diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index df6d820..33b3dae 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2017,$(platform)))
 	PlatformSuffix = $(subst windows_msvc2017_,,$(platform))
 	ifneq (,$(findstring desktop,$(PlatformSuffix)))
 		WinPartition = desktop
+		CFLAGS += -DWINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP
 	else ifneq (,$(findstring uwp,$(PlatformSuffix)))
 		WinPartition = uwp
+		CFLAGS += -DWINAPI_FAMILY=WINAPI_FAMILY_APP
 	endif
 
 	TargetArchMoniker = $(subst $(WinPartition)_,,$(PlatformSuffix))
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2017,$(platform)))
 	VcCompilerToolsVer := $(shell cat "$(VsInstallRoot)/VC/Auxiliary/Build/Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.default.txt" | grep -o '[0-9\.]*')
 	VcCompilerToolsDir := $(VsInstallRoot)/VC/Tools/MSVC/$(VcCompilerToolsVer)
 
+	WindowsSDKSharedIncludeDir := $(shell cygpath -w "$(WindowsSdkDir)\Include\$(WindowsSDKVersion)\shared")
 	WindowsSDKUCRTIncludeDir := $(shell cygpath -w "$(WindowsSdkDir)\Include\$(WindowsSDKVersion)\ucrt")
 	WindowsSDKUMIncludeDir := $(shell cygpath -w "$(WindowsSdkDir)\Include\$(WindowsSDKVersion)\um")
 	WindowsSDKUCRTLibDir := $(shell cygpath -w "$(WindowsSdkDir)\Lib\$(WindowsSDKVersion)\ucrt\$(TargetArchMoniker)")
@@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2017,$(platform)))
 	INCLUDE := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VcCompilerToolsDir)/include")
 	LIB := $(shell IFS=$$'\n'; cygpath -w "$(VcCompilerToolsDir)/lib/$(TargetArchMoniker)")
 
-	export INCLUDE := $(INCLUDE);$(WindowsSDKUCRTIncludeDir);$(WindowsSDKUMIncludeDir)
+	export INCLUDE := $(INCLUDE);$(WindowsSDKSharedIncludeDir);$(WindowsSDKUCRTIncludeDir);$(WindowsSDKUMIncludeDir)
 	export LIB := $(LIB);$(WindowsSDKUCRTLibDir);$(WindowsSDKUMLibDir)
 	TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro.dll
 	PSS_STYLE :=2