diff --git a/docs/map.jinja.rst b/docs/map.jinja.rst
index dab217b..7c34b10 100644
--- a/docs/map.jinja.rst
+++ b/docs/map.jinja.rst
@@ -197,6 +197,47 @@ For the clients:
 
     Since we used ``Y:C@roles``, ``map.jinja`` will do a ``salt['config.get']('roles')`` to retrieve the roles so you could use any other method to bind roles to minions (`pillars`_ or `SDB`_) but `grains`_ seems to be the prefered method.
 
+Note for Microsoft Windows systems
+``````````````````````````````````
+
+If you have a minion running under windows, you can't use colon ``:`` as a delimiter for grain path query (see `bug 58726`_) in which case you should use an alternate delimiter:
+
+Modify ``/srv/salt/parameters/map_jinja.yaml`` to change the query for ``dns:domain`` to define the `alternate delimiter`_:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    ---
+    values:
+      sources:
+        # default values
+        - "Y:G@osarch"
+        - "Y:G@os_family"
+        - "Y:G@os"
+        - "Y:G@osfinger"
+        - "C@{{ tplroot ~ ':lookup' }}"
+        - "C@{{ tplroot }}"
+
+        # Roles activate/deactivate things
+        # then thing are configured depending on environment
+        # So roles comes before `dns:domain`, `domain` and `id`
+        - "Y:C@roles"
+
+        # DNS domain configured (DHCP or resolv.conf)
+        - "Y:G:!@dns!domain"
+
+        # Based on minion ID
+        - "Y:G@domain"
+
+        # default values
+        - "Y:G@id"
+    ...
+
+And then, rename the directory:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    mv /srv/salt/TEMPLATE/parameters/dns:domain/  '/srv/salt/TEMPLATE/parameters/dns!domain/'
+
 
 Format of configuration YAML files
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -246,7 +287,7 @@ The ``map.jinja`` file uses several sources where to lookup parameter values. Th
 1. a global ``salt://parameters/map_jinja.yaml``
 2. a per formula ``salt://{{ tplroot }}/parameters/map_jinja.yaml``, it overrides the global configuration
 
-Each source definition has the form ``<TYPE>:<OPTION>@<KEY>`` where ``<TYPE>`` can be one of:
+Each source definition has the form ``[<TYPE>[:<OPTION>[:<DELIMITER>]]@]<KEY>`` where ``<TYPE>`` can be one of:
 
 - ``Y`` to load values from YAML files from the `fileserver`_, this is the default when no type is defined
 - ``C`` to lookup values with `salt['config.get']`_
@@ -261,6 +302,8 @@ The YAML type option can define the query method to lookup the key value to buil
 
 The ``C``, ``G`` or ``I`` types can define the ``SUB`` option to store values in the sub key ``mapdata.<KEY>`` instead of directly in ``mapdata``.
 
+All types can define the ``<DELIMITER>`` option to use an `alternate delimiter`_ of the ``<KEY>``, for example: on windows system you can't use colon ``:`` for YAML file path name and you should use something else like exclamation mark ``!``.
+
 Finally, the ``<KEY>`` describes what to lookup to either build the YAML filename or gather values using one of the query methods.
 
 .. note::
@@ -432,6 +475,7 @@ This ``sls`` file expose a ``TEMPLATE`` context variable to the jinja template w
 .. _salt['config.get']: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.config.html#salt.modules.config.get
 .. _salt['grains.get']: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.grains.html#salt.modules.grains.get
 .. _salt['pillar.get']: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.pillar.html#salt.modules.pillar.get
+.. _alternate delimiter: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/targeting/compound.html#alternate-delimiters
 .. _pillar.vault: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/pillar/all/salt.pillar.vault.html
 .. _pillars: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/pillar/
 .. _grains: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/grains/
@@ -445,3 +489,4 @@ This ``sls`` file expose a ``TEMPLATE`` context variable to the jinja template w
 .. _traverse: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/jinja/index.html#traverse
 .. _salt-ssh: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/ssh/
 .. _template-formula/TEMPLATE/config/file.sls: https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/template-formula/blob/master/TEMPLATE/config/file.sls
+.. _bug 58726: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/58726
diff --git a/openssh/libmatchers.jinja b/openssh/libmatchers.jinja
index b5e768d..e9aaed3 100644
--- a/openssh/libmatchers.jinja
+++ b/openssh/libmatchers.jinja
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 {#- When no part before `@` is provided: #}
 {#-   - define a filename path, noted `F` #}
 {#-   - use `salt["config.get"]`, noted `C` #}
+{#-   - use colon `:` delimiter for querying #}
 {%- set _defaults = {
       "type": "F",
       "query_type": "C",
+      "query_delimiter": ":"
     } %}
 
 {%- macro parse_matchers(
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
       config_get_strategy=None,
       log_prefix="libmatchers: "
     ) %}
-{#-   matcher format is `[<TYPE>[:<OPTION>]@]<KEY>` #}
+{#-   matcher format is `[<TYPE>[:<OPTION>[:DELIMITER]]@]<KEY>` #}
 {#-   each matcher has a type: #}
 {#-   - `F` to build a file name (the default when no type is set) #}
 {#-   - `C` to lookup values with `config.get` #}
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 {#-   - `C` for query with `config.get` (the default when to query type is set) #}
 {#-   - `G` for query with `grains.get` #}
 {#-   - `I` for query with `pillar.get` #}
+{#-   With `DELIMITER`, you can choose a different delimiter when doing queries #}
 {%-   set parsed_matchers = [] %}
 {%-   for matcher in matchers %}
 {%-     do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@
               "type": _defaults["type"],
               "option": None,
               "query_method": query_map[_defaults["query_type"]],
+              "query_delimiter": _defaults["query_delimiter"],
               "query": matcher
             }
           ) %}
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@
               {
                 "type": metadatas[0],
                 "option": "C",
+                "query_delimiter": ":"
               }
             ) %}
 {%-         do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@
               {
                 "type": metadatas[0],
                 "option": metadatas[1],
+                "query_delimiter": ":"
               }
             ) %}
 {%-         do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -108,6 +114,7 @@
               {
                 "type": metadatas[0],
                 "option": metadatas[1],
+                "query_delimiter": metadatas[2] | default(":", boolean=True)
               }
             ) %}
 {%-         do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -118,10 +125,12 @@
               | indent(4, True)
             ) %}
 {%-       elif metadatas | length == 4 %}
+{#-         The delimiter is `:` #}
 {%-         do parsed.update(
               {
                 "type": metadatas[0],
                 "option": metadatas[1],
+                "query_delimiter": ":"
               }
             ) %}
 {%-         do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -154,9 +163,14 @@
 
 {#-     Add `merge:` option to `salt["config.get"]` if configured #}
 {%-     if cli in ["minion", "local"] and parsed.query_method == "config.get" and config_get_strategy %}
-{%-       set merge_opt = {"merge": config_get_strategy} %}
-{%-       set merge_msg = (
-            ", merge: strategy='"
+{%-       set query_opts = {
+            "merge": config_get_strategy,
+            "delimiter": parsed.query_delimiter,
+          } %}
+{%-       set query_opts_msg = (
+            ", delimiter='"
+            ~ parsed.query_delimiter
+            ~ "', merge: strategy='"
             ~ config_get_strategy
             ~ "'"
           ) %}
@@ -164,13 +178,13 @@
 {%-       if cli not in ["minion", "local"] %}
 {%-         do salt["log.error"](
               log_prefix
-              ~ "the 'merge' option of 'config.get' is skipped when the salt command type is '"
+              ~ "the 'delimiter' and 'merge' options of 'config.get' are skipped when the salt command type is '"
               ~ cli
               ~ "'"
             ) %}
 {%-       endif %}
-{%-       set merge_opt = {} %}
-{%-       set merge_msg = "" %}
+{%-       set query_opts = {} %}
+{%-       set query_opts_msg = "" %}
 {%-     endif %}
 
 {%-     do salt["log.debug"](
@@ -180,12 +194,12 @@
           ~ "' with '"
           ~ parsed.query_method
           ~ "'"
-          ~ merge_msg
+          ~ query_opts_msg
         ) %}
 {%-     set values = salt[parsed.query_method](
           parsed.query,
           default=[],
-          **merge_opt
+          **query_opts
         ) %}
 {%-     do parsed.update(
           {
diff --git a/openssh/map.jinja b/openssh/map.jinja
index a12d3ea..3919d84 100644
--- a/openssh/map.jinja
+++ b/openssh/map.jinja
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 {#-  - type: `F` to load file, `C`, `G`, `I` for lookup #}
 {#-  - option: specific to the type #}
 {#-  - query: which key is requested #}
+{#-  - query_delimiter: the separator between query component #}
 {#-  - query_method: the salt method doing the query `config.get`, `pillar.get` and `grains.get` #}
 {#-  - value: the result of the `salt[<query_method>](<query>)` #}
 {%- set map_matchers = parse_matchers(