diff --git a/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp
index 94d5f25..f04cc1c 100644
--- a/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp
+++ b/src/unlocker/cache-cleaner.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "cache-cleaner.h"
+#include "win-platform.h"
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
-#include <windows.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <tlhelp32.h>
 
diff --git a/src/unlocker/main.cpp b/src/unlocker/main.cpp
index 8d34bce..66db04f 100644
--- a/src/unlocker/main.cpp
+++ b/src/unlocker/main.cpp
@@ -9,20 +9,18 @@
 #include "proxy-configurator.h"
 #include "cache-cleaner.h"
 
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
-    #include <windows.h>
-#else
-    #include <consoleapi.h>
-
-    // from: WinBase.h
-    #define CREATE_NO_WINDOW 0x08000000
-#endif
+#include "win-platform.h"
 
 #include <processenv.h>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <processthreadsapi.h>
 #include <handleapi.h>
 
+#ifndef CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+    // from: WinBase.h
+    #define CREATE_NO_WINDOW 0x08000000
+#endif
+
 bool running = true;
 TinyMITMProxy* proxy = nullptr;
 ProxyConfigurator* conf = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/unlocker/proxy-configurator.cpp b/src/unlocker/proxy-configurator.cpp
index 449a2e5..35da142 100644
--- a/src/unlocker/proxy-configurator.cpp
+++ b/src/unlocker/proxy-configurator.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "log-sink.h"
 
-typedef void* HWND;
-#include <minwindef.h>
+#include "win-platform.h"
+
 #include <minwinbase.h>
 #include <wininet.h>
 #include <errhandlingapi.h>
diff --git a/src/unlocker/utils.cpp b/src/unlocker/utils.cpp
index f19ea77..c0229c8 100644
--- a/src/unlocker/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/unlocker/utils.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#include <minwindef.h>
+#include "win-platform.h"
+
 #include <libloaderapi.h>
 
 std::string utils::getExePath()
diff --git a/src/unlocker/win-platform.h b/src/unlocker/win-platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beaa07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unlocker/win-platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+    #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+    #define NOMINMAX
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    #include <windows.h>
+#endif