diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f98fdce68..be03d9830 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS")
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
   ENABLE_LANGUAGE(RC)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES} -lshlwapi")
 else()
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed64326b5..e100bfc68 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ android: android-gradle
 
 windows-debug-configure: clean
 	mkdir -p '$(BUILD_ROOT)'
-	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='$(REPO)/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake'  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
+	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='$(REPO)/contrib/cross/mingw.cmake'  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
 
 windows-debug: windows-debug-configure
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(BUILD_ROOT)'
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ windows-debug: windows-debug-configure
 
 windows-release-configure: clean
 	mkdir -p '$(BUILD_ROOT)'
-	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='$(REPO)/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake'  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
+	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='$(REPO)/contrib/cross/mingw.cmake'  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
 
 windows-release: windows-release-configure
 	$(MAKE) -C '$(BUILD_ROOT)'
diff --git a/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake b/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake
index e54713827..6a853511f 100644
--- a/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake
+++ b/contrib/cross/mingw32.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ set(USING_CLANG ON)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-clang)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-clang++)
 else()
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-gcc-posix)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-g++-posix)
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-g++)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-windres)
diff --git a/llarp/CMakeLists.txt b/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
index c1482e379..567a074c8 100644
--- a/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ add_library(${UTIL_LIB} STATIC ${LIB_UTIL_SRC})
 target_include_directories(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 target_link_libraries(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC absl::synchronization)
 target_link_libraries(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
-target_link_libraries(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC absl::optional absl::variant absl::strings absl::hash)
+
 # cut back on fluff
 if (NOT WIN32)
-target_link_libraries(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC cppbackport)
+    target_link_libraries(${UTIL_LIB} PUBLIC absl::optional absl::variant absl::strings absl::hash cppbackport)
 endif(NOT WIN32)
 
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")