diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7e9dec9..a8e2b256 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 	include_directories(third-party/ViGEmClient/include)
 
 	set(PLATFORM_TARGET_FILES
+		sunshine/platform/windows/misc.cpp
 		sunshine/platform/windows/input.cpp
 		sunshine/platform/windows/display.h
 		sunshine/platform/windows/display_base.cpp
diff --git a/sunshine/config.cpp b/sunshine/config.cpp
index 08a54ee5..d0f5c07c 100644
--- a/sunshine/config.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/config.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ void path_f(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &vars, const std::strin
   }
 }
 
+void path_f(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &vars, const std::string &name, std::string &input) {
+  fs::path temp = input;
+
+  path_f(vars, name, temp);
+
+  input = temp.string();
+}
+
 void int_f(std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> &vars, const std::string &name, int &input) {
   auto it = vars.find(name);
 
diff --git a/sunshine/config.h b/sunshine/config.h
index 7f05a16f..a905a0fd 100644
--- a/sunshine/config.h
+++ b/sunshine/config.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <bitset>
 #include <chrono>
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ struct audio_t {
 struct stream_t {
   std::chrono::milliseconds ping_timeout;
 
-  std::filesystem::path file_apps;
+  std::string file_apps;
 
   int fec_percentage;
 
@@ -61,12 +60,12 @@ struct nvhttp_t {
   // pc|lan|wan
   std::string origin_pin_allowed;
 
-  std::filesystem::path pkey; // must be 2048 bits
-  std::filesystem::path cert; // must be signed with a key of 2048 bits
+  std::string pkey; // must be 2048 bits
+  std::string cert; // must be signed with a key of 2048 bits
 
   std::string sunshine_name;
 
-  std::filesystem::path file_state;
+  std::string file_state;
 
   std::string external_ip;
   std::vector<std::string> resolutions;
@@ -91,13 +90,13 @@ enum flag_e : std::size_t {
 struct sunshine_t {
   int min_log_level;
   std::bitset<flag::FLAG_SIZE> flags;
-  std::filesystem::path credentials_file;
+  std::string credentials_file;
 
   std::string username;
   std::string password;
   std::string salt;
 
-  std::filesystem::path config_file;
+  std::string config_file;
 
   struct cmd_t {
     std::string name;
diff --git a/sunshine/platform/windows/input.cpp b/sunshine/platform/windows/input.cpp
index 0d34ad1e..9eb6667b 100755
--- a/sunshine/platform/windows/input.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/platform/windows/input.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
-#include <cmath>
-#include <iomanip>
-#include <sstream>
-
-// prevent clang format from "optimizing" the header include order
-// clang-format off
-#include <winsock2.h>
-#include <iphlpapi.h>
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <winuser.h>
-#include <ws2tcpip.h>
-// clang-format on
+
+#include <cmath>
 
 #include <ViGEm/Client.h>
 
@@ -19,8 +10,6 @@
 namespace platf {
 using namespace std::literals;
 
-using adapteraddrs_t = util::c_ptr<IP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES>;
-
 volatile HDESK _lastKnownInputDesktop = NULL;
 constexpr touch_port_t target_touch_port {
   0, 0,
@@ -98,71 +87,6 @@ public:
   client_t client;
 };
 
-std::string from_sockaddr(const sockaddr *const socket_address) {
-  char data[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-  auto family = socket_address->sa_family;
-  if(family == AF_INET6) {
-    inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &((sockaddr_in6 *)socket_address)->sin6_addr, data, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-  }
-
-  if(family == AF_INET) {
-    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &((sockaddr_in *)socket_address)->sin_addr, data, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-  }
-
-  return std::string { data };
-}
-
-std::pair<std::uint16_t, std::string> from_sockaddr_ex(const sockaddr *const ip_addr) {
-  char data[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-  auto family = ip_addr->sa_family;
-  std::uint16_t port;
-  if(family == AF_INET6) {
-    inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &((sockaddr_in6 *)ip_addr)->sin6_addr, data, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN);
-    port = ((sockaddr_in6 *)ip_addr)->sin6_port;
-  }
-
-  if(family == AF_INET) {
-    inet_ntop(AF_INET, &((sockaddr_in *)ip_addr)->sin_addr, data, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
-    port = ((sockaddr_in *)ip_addr)->sin_port;
-  }
-
-  return { port, std::string { data } };
-}
-
-adapteraddrs_t get_adapteraddrs() {
-  adapteraddrs_t info { nullptr };
-  ULONG size = 0;
-
-  while(GetAdaptersAddresses(AF_UNSPEC, 0, nullptr, info.get(), &size) == ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
-    info.reset((PIP_ADAPTER_ADDRESSES)malloc(size));
-  }
-
-  return info;
-}
-
-std::string get_mac_address(const std::string_view &address) {
-  adapteraddrs_t info = get_adapteraddrs();
-  for(auto adapter_pos = info.get(); adapter_pos != nullptr; adapter_pos = adapter_pos->Next) {
-    for(auto addr_pos = adapter_pos->FirstUnicastAddress; addr_pos != nullptr; addr_pos = addr_pos->Next) {
-      if(adapter_pos->PhysicalAddressLength != 0 && address == from_sockaddr(addr_pos->Address.lpSockaddr)) {
-        std::stringstream mac_addr;
-        mac_addr << std::hex;
-        for(int i = 0; i < adapter_pos->PhysicalAddressLength; i++) {
-          if(i > 0) {
-            mac_addr << ':';
-          }
-          mac_addr << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0') << (int)adapter_pos->PhysicalAddress[i];
-        }
-        return mac_addr.str();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  BOOST_LOG(warning) << "Unable to find MAC address for "sv << address;
-  return "00:00:00:00:00:00"s;
-}
-
 input_t input() {
   input_t result { new vigem_t {} };