diff --git a/src/common/impl/FFPlatform_windows.c b/src/common/impl/FFPlatform_windows.c
index b60f551d0..9edb26db3 100644
--- a/src/common/impl/FFPlatform_windows.c
+++ b/src/common/impl/FFPlatform_windows.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void getUserShell(FFPlatform* platform)
 static const char* detectWine(void)
 {
     const char * __cdecl wine_get_version(void);
-    HMODULE hntdll = GetModuleHandleW(L"ntdll.dll");
+    void* hntdll = ffLibraryGetModule(L"ntdll.dll");
     if (!hntdll) return NULL;
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_LAZY(hntdll, wine_get_version);
     if (!ffwine_get_version) return NULL;
diff --git a/src/common/impl/library.c b/src/common/impl/library.c
index 8a47a1039..ee3626b45 100644
--- a/src/common/impl/library.c
+++ b/src/common/impl/library.c
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #include "fastfetch.h"
 #include "common/library.h"
 
+#if _WIN32
+#include "common/debug.h"
+#include "common/windows/nt.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <ntstatus.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef FF_DISABLE_DLOPEN
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ static void* libraryLoad(const char* path, int maxVersion)
     if (pathLen == instance.state.platform.exePath.length)
         return result;
 
-    char absPath[MAX_PATH + 1];
+    char absPath[MAX_PATH * 2];
     strcpy(mempcpy(absPath, instance.state.platform.exePath.chars, pathLen + 1), path);
     return dlopen(absPath, FF_DLOPEN_FLAGS);
 
@@ -92,3 +99,81 @@ void* ffLibraryLoad(const char* path, int maxVersion, ...)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+#if _WIN32
+
+void* dlopen(const char* path, FF_MAYBE_UNUSED int mode)
+{
+    wchar_t pathW[MAX_PATH + 1];
+    ULONG pathWBytes = 0;
+
+    NTSTATUS status = RtlUTF8ToUnicodeN(pathW, sizeof(pathW), &pathWBytes, path, (uint32_t)strlen(path) + 1);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
+    {
+        FF_DEBUG("RtlUTF8ToUnicodeN failed for path %s with status 0x%08lX: %s", path, status, ffDebugNtStatus(status));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    PVOID module = NULL;
+    status = LdrLoadDll(NULL, NULL, &(UNICODE_STRING) {
+        .Length = (USHORT) pathWBytes - sizeof(wchar_t), // Exclude null terminator
+        .MaximumLength = (USHORT) pathWBytes,
+        .Buffer = pathW,
+    }, &module);
+
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
+    {
+        FF_DEBUG("LdrLoadDll failed for path %s with status 0x%08lX: %s", path, status, ffDebugNtStatus(status));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return module;
+}
+
+int dlclose(void* handle)
+{
+    NTSTATUS status = LdrUnloadDll(handle);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
+    {
+        FF_DEBUG("LdrUnloadDll failed for handle %p with status 0x%08lX: %s", handle, status, ffDebugNtStatus(status));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* symbol)
+{
+    void* address;
+    USHORT symbolBytes = (USHORT) strlen(symbol) + 1;
+    NTSTATUS status = LdrGetProcedureAddress(handle, &(ANSI_STRING) {
+        .Length = symbolBytes - sizeof(char),
+        .MaximumLength = symbolBytes,
+        .Buffer = (char*) symbol,
+    }, 0, &address);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
+    {
+        FF_DEBUG("LdrGetProcedureAddress failed for symbol %s with status 0x%08lX: %s", symbol, status, ffDebugNtStatus(status));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return address;
+}
+
+void* ffLibraryGetModule(const wchar_t* libraryFileName)
+{
+    assert(libraryFileName != NULL && "Use \"ffGetPeb()->ImageBaseAddress\" instead");
+
+    void* module = NULL;
+    USHORT libraryFileNameBytes = (USHORT) (wcslen(libraryFileName) * sizeof(wchar_t)) + sizeof(wchar_t);
+    NTSTATUS status = LdrGetDllHandle(NULL, NULL, &(UNICODE_STRING) {
+        .Length = libraryFileNameBytes - sizeof(wchar_t),
+        .MaximumLength = libraryFileNameBytes,
+        .Buffer = (wchar_t*) libraryFileName,
+    }, &module);
+    if (!NT_SUCCESS(status))
+    {
+        FF_DEBUG("LdrGetDllHandle failed for library %ls with status 0x%08lX: %s", libraryFileName, status, ffDebugNtStatus(status));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return module;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/common/library.h b/src/common/library.h
index 0a6729081..9c4ee7282 100644
--- a/src/common/library.h
+++ b/src/common/library.h
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef FF_DISABLE_DLOPEN
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-    #include <libloaderapi.h>
     #define FF_DLOPEN_FLAGS 0
-    FF_C_NODISCARD static inline void* dlopen(const char* path, int mode) { FF_UNUSED(mode); return LoadLibraryA(path); }
-    FF_C_NODISCARD static inline void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* symbol) { return (void*) GetProcAddress((HMODULE)handle, symbol); }
-    static inline int dlclose(void* handle) { return !FreeLibrary((HMODULE)handle); }
+    FF_C_NODISCARD void* dlopen(const char* path, int mode);
+    FF_C_NODISCARD void* dlsym(void* handle, const char* symbol);
+    int dlclose(void* handle);
 #else
     #include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
@@ -30,6 +29,10 @@ static inline void ffLibraryUnload(void** handle)
         dlclose(*handle);
 }
 
+#if __cplusplus
+#define __auto_type auto
+#endif
+
 #define FF_LIBRARY_SYMBOL(symbolName) \
     __typeof__(&symbolName) ff ## symbolName;
 
@@ -38,13 +41,8 @@ static inline void ffLibraryUnload(void** handle)
     if(libraryObjectName == NULL) \
         return returnValue;
 
-#if _WIN32
-#define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_MESSAGE(libraryObjectName, libraryFileName, maxVersion, ...) \
-    FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(libraryObjectName, "LoadLibraryA(" libraryFileName ") failed", libraryFileName, maxVersion, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
 #define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_MESSAGE(libraryObjectName, libraryFileName, maxVersion, ...) \
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD(libraryObjectName, "dlopen(" libraryFileName ") failed", libraryFileName, maxVersion, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#endif
 
 #define FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_ADDRESS(library, symbolMapping, symbolName, returnValue) \
     symbolMapping = (__typeof__(&symbolName)) dlsym(library, #symbolName); \
@@ -106,3 +104,7 @@ void* ffLibraryLoad(const char* path, int maxVersion, ...);
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_ADDRESS(library, (varName)->ff ## symbolName, symbolName, returnValue);
 
 #endif
+
+#if _WIN32
+void* ffLibraryGetModule(const wchar_t* libraryFileName);
+#endif
diff --git a/src/common/windows/nt.h b/src/common/windows/nt.h
index ea8e5ea70..5767b8d4c 100644
--- a/src/common/windows/nt.h
+++ b/src/common/windows/nt.h
@@ -1249,3 +1249,28 @@ NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI NtOpenProcess(
     _In_ PCOBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes,
     _In_opt_ PCLIENT_ID ClientId
 );
+
+NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI LdrLoadDll(
+    _In_opt_ PCWSTR DllPath,
+    _In_opt_ PULONG DllCharacteristics,
+    _In_ PCUNICODE_STRING DllName,
+    _Out_ PVOID *DllHandle
+);
+
+NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI LdrUnloadDll(
+    _In_ PVOID DllHandle
+);
+
+NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI LdrGetDllHandle(
+    _In_opt_ PCWSTR DllPath,
+    _In_opt_ PULONG DllCharacteristics,
+    _In_ PCUNICODE_STRING DllName,
+    _Out_ PVOID *DllHandle
+);
+
+NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI LdrGetProcedureAddress(
+    _In_ PVOID DllHandle,
+    _In_opt_ PCANSI_STRING ProcedureName,
+    _In_opt_ ULONG ProcedureNumber,
+    _Out_ PVOID *ProcedureAddress
+);
diff --git a/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp b/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
index c90195972..eadf21efb 100644
--- a/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ static const char* detectWithWmi(FFlist* result)
 
 static const char* detectWithDdcci(const FFDisplayServerResult* displayServer, FFlist* result)
 {
-    HMODULE gdi32 = GetModuleHandleW(L"gdi32.dll");
-    if (!gdi32) return "GetModuleHandleW(gdi32.dll) failed";
+    void* gdi32 = ffLibraryGetModule(L"gdi32.dll");
+    if (!gdi32) return "ffLibraryGetModule(gdi32.dll) failed";
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_MESSAGE(gdi32, GetPhysicalMonitors)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_MESSAGE(gdi32, DDCCIGetVCPFeature)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_MESSAGE(gdi32, DestroyPhysicalMonitorInternal)
diff --git a/src/detection/opengl/opengl_windows.c b/src/detection/opengl/opengl_windows.c
index 50e0e88da..8e86ad475 100644
--- a/src/detection/opengl/opengl_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/opengl/opengl_windows.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "opengl.h"
 #include "common/library.h"
 #include "common/printing.h"
+#include "common/windows/nt.h"
 
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <GL/gl.h>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ static const char* wglDetectOpenGL(FFOpenGLResult* result)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_VAR_MESSAGE(opengl32, data, wglDeleteContext);
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_VAR_MESSAGE(opengl32, data, glGetString);
 
-    HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandleW(NULL);
+    HINSTANCE hInstance = ffGetPeb()->ImageBaseAddress;
 
     WNDCLASSW wc = {
         .lpfnWndProc = DefWindowProcW,
diff --git a/src/detection/tpm/tpm_windows.c b/src/detection/tpm/tpm_windows.c
index 32ec92da9..ecc5f21c2 100644
--- a/src/detection/tpm/tpm_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/tpm/tpm_windows.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "tpm.h"
 #include "common/library.h"
 
+#include <windef.h>
 #include <tbs.h>
 #include <winerror.h>