diff --git a/demo/glfw/Makefile b/demo/glfw/Makefile
index 16dc58b..53299f3 100644
--- a/demo/glfw/Makefile
+++ b/demo/glfw/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c89 -pedantic
 SRC = ../../zahnrad.c glfw.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lglfw3 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lglfw -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -23,4 +30,4 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) -lglfw -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/demo/nanovg/Makefile b/demo/nanovg/Makefile
index 0d8eeb2..c7dce5a 100644
--- a/demo/nanovg/Makefile
+++ b/demo/nanovg/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c99
 SRC = nanovg.c ../../zahnrad.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -22,4 +29,4 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/demo/sdl/Makefile b/demo/sdl/Makefile
index e0d64c8..cbf837f 100644
--- a/demo/sdl/Makefile
+++ b/demo/sdl/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c89 -pedantic
 SRC = ../../zahnrad.c sdl.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -23,4 +30,4 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/demo/win32/make.bat b/demo/win32/make-msvc.bat
similarity index 100%
rename from demo/win32/make.bat
rename to demo/win32/make-msvc.bat
diff --git a/demo/win32/win32.c b/demo/win32/win32.c
index 4ed5a67..1f476d2 100644
--- a/demo/win32/win32.c
+++ b/demo/win32/win32.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <windowsx.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
+# include <inttypes.h>
+#endif
 
 /* macros */
 #include "../../zahnrad.h"
diff --git a/example/demo/Makefile b/example/demo/Makefile
index 1bec73b..2cd51d9 100644
--- a/example/demo/Makefile
+++ b/example/demo/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c99
 SRC = demo.c ../../zahnrad.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -21,5 +28,5 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/example/filex/Makefile b/example/filex/Makefile
index 91635ca..359a3ef 100644
--- a/example/filex/Makefile
+++ b/example/filex/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ CFLAGS += -Wswitch-enum -Winvalid-pch -Wbad-function-cast -fno-omit-frame-pointe
 SRC = filex.c ../../zahnrad.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -29,4 +36,4 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -o bin/$(BIN) -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/example/filex/filex.c b/example/filex/filex.c
index 0f53afe..c460a29 100644
--- a/example/filex/filex.c
+++ b/example/filex/filex.c
@@ -25,16 +25,14 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#error "windows is not supported"
-#else
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
+#ifndef _WIN32
+# include <pwd.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <GL/glew.h>
@@ -430,6 +428,9 @@ file_browser_init(struct file_browser *browser, NVGcontext *vg,
     {
         /* load files and sub-directory list */
         const char *home = getenv("HOME");
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        if (!home) home = getenv("USERPROFILE");
+#else
         if (!home) home = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_dir;
         {
             size_t l;
@@ -438,6 +439,7 @@ file_browser_init(struct file_browser *browser, NVGcontext *vg,
             strcpy(browser->home + l, "/");
             strcpy(browser->directory, browser->home);
         }
+#endif
         {
             size_t l;
             strcpy(browser->desktop, browser->home);
diff --git a/example/nodedit/Makefile b/example/nodedit/Makefile
index 1cf8993..edd4c7d 100644
--- a/example/nodedit/Makefile
+++ b/example/nodedit/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ CFLAGS = -std=c99 -pedantic
 SRC = nodedit.c ../../zahnrad.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+BIN := $(BIN).exe
+LIBS = -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -lopengl32 -lm -lGLU32 -lGLEW32
+else
+LIBS = -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+endif
+
 # Modes
 .PHONY: clang
 clang: CC = clang
@@ -22,4 +29,4 @@ gcc: $(BIN)
 $(BIN):
 	@mkdir -p bin
 	rm -f bin/$(BIN) $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) -lSDL2 -lGL -lm -lGLU -lGLEW
+	$(CC) $(SRC) $(CFLAGS) -o bin/$(BIN) $(LIBS)