diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
index e3e8358aa6340..0648c60eb5016 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_fsspec.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import io
+import sys
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
+from pandas.compat import is_platform_windows
 from pandas.compat._optional import VERSIONS
 
 from pandas import (
@@ -161,6 +163,9 @@ def test_to_parquet_new_file(monkeypatch, cleared_fs):
 
 
 @td.skip_if_no("pyarrow")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(
+    is_platform_windows() and sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 8), reason="GH 45344"
+)
 def test_arrowparquet_options(fsspectest):
     """Regression test for writing to a not-yet-existent GCS Parquet file."""
     df = DataFrame({"a": [0]})