diff --git a/backends/exllamav3/utils.py b/backends/exllamav3/utils.py
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+import platform
+from loguru import logger
+
+
+def exllama_supports_nccl():
+    if platform.system() != "Windows":
+        return False
+
+    unsupported_message = (
+        "The NCCL tensor parallel backend is not supported on Windows. \n"
+        "Switching to native backend."
+    )
+    logger.warning(unsupported_message)
+
+    return True