diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/salt/bootstrap-salt.ps1 b/plugins/provisioners/salt/bootstrap-salt.ps1
index 0a05d6517..d0655ad42 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/salt/bootstrap-salt.ps1
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/salt/bootstrap-salt.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Param(
   [string]$version,
+  [string]$pythonVersion = "2",
   [string]$runservice,
   [string]$minion,
   [string]$master
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ If ($version -notmatch "2\d{3}\.\d{1,2}\.\d+(\-\d{1})?"){
   $version = '2016.11.3'
 }
 
+If ($pythonVersion -notmatch "\d+") {
+  $pythonVersion = "2"
+  Write-Host "Defaulting to minion Python version $pythonVersion"
+}
+
 If ($runservice.ToLower() -eq "true"){
   Write-Host "Service is set to run."
   [bool]$runservice = $True
@@ -49,11 +55,20 @@ If ([IntPtr]::Size -eq 4) {
 }
 
 # Download minion setup file
-Write-Host "Downloading Salt minion installer Salt-Minion-$version-$arch-Setup.exe"
-$webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-$url = "https://repo.saltstack.com/windows/Salt-Minion-$version-$arch-Setup.exe"
-$file = "C:\tmp\salt.exe"
-$webclient.DownloadFile($url, $file)
+$possibleFilenames = @("Salt-Minion-$version-$arch-Setup.exe", "Salt-Minion-$version-Py$pythonVersion-$arch-Setup.exe")
+foreach ($minionFilename in $possibleFilenames) {
+  try {
+    Write-Host "Downloading Salt minion installer $minionFilename"
+    $webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
+    $url = "https://repo.saltstack.com/windows/$minionFilename"
+    $file = "C:\tmp\salt.exe"
+    $webclient.DownloadFile($url, $file)
+    break
+  }
+  catch {
+    Write-Host "Unable to download $minionFilename"
+  }
+}
 
 
 # Install minion silently
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb b/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
index b42cfb00d..4e15a7f3f 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_accessor :no_minion
       attr_accessor :bootstrap_options
       attr_accessor :version
+      attr_accessor :python_version
       attr_accessor :run_service
       attr_accessor :master_id
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @masterless = UNSET_VALUE
         @minion_id = UNSET_VALUE
         @version = UNSET_VALUE
+        @python_version = UNSET_VALUE
         @run_service = UNSET_VALUE
         @master_id = UNSET_VALUE
       end
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @masterless         = false if @masterless == UNSET_VALUE
         @minion_id          = nil if @minion_id == UNSET_VALUE
         @version            = nil if @version == UNSET_VALUE
+        @python_version     = nil if @python_version == UNSET_VALUE
         @run_service        = nil if @run_service == UNSET_VALUE
         @master_id          = nil if @master_id == UNSET_VALUE
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/salt/provisioner.rb b/plugins/provisioners/salt/provisioner.rb
index deefa1428..57db562ad 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/salt/provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/salt/provisioner.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           options = "%s -F -c %s" % [options, config_dir]
         end
 
-        if @config.seed_master && @config.install_master
+        if @config.seed_master && @config.install_master && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           seed_dir = "/tmp/minion-seed-keys"
           @machine.communicate.sudo("mkdir -p -m777 #{seed_dir}")
           @config.seed_master.each do |name, keyfile|
@@ -132,27 +132,27 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           options = "#{options} -k #{seed_dir}"
         end
 
-        if configure && !install
+        if configure && !install && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s -C" % options
         end
 
-        if @config.install_master
+        if @config.install_master && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s -M" % options
         end
 
-        if @config.install_syndic
+        if @config.install_syndic && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s -S" % options
         end
 
-        if @config.no_minion
+        if @config.no_minion && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s -N" % options
         end
 
-        if @config.install_type
+        if @config.install_type && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s %s" % [options, @config.install_type]
         end
 
-        if @config.install_args
+        if @config.install_args && @machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
           options = "%s %s" % [options, @config.install_args]
         end
 
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             if @config.version
               options += " -version %s" % @config.version
             end
+            if @config.python_version
+              options += " -pythonVersion %s" % @config.python_version
+            end
             if @config.run_service
               @machine.env.ui.info "Salt minion will be stopped after installing."
               options += " -runservice %s" % @config.run_service