diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 2c7f7a538..4e03241a5 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 - SVN
+  - change:  PRESENCE: changing ping method for Windows systems to "tcp"
   - feature: install FHEM as Windows service by T.E., see docs/HOWTO_Windows.txt
   - feature: new module 33_readingsGroup to display a collection of readings
              from one or more devices. this will replace weblink readings.
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
index 23dbd9318..8dbe2f0fc 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ PRESENCE_DoLocalPingScan($)
     if($^O =~ m/(Win|cygwin)/)
     {
 	eval "require Net::Ping;";
-	my $pingtool = Net::Ping->new("syn");
+	my $pingtool = Net::Ping->new("tcp");
 
 	if($pingtool)
 	{