diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 6bf2393..f15f9a8 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 # $Id$
 
+ifeq ($(TARGET),)
 TARGET = $(shell uname -s)
+endif
 
+ifeq ($(CC),)
 CC = gcc
+endif
+
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Iinclude
 LDFLAGS =
 LIBS =
-ifeq (${DEBUG},1)
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
 CFLAGS += -g
 endif
 
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ UNIX = 1
 VULKAN = 1
 else ifeq ($(TARGET),Windows)
 WINDOWS = 1
+VULKAN = 1
 else
 $(error Add your platform definition)
 endif
diff --git a/include/Mw/GDI.h b/include/Mw/GDI.h
index a61c600..1fa899a 100644
--- a/include/Mw/GDI.h
+++ b/include/Mw/GDI.h
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 
 struct _MwLL {
-	HWND  hWnd;
-	HDC   hDC;
-	void* user;
-	int   copy_buffer;
+	HINSTANCE hInstance;
+	HWND	  hWnd;
+	HDC	  hDC;
+	void*	  user;
+	int	  copy_buffer;
 
 	MwLLHandler handler;
 };
diff --git a/src/backend/gdi.c b/src/backend/gdi.c
index 419ba14..e1263a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/gdi.c
+++ b/src/backend/gdi.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ MwLL MwLLCreate(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 
 	r->copy_buffer = 1;
 	r->hWnd	       = CreateWindow(parent == NULL ? "milsko" : "STATIC", "Milsko", parent == NULL ? (WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW) : (WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE), x, y, width, height, parent == NULL ? NULL : parent->hWnd, 0, wc.hInstance, NULL);
+	r->hInstance   = wc.hInstance;
 
 	u->ll = r;
 	if(parent == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/widget/vulkan.c b/src/widget/vulkan.c
index 14711cf..dcd7ca1 100644
--- a/src/widget/vulkan.c
+++ b/src/widget/vulkan.c
@@ -20,11 +20,22 @@
 #endif
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 #include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
-#include <vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h>
+
 #ifdef __linux__
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_win32.h>
+#endif
+
+// MinGW's copy of vulkan string helpers is just straight up busted.
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
+#include <vulkan/vk_enum_string_helper.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include "../external/stb_ds.h"
@@ -36,12 +47,21 @@ MwVulkanConfig vulkan_config = {
 };
 
 // convienence macro for handling vulkan errors
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 #define VK_CMD(func) \
 	vk_res = func; \
 	if(vk_res != VK_SUCCESS) { \
 		setLastError("Vulkan error (%s:%d): %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, string_VkResult(vk_res)); \
 		return MwEerror; \
 	}
+#else
+#define VK_CMD(func) \
+	vk_res = func; \
+	if(vk_res != VK_SUCCESS) { \
+		setLastError("Vulkan error (%s:%d): (error %d)\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, vk_res); \
+		return MwEerror; \
+	}
+#endif
 
 // convienence macro for loading a vulkan function pointer into memory
 #define LOAD_VK_FUNCTION(name) \
@@ -59,7 +79,11 @@ const char** enabledExtensions;
 const char** enabledLayers;
 
 typedef struct vulkan {
-	void*			  vulkanLibrary;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HMODULE vulkanLibrary;
+#else
+	void* vulkanLibrary;
+#endif
 	PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr vkGetInstanceProcAddr;
 	VkInstance		  vkInstance;
 	VkSurfaceKHR		  vkSurface;
@@ -135,18 +159,28 @@ static MwErrorEnum vulkan_instance_setup(MwWidget handle, vulkan_t* o) {
 
 	VkResult vk_res;
 
-	// TODO: support for whatever win32's equivalants to dlopen/dlsym are
+// Load Vulkan and any other function pointers we need.
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	o->vulkanLibrary	 = dlopen("libvulkan.so", RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 	o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkGetInstanceProcAddr");
 	VK_ASSERT(o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
-
-	// Load in any other function pointers we need.
 	_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties");
 	VK_ASSERT(_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties);
 	_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties");
 	VK_ASSERT(_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties);
 	_vkCreateInstance = dlsym(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkCreateInstance");
 	VK_ASSERT(_vkCreateInstance);
+#else
+	o->vulkanLibrary	 = LoadLibrary("vulkan-1.dll");
+	o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr = (PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr)(void*)GetProcAddress(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkGetInstanceProcAddr");
+	VK_ASSERT(o->vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
+	_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties = (PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties)(void*)GetProcAddress(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties");
+	VK_ASSERT(_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties);
+	_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties = (PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties)(void*)GetProcAddress(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties");
+	VK_ASSERT(_vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties);
+	_vkCreateInstance = (PFN_vkCreateInstance)(void*)GetProcAddress(o->vulkanLibrary, "vkCreateInstance");
+	VK_ASSERT(_vkCreateInstance);
+#endif
 
 	// setup enabled extensions
 	arrput(enabledExtensions, VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);