diff --git a/salt/master.sls b/salt/master.sls
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index 577bebc..0000000
--- a/salt/master.sls
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
-{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
-{%- from tplroot ~ "/libtofs.jinja" import files_switch with context %}
-
-{% if salt_settings.pin_version and salt_settings.version and grains.os_family|lower == 'debian' %}
-include:
-  - .pin
-{% endif %}
-
-{%- if grains.kernel != 'Windows' %}
-
-    {%- if grains.os == 'MacOS' %}
-salt-master-macos:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.saltstack.salt.master.plist
-    - source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/saltstack/salt/master/pkg/osx/scripts/com.saltstack.salt.master.plist
-    - source_hash: {{ salt_settings.salt_master_macos_plist_hash }}
-    - retry: {{ salt_settings.retry_options | json }}
-    - require_in:
-      - service: salt-master
-    {%- endif %}
-
-salt-master:
-    {% if salt_settings.install_packages %}
-  pkg.installed:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.salt_master }}
-       {%- if salt_settings.version is defined %}
-    - version: {{ salt_settings.version }}
-       {%- endif %}
-       {% if salt_settings.master_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
-    - require_in:
-      - service: salt-master
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: salt-master
-       {% endif %}
-    {% endif %}
-  file.recurse:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master.d
-    {%- if salt_settings.master_config_use_TOFS %}
-    - template: ''
-    - source: {{ files_switch(['master.d'],
-                              lookup='salt-master'
-                 )
-              }}
-    {%- else %}
-    - template: jinja
-    - source: salt://{{ tplroot }}/files/master.d
-    {%- endif %}
-    - clean: {{ salt_settings.clean_config_d_dir }}
-    - exclude_pat:
-      - _*
-      - raas.conf
-    {% if salt_settings.master_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
-  service.{{ salt_settings.master_service_details.state }}:
-    - enable: {{ salt_settings.master_service_details.enabled }}
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.master_service }}
-    {%- if grains.os_family == 'FreeBSD' %}
-    - retry: {{ salt_settings.retry_options | json }}
-    {%- endif %}
-    - watch:
-           {%- if grains.kernel|lower == 'darwin' %}
-      - file: salt-master-macos
-           {%- else %}
-      - file: salt-master
-           {%- endif %}
-      - file: remove-old-master-conf-file
-    - order: last
-    {% endif %}
-    {% if salt_settings.master_remove_config %}
-remove-default-master-conf-file:
-  file.absent:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: salt-master
-    {% endif %}
-
-# clean up old _defaults.conf file if they have it around
-remove-old-master-conf-file:
-  file.absent:
-    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master.d/_defaults.conf
-
-{%- else %}
-
-salt-master-install-skip:
-  test.show_notification:
-    - text: |
-        No salt-master state for Windows
-
-{%- endif %}
diff --git a/salt/master/config/files.sls b/salt/master/config/files.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4607f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/config/files.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split("/")[0] %}
+{%- set sls_windows_excluded = tplroot ~ ".windows-excluded" %}
+{%- set sls_package_install = tplroot ~ ".master.package.install" %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
+
+include:
+  - {{ sls_windows_excluded }}
+  - {{ sls_package_install }}
+
+{%- if salt_settings.master_config_use_TOFS %}
+{%-   set source = files_switch(["master.d"],
+                                lookup="salt-master"
+      ) %}
+{%-   set template = "" %}
+{%- else %}
+{%-   set source = "salt://" ~ tplroot ~ "/files/master.d" %}
+{%-   set template = "jinja" %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+salt-master-config-files-file.recurse:
+  file.recurse:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master.d
+    - source: {{ source }}
+    - template: {{ template }}
+    - clean: {{ salt_settings.clean_config_d_dir }}
+    - exclude_pat:
+      - _*
+      - raas.conf
+    - require:
+      - sls: {{ sls_windows_excluded }}
+      - sls: {{ sls_package_install }}
+
+{%- if salt_settings.master_remove_config %}
+salt-master-config-files-remove-old-master-conf-file.absent:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master
+    - require:
+      - sls: {{ sls_windows_excluded }}
+      - sls: {{ sls_package_install }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+# clean up old _defaults.conf file if they have it around
+salt-master-config-files-remove-old-default-master-conf-file.absent:
+  file.absent:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.config_path }}/master.d/_defaults.conf
+
+{%- if grains.os == "MacOS" %}
+salt-master-config-files-macos-LaunchDaemons-file.managed:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.saltstack.salt.master.plist
+    - source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/saltstack/salt/master/pkg/osx/scripts/com.saltstack.salt.master.plist
+    - source_hash: {{ salt_settings.salt_master_macos_plist_hash }}
+    - retry: {{ salt_settings.retry_options | json }}
+    - require:
+      - sls: {{ sls_package_install }}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/salt/master/config/init.sls b/salt/master/config/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5d9fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/config/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+include:
+  - .files
diff --git a/salt/master/init.sls b/salt/master/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..858a8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+include:
+  - .package
+  - .config
+  - .service
diff --git a/salt/master/package/init.sls b/salt/master/package/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e5518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/package/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+include:
+  - .install
diff --git a/salt/master/package/install.sls b/salt/master/package/install.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef03fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/package/install.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- set sls_windows_excluded = tplroot ~ '.windows-excluded' %}
+{%- set sls_pin_version = tplroot ~ '.pin' %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
+
+{#- `salt-master` cannot be installed on Windows machines #}
+{%- set sls_dependencies = [sls_windows_excluded] %}
+
+{%- if salt_settings.pin_version and salt_settings.version and grains.os_family|lower == 'debian' %}
+{%-  do sls_dependencies.append(sls_pin_version) %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+include: {{ sls_dependencies }}
+
+{%- if salt_settings.install_packages %}
+salt-master-package-install-pkg.installed:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.salt_master }}
+    - version: {{ salt_settings.version | default('~') }}
+    - require:
+      - sls: {{ sls_windows_excluded }}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/salt/master/service/init.sls b/salt/master/service/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f7e271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/master/service/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{#- Get the `tplroot` from `tpldir` #}
+{%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
+{%- set sls_windows_excluded = tplroot ~ ".windows-excluded" %}
+{%- set sls_config_files = tplroot ~ '.master.config.files' %}
+{%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import salt_settings with context %}
+
+{%- if salt_settings.master_service_details.state != 'ignore' %}
+include:
+  - {{ sls_windows_excluded }}
+  - {{ sls_config_files }}
+
+{%-   set wanted_state = salt_settings.master_service_details.state %}
+{%-   set retry = {
+        'darwin': salt_settings.retry_options | json,
+      }.get(grains.kernel|lower, '')
+      %}
+
+salt-master-service-{{ wanted_state }}:
+  service.{{ wanted_state }}:
+    - enable: {{ salt_settings.master_service_details.enabled }}
+    - name: {{ salt_settings.master_service }}
+    - retry: {{ retry }}
+    - watch:
+      - sls: {{ sls_config_files }}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/salt/windows-excluded.sls b/salt/windows-excluded.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cfb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/windows-excluded.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{%- if grains.kernel == 'Windows' %}
+salt-windows-excluded-test.fail_without_changes:
+  test.fail_without_changes:
+    - name: Verify that current platform is not Windows
+    - comment: Platform Windows is not supported
+{%- else %}
+{#-   Workaround https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/10852 #}
+salt-windows-excluded-test.succeed_without_changes:
+  test.succeed_without_changes:
+    - name: Verify that current platform is not Windows
+    - comment: Platform {{ grains.kernel }} is supported
+{%- endif %}