diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f395efea7..88f77fcd9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1715,7 +1715,6 @@ elseif(APPLE)
     )
 elseif(WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(libfastfetch
-        PRIVATE "dwmapi"
         PRIVATE "gdi32"
         PRIVATE "iphlpapi"
         PRIVATE "ole32"
diff --git a/src/detection/displayserver/displayserver_windows.c b/src/detection/displayserver/displayserver_windows.c
index b18e502db..05afbe266 100644
--- a/src/detection/displayserver/displayserver_windows.c
+++ b/src/detection/displayserver/displayserver_windows.c
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 #include "common/windows/unicode.h"
 #include "common/edidHelper.h"
 
-#include <dwmapi.h>
-#include <winuser.h>
+#include <windows.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
+// http://undoc.airesoft.co.uk/user32.dll/IsThreadDesktopComposited.php
+BOOL WINAPI IsThreadDesktopComposited();
+
 typedef struct FFMonitorInfo
 {
     HMONITOR handle;
@@ -253,8 +255,7 @@ static void detectDisplays(FFDisplayServerResult* ds)
 
 void ffConnectDisplayServerImpl(FFDisplayServerResult* ds)
 {
-    BOOL enabled;
-    if(SUCCEEDED(DwmIsCompositionEnabled(&enabled)) && enabled)
+    if (IsThreadDesktopComposited())
     {
         ffStrbufSetStatic(&ds->wmProcessName, "dwm.exe");
         ffStrbufSetStatic(&ds->wmPrettyName, "Desktop Window Manager");