`
 
 (+) These CPU options match the configuration of the toolchains in RHEL6.
 
-## `s390x-linux-gnu.config`
+### `s390x-linux-gnu.config`
 
 For targets: `s390x-unknown-linux-gnu`
 
diff --git a/src/ci/docker/run.sh b/src/ci/docker/run.sh
index b2560c6b95b4c..dc02310b4f21f 100755
--- a/src/ci/docker/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/docker/run.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+export MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1
+
 script=`cd $(dirname $0) && pwd`/`basename $0`
 image=$1
 
@@ -25,12 +27,19 @@ travis_fold start build_docker
 travis_time_start
 
 if [ -f "$docker_dir/$image/Dockerfile" ]; then
+    dockerfile="$docker_dir/$image/Dockerfile"
+    if [ -x /usr/bin/cygpath ]; then
+        context="`cygpath -w $docker_dir`"
+        dockerfile="`cygpath -w $dockerfile`"
+    else
+        context="$docker_dir"
+    fi
     retry docker \
       build \
       --rm \
       -t rust-ci \
-      -f "$docker_dir/$image/Dockerfile" \
-      "$docker_dir"
+      -f "$dockerfile" \
+      "$context"
 elif [ -f "$docker_dir/disabled/$image/Dockerfile" ]; then
     if [ -n "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" ]; then
         echo Cannot run disabled images on travis!
diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/bins.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/bins.rs
index 11d5dbe736e81..f6e42c8dc17b1 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/bins.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/bins.rs
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ pub fn check(path: &Path, bad: &mut bool) {
     if let Ok(mut file) = fs::File::open("/proc/version") {
         let mut contents = String::new();
         file.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();
-        // Probably on Windows Linux Subsystem, all files will be marked as
-        // executable, so skip checking.
-        if contents.contains("Microsoft") {
+        // Probably on Windows Linux Subsystem or Docker via VirtualBox,
+        // all files will be marked as executable, so skip checking.
+        if contents.contains("Microsoft") || contents.contains("boot2docker") {
             return;
         }
     }