diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 8f0577f..f6ffcd6 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -80,11 +80,23 @@
     static int
 fd_write(sock_T fd, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-    HANDLE h = (HANDLE)fd;
-    DWORD nwrite;
+    HANDLE	h = (HANDLE)fd;
+    DWORD	nwrite;
+    OVERLAPPED	ov;
 
-    if (!WriteFile(h, buf, (DWORD)len, &nwrite, NULL))
-	return -1;
+    // If the pipe overflows while the job does not read the data, WriteFile
+    // will block forever. This abandons the write.
+    memset(&ov, 0, sizeof(ov));
+    if (!WriteFile(h, buf, (DWORD)len, &nwrite, &ov))
+    {
+	DWORD err = GetLastError();
+
+	if (err != ERROR_IO_PENDING)
+	    return -1;
+	if (!GetOverlappedResult(h, &ov, &nwrite, FALSE))
+	    return -1;
+	FlushFileBuffers(h);
+    }
     return (int)nwrite;
 }
 
@@ -3168,20 +3180,7 @@
 	    if (r && nread > 0)
 		return CW_READY;
 	    if (r == 0)
-	    {
-		DWORD err = GetLastError();
-
-		if (err != ERROR_BAD_PIPE && err != ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE)
-		    return CW_ERROR;
-
-		if (channel->ch_named_pipe)
-		{
-		    DisconnectNamedPipe((HANDLE)fd);
-		    ConnectNamedPipe((HANDLE)fd, NULL);
-		}
-		else
-		    return CW_ERROR;
-	    }
+		return CW_ERROR;
 
 	    /* perhaps write some buffer lines */
 	    channel_write_any_lines();
@@ -3812,17 +3811,7 @@
 	if (part == PART_SOCK)
 	    res = sock_write(fd, (char *)buf, len);
 	else
-	{
 	    res = fd_write(fd, (char *)buf, len);
-#ifdef WIN32
-	    if (channel->ch_named_pipe && res < 0)
-	    {
-		DisconnectNamedPipe((HANDLE)fd);
-		ConnectNamedPipe((HANDLE)fd, NULL);
-	    }
-#endif
-
-	}
 	if (res < 0 && (errno == EWOULDBLOCK
 #ifdef EAGAIN
 			|| errno == EAGAIN
diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 919e071..e8c4916 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -5428,6 +5428,49 @@
 # endif
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create a pair of pipes.
+ * Return TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.
+ */
+    static BOOL
+create_pipe_pair(HANDLE handles[2])
+{
+    static LONG		s;
+    char		name[64];
+    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
+
+    sprintf(name, "\\\\?\\pipe\\vim-%08lx-%08lx",
+	    GetCurrentProcessId(),
+	    InterlockedIncrement(&s));
+
+    // Create named pipe. Max size of named pipe is 65535.
+    handles[1] = CreateNamedPipe(
+	    name,
+	    PIPE_ACCESS_OUTBOUND | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED,
+	    PIPE_TYPE_BYTE | PIPE_NOWAIT,
+	    1, 65535, 0, 0, NULL);
+
+    if (handles[1] == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	return FALSE;
+
+    sa.nLength = sizeof(sa);
+    sa.bInheritHandle = TRUE;
+    sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = NULL;
+
+    handles[0] = CreateFile(name,
+	    FILE_GENERIC_READ,
+	    FILE_SHARE_READ, &sa,
+	    OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0);
+
+    if (handles[0] == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {
+        CloseHandle(handles[1]);
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
     void
 mch_job_start(char *cmd, job_T *job, jobopt_T *options)
 {
@@ -5493,9 +5536,9 @@
 	    goto failed;
 	}
     }
-    else if (!use_null_for_in &&
-	    (!CreatePipe(&ifd[0], &ifd[1], &saAttr, 0)
-	    || !SetHandleInformation(ifd[1], HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0)))
+    else if (!use_null_for_in
+	    && (!create_pipe_pair(ifd)
+		|| !SetHandleInformation(ifd[1], HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT, 0)))
 	goto failed;
 
     if (use_file_for_out)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index da4b2b6..a83bad6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    777,
+/**/
     776,
 /**/
     775,