diff --git a/limelight-common/Platform.h b/limelight-common/Platform.h
index 72ef25a..16afb13 100644
--- a/limelight-common/Platform.h
+++ b/limelight-common/Platform.h
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <Windows.h>
+
+#include <Winsock2.h>
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
diff --git a/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.h b/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.h
index da71d40..689c66d 100644
--- a/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.h
+++ b/limelight-common/PlatformSockets.h
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Limelight.h"
+#include "Platform.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <Windows.h>
 #define SetLastSocketError(x) WSASetLastError(x)
 #define LastSocketError() WSAGetLastError()
@@ -10,7 +12,11 @@
 #ifdef LC_WINDOWS_PHONE
 #undef WINAPI_FAMILY
 #define WINAPI_FAMILY WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP
+#endif
+
 #include <WinSock2.h>
+
+#ifdef LC_WINDOWS_PHONE
 #undef WINAPI_FAMILY
 #define WINAPI_FAMILY WINAPI_FAMILY_PHONE_APP
 #endif
diff --git a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
index 3d209ed..ade0ae4 100644
--- a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
+++ b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ typedef struct _PLT_EVENT {
 #error Unsupported platform
 #endif
 
+#ifdef LC_WINDOWS_PHONE
+WINBASEAPI
+_Ret_maybenull_
+HANDLE
+WINAPI
+CreateThread(
+	_In_opt_ LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes,
+	_In_ SIZE_T dwStackSize,
+	_In_ LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE lpStartAddress,
+	_In_opt_ __drv_aliasesMem LPVOID lpParameter,
+	_In_ DWORD dwCreationFlags,
+	_Out_opt_ LPDWORD lpThreadId
+);
+#endif
+
 int PltCreateMutex(PLT_MUTEX *mutex);
 void PltDeleteMutex(PLT_MUTEX *mutex);
 void PltLockMutex(PLT_MUTEX *mutex);