diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f7614a2e4..3278fbe83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           msystem: CLANG32
           update: true
-          install: git p7zip mingw-w64-clang-i686-cmake mingw-w64-clang-i686-clang mingw-w64-clang-i686-vulkan-loader mingw-w64-clang-i686-vulkan-headers mingw-w64-clang-i686-opencl-icd mingw-w64-clang-i686-cppwinrt
+          install: git p7zip mingw-w64-clang-i686-cmake mingw-w64-clang-i686-clang mingw-w64-clang-i686-vulkan-loader mingw-w64-clang-i686-vulkan-headers mingw-w64-clang-i686-opencl-icd
 
       - name: print msys version
         run: uname -a
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b530f8223..575b6b108 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${WARNING_FLAGS} -Werror=incompatible-pointe
 if(WIN32 OR ENABLE_DIRECTX_HEADERS)
     enable_language(CXX)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${WARNING_FLAGS} -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${WARNING_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
@@ -1067,37 +1067,22 @@ target_link_libraries(libfastfetch
     PRIVATE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 )
 
+target_compile_options(libfastfetch PRIVATE
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fno-exceptions -fno-rtti>)
+
 if(WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
     include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
-    CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX("winrt/Windows.Media.Control.h" HAVE_WINRT)
+    CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX("winrt/Windows.Foundation.h" HAVE_WINRT)
     if(HAVE_WINRT)
         add_library(ffwinrt SHARED src/detection/media/media_windows.dll.cpp)
         target_link_libraries(ffwinrt PRIVATE "RuntimeObject")
-
-        include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
-        if(cxx_std_20 IN_LIST CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES)
-            set(header version)
-        else()
-            set(header ciso646)
-        endif()
-
-        check_cxx_symbol_exists(_LIBCPP_VERSION ${header} LIBCPP)
-        if(LIBCPP)
-            target_link_libraries(ffwinrt
-                PRIVATE "libc++.a"
-            )
-        endif()
-
-        check_cxx_symbol_exists(__GLIBCXX__ ${header} GLIBCXX)
-        if(GLIBCXX)
-            target_link_libraries(ffwinrt
-                PRIVATE "libstdc++.a"
-            )
-        endif()
-    else()
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+        target_compile_definitions(ffwinrt PRIVATE WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN=1 WINRT_LEAN_AND_MEAN=1)
+        target_link_options(ffwinrt
+            PRIVATE "-static" # stdc++, winpthread, gcc_s, etc.
+        )
     endif()
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 endif()
 
 ######################
diff --git a/src/detection/media/media_windows.dll.cpp b/src/detection/media/media_windows.dll.cpp
index 53877d29f..71c3226c4 100644
--- a/src/detection/media/media_windows.dll.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/media/media_windows.dll.cpp
@@ -8,46 +8,53 @@ extern "C"
 
 const char* ffWinrtDetectMedia(FFWinrtMediaResult* result)
 {
-    // C++/WinRT requires Windows 8.1 or later and C++ runtime (std::string and other stuff)
+    // C++/WinRT requires Windows 8.1+ and C++ runtime (std::string, exceptions and other stuff)
     // Make it a separate dll in order not to break Windows 7 support
     using namespace winrt::Windows::Media::Control;
 
-    auto manager = GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionManager::RequestAsync().get();
-    if (!manager)
-        return "winrt: GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionManager::RequestAsync() failed";
-
-    auto session = manager.GetCurrentSession();
-    if (!session)
-        return "winrt: GetCurrentSession() failed";
-
-    auto mediaProps = session
-        .TryGetMediaPropertiesAsync()
-        .get();
-    if (!mediaProps)
-        return "winrt: TryGetMediaPropertiesAsync() failed";
-
-    if (auto playbackInfo = session.GetPlaybackInfo())
+    try
     {
-        switch (playbackInfo.PlaybackStatus())
+        auto manager = GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionManager::RequestAsync().get();
+        if (!manager)
+            return "winrt: GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionManager::RequestAsync() failed";
+
+        auto session = manager.GetCurrentSession();
+        if (!session)
+            return "winrt: GetCurrentSession() failed";
+
+        auto mediaProps = session
+            .TryGetMediaPropertiesAsync()
+            .get();
+        if (!mediaProps)
+            return "winrt: TryGetMediaPropertiesAsync() failed";
+
+        if (auto playbackInfo = session.GetPlaybackInfo())
         {
-#define FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(status_code) \
-case GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionPlaybackStatus::status_code: result->status = #status_code; break
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Closed);
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Opened);
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Changing);
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Stopped);
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Playing);
-            FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Paused);
-#undef FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS
+            switch (playbackInfo.PlaybackStatus())
+            {
+    #define FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(status_code) \
+    case GlobalSystemMediaTransportControlsSessionPlaybackStatus::status_code: result->status = #status_code; break
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Closed);
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Opened);
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Changing);
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Stopped);
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Playing);
+                FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS(Paused);
+    #undef FF_MEDIA_SET_STATUS
+            }
         }
+
+        ::wcsncpy(result->playerId, session.SourceAppUserModelId().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
+        ::wcsncpy(result->song, mediaProps.Title().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
+        ::wcsncpy(result->artist, mediaProps.Artist().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
+        ::wcsncpy(result->album, mediaProps.AlbumTitle().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        return "A C++ exception is thrown";
     }
-
-    ::wcsncpy(result->playerId, session.SourceAppUserModelId().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
-    ::wcsncpy(result->song, mediaProps.Title().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
-    ::wcsncpy(result->artist, mediaProps.Artist().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
-    ::wcsncpy(result->album, mediaProps.AlbumTitle().data(), FF_MEDIA_WIN_RESULT_BUFLEN);
-
-    return NULL;
 }
 
 } // extern "C"