diff --git a/meshcore/KVM/Windows/input.c b/meshcore/KVM/Windows/input.c
index 3feec36..4ac8ec1 100644
--- a/meshcore/KVM/Windows/input.c
+++ b/meshcore/KVM/Windows/input.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ int TouchInit()
 {
 	_InitializeTouchInjection init = NULL;
 	if (g_TouchLoadLibraryState > 0) return g_TouchLoadLibraryState;
-	g_TouchLoadLibrary = LoadLibrary(TEXT("User32.dll"));
+	g_TouchLoadLibrary = LoadLibraryExA((LPCSTR)"User32.dll", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
 	if (g_TouchLoadLibrary == NULL) { g_TouchLoadLibraryState = 2; return 2; }
 	init = (_InitializeTouchInjection)GetProcAddress(g_TouchLoadLibrary, "InitializeTouchInjection");
 	g_TouchInjectionCall = (_InjectTouchInput)GetProcAddress(g_TouchLoadLibrary, "InjectTouchInput");
diff --git a/meshcore/KVM/Windows/kvm.c b/meshcore/KVM/Windows/kvm.c
index 468e375..4987fa2 100644
--- a/meshcore/KVM/Windows/kvm.c
+++ b/meshcore/KVM/Windows/kvm.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI kvm_ctrlaltdel(LPVOID Param)
 		typedef VOID (WINAPI *SendSas)(BOOL asUser);
 		SendSas sas;
 		HMODULE sm = NULL;
-		if ((sm = LoadLibrary("sas.dll")) != NULL)
+		if ((sm = LoadLibraryExA((LPCSTR)"sas.dll", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32)) != NULL)
 		{
 			sas = (SendSas)GetProcAddress(sm, "SendSAS");
 			kvm_setupSasPermissions();
diff --git a/microscript/ILibDuktape_ScriptContainer.c b/microscript/ILibDuktape_ScriptContainer.c
index 035803f..c28b95f 100644
--- a/microscript/ILibDuktape_ScriptContainer.c
+++ b/microscript/ILibDuktape_ScriptContainer.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ duk_ret_t ILibDuktape_ScriptContainer_OS_arch(duk_context *ctx)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		HMODULE hm = LoadLibraryA("Kernel32.dll");
+		HMODULE hm = LoadLibraryExA("Kernel32.dll", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
 		void *func = (void*)GetProcAddress(hm, "IsWow64Process");
 		BOOL isWow = FALSE;
 
diff --git a/microstack/ILibCrypto.c b/microstack/ILibCrypto.c
index 2bd94e4..e4c1fcc 100644
--- a/microstack/ILibCrypto.c
+++ b/microstack/ILibCrypto.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void __fastcall util_openssl_init()
 	// Add more random seeding in Windows (This is probably useful since OpenSSL in Windows has weaker seeding)
 #if defined(WIN32) && !defined(_MINCORE)
 	//RAND_screen(); // On Windows, add more random seeding using a screen dump (this is very expensive).
-	if ((g_hAdvLib = LoadLibrary(TEXT("ADVAPI32.DLL"))) != 0) g_CryptGenRandomPtr = (BOOLEAN(APIENTRY *)(void*, ULONG))GetProcAddress(g_hAdvLib, "SystemFunction036");
+	if ((g_hAdvLib = LoadLibraryExA((LPCSTR)"ADVAPI32.DLL", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32)) != 0) g_CryptGenRandomPtr = (BOOLEAN(APIENTRY *)(void*, ULONG))GetProcAddress(g_hAdvLib, "SystemFunction036");
 	if (g_CryptGenRandomPtr != 0 && g_CryptGenRandomPtr(tbuf, 64) != 0) RAND_add(tbuf, 64, 64); // Use this high quality random as added seeding
 	if (g_hAdvLib != NULL) FreeLibrary(g_hAdvLib);
 #endif
diff --git a/microstack/ILibParsers.c b/microstack/ILibParsers.c
index be6f3bb..117a67b 100644
--- a/microstack/ILibParsers.c
+++ b/microstack/ILibParsers.c
@@ -9149,7 +9149,7 @@ long long ILibGetUptime()
 
 	// Windows 7 & Vista
     if (ILibGetUptimeFirst) {
-        HMODULE hlib = LoadLibrary(TEXT("KERNEL32.DLL"));
+        HMODULE hlib = LoadLibraryExA((LPCSTR)"KERNEL32.DLL", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
 		if (hlib == NULL) return 0;
         pILibGetUptimeGetTickCount64 = (ULONGLONG(*)())GetProcAddress(hlib, "GetTickCount64");
         ILibGetUptimeFirst = 0;