diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6a2eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# dlfcn-win32 patches: keep exact bytes (prevents LF/CRLF munging)
+depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/*.patch -text
+depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/*.patch -text
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 8a3b6b1..dad42de 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           ARCHITECTURE: x64
           CONFIGURATION: Release
           WINSTORE: -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="10.0.22621.0"
+          USE_PATCH_WRAPPER: 'true'
 
     workspace:
       clean: all
@@ -53,12 +54,68 @@ jobs:
         echo $(app_id) . . > definition/$(app_id)/$(app_id).txt
         mklink /J "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/$(app_id)" "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
 
+    - powershell: |
+        $patchDir = 'C:\Strawberry\c\bin'
+        $patchExe = Join-Path $patchDir 'patch.exe'
+        $realExe = Join-Path $patchDir 'patch-real.exe'
+        $src = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'patch-wrapper.cs'
+        $out = Join-Path $patchDir 'patch.exe'
+
+        if (-not (Test-Path $realExe)) {
+          Rename-Item $patchExe 'patch-real.exe'
+        }
+
+        @'
+        using System;
+        using System.Diagnostics;
+
+        class PatchWrapper
+        {
+          static int Main(string[] args)
+          {
+            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
+            psi.FileName = @"C:\Strawberry\c\bin\patch-real.exe";
+            psi.UseShellExecute = false;
+
+            var quoted = new string[args.Length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
+              quoted[i] = "\"" + args[i].Replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\"";
+
+            bool useBinary = false;
+            for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
+            {
+              if (args[i].IndexOf("dlfcn-win32", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0)
+              {
+                useBinary = true;
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+
+            psi.Arguments =
+              (useBinary ? "--binary " : "") + string.Join(" ", quoted);
+
+            var p = Process.Start(psi);
+            p.WaitForExit();
+            return p.ExitCode;
+          }
+        }
+        '@ | Set-Content $src -Encoding Ascii
+
+        & "$env:WINDIR\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" `
+          /nologo /target:exe /out:$out $src
+      displayName: "Replace Strawberry patch.exe with --binary wrapper"
+      condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['USE_PATCH_WRAPPER'], 'true'))
+
     - task: CMake@1
+      env:
+        PATHEXT: $(PATHEXT)
       inputs:
         workingDirectory: 'build'
         cmakeArgs: '-T host=x64 -G "$(GENERATOR)" -A $(ARCHITECTURE) $(WINSTORE) -DADDONS_TO_BUILD=$(app_id) -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(CONFIGURATION) -DADDONS_DEFINITION_DIR=$(Pipeline.Workspace)/$(app_id)/build/definition -DADDON_SRC_PREFIX=../.. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../kodi/addons -DPACKAGE_ZIP=1 ../../kodi/cmake/addons'
 
     - task: CMake@1
+      env:
+        PATHEXT: $(PATHEXT)
       inputs:
         workingDirectory: 'build'
         cmakeArgs: '--build . --config $(CONFIGURATION) --target $(app_id)'
diff --git a/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/0001-dlopen_with_widechar.patch b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/0001-dlopen_with_widechar.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d6f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/0001-dlopen_with_widechar.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 262365e15599077a3a69da43078f1f5193aa3061 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Garrett Brown <themagnificentmrb@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:15:29 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] dlopen with widechar
+
+---
+ src/dlfcn.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/dlfcn.c b/src/dlfcn.c
+index cb9f9bb..82e0c1e 100644
+--- a/src/dlfcn.c
++++ b/src/dlfcn.c
+@@ -415,7 +415,19 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
+              * to UNIX's search paths (start with system folders instead of current
+              * folder).
+              */
+-            hModule = LoadLibraryExA( lpFileName, NULL, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH );
++            int wide_len = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, lpFileName, -1, 0, 0);
++            if (wide_len > 0)
++            {
++              wchar_t* lpFileNameW = (wchar_t*)malloc(wide_len * sizeof(wchar_t));
++              MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, lpFileName, -1, lpFileNameW, wide_len);
++
++              hModule = LoadLibraryExW(lpFileNameW, NULL, 
++                                      LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH );
++
++              free(lpFileNameW);
++            }
++            else
++              hModule = 0;
+ 
+             if( !hModule )
+             {
+-- 
+2.52.0
+
diff --git a/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256 b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
index d906474..4d789d7 100644
--- a/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
+++ b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f18a412e84d8b701e61a78252411fe8c72587f52417c1ef21ca93604de1b9c55
+f61a874bc9163ab488accb364fd681d109870c86e8071f4710cbcdcbaf9f2565
diff --git a/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
index 6ef69af..e4993f7 100644
--- a/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
+++ b/depends/windows/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dlfcn-win32 https://github.com/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32/archive/v1.2.0.tar.gz
+dlfcn-win32 https://github.com/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32/archive/v1.4.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/0001-win10-fixed-uwp-build.patch b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/0001-win10-fixed-uwp-build.patch
index c8ac8dc..4e6e5a9 100644
--- a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/0001-win10-fixed-uwp-build.patch
+++ b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/0001-win10-fixed-uwp-build.patch
@@ -1,41 +1,42 @@
-From f85366b1044fff7b4ea9162c3edcd8278c3e06ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Alwin Esch <alwin.esch@web.de>
-Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:30:12 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] [win10] fixed uwp build
-
----
- dlfcn.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/dlfcn.c b/dlfcn.c
-index 69670d1..2d77ca8 100644
---- a/dlfcn.c
-+++ b/dlfcn.c
-@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
-  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+From 4a4ba9ce9f666a66d027d84a26bb49bd6f92205a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alwin Esch <alwin.esch@web.de>
+Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:30:12 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] [win10] fixed uwp build
+
+---
+ src/dlfcn.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/dlfcn.c b/src/dlfcn.c
+index cb9f9bb..74cac34 100644
+--- a/src/dlfcn.c
++++ b/src/dlfcn.c
+@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
+  * THE SOFTWARE.
   */
  
 +#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
  #ifdef _DEBUG
  #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC
  #include <stdlib.h>
-@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ static void save_err_ptr_str( const void *ptr )
+@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ static HMODULE MyGetModuleHandleFromAddress( const void *addr )
  /* Load Psapi.dll at runtime, this avoids linking caveat */
  static BOOL MyEnumProcessModules( HANDLE hProcess, HMODULE *lphModule, DWORD cb, LPDWORD lpcbNeeded )
  {
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
-     static BOOL (WINAPI *EnumProcessModulesPtr)(HANDLE, HMODULE *, DWORD, LPDWORD);
-     HMODULE psapi;
- 
-@@ -206,20 +208,26 @@ static BOOL MyEnumProcessModules( HANDLE hProcess, HMODULE *lphModule, DWORD cb,
+     static BOOL (WINAPI *EnumProcessModulesPtr)(HANDLE, HMODULE *, DWORD, LPDWORD) = NULL;
+     static BOOL failed = FALSE;
+     UINT uMode;
+@@ -349,21 +351,27 @@ static BOOL MyEnumProcessModules( HANDLE hProcess, HMODULE *lphModule, DWORD cb,
      }
  
      return EnumProcessModulesPtr( hProcess, lphModule, cb, lpcbNeeded );
 +#else
-+  return 0;
++    return 0;
 +#endif
  }
  
+ DLFCN_EXPORT
  void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
  {
 -    HMODULE hModule;
@@ -43,102 +44,99 @@ index 69670d1..2d77ca8 100644
 +    HMODULE hModule = NULL;
 +    UINT uMode = 0;
  
-     current_error = NULL;
+     error_occurred = FALSE;
  
      /* Do not let Windows display the critical-error-handler message box */
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
-     uMode = SetErrorMode( SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS );
+     uMode = MySetErrorMode( SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS );
 +#endif
  
-     if( file == 0 )
+     if( file == NULL )
      {
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP) // what is replacement of GMH on UWP?
-         /* POSIX says that if the value of file is 0, a handle on a global
+         /* POSIX says that if the value of file is NULL, a handle on a global
           * symbol object must be provided. That object must be able to access
           * all symbols from the original program file, and any objects loaded
-@@ -234,6 +242,7 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
+@@ -378,6 +386,7 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
  
          if( !hModule )
-             save_err_ptr_str( file );
+             save_err_str( "(null)", GetLastError( ) );
 +#endif
      }
      else
      {
-@@ -264,11 +273,29 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
-          * to UNIX's search paths (start with system folders instead of current
-          * folder).
-          */
+@@ -415,8 +424,25 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
+              * to UNIX's search paths (start with system folders instead of current
+              * folder).
+              */
+-            hModule = LoadLibraryExA( lpFileName, NULL, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH );
 +#if defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) && (WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
-+        int result = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, lpFileName, strlen(lpFileName), NULL, 0);
-+        if (result == 0)
-+          return NULL;
-+
-+        wchar_t* newStr = (wchar_t*)malloc(result*sizeof(wchar_t));
-+        result = MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, lpFileName, strlen(lpFileName), newStr, result );
-+        if (result == 0)
-+        {
-+          free( newStr );
-+          return NULL;
-+        }
++            int result = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, lpFileName, strlen(lpFileName), NULL, 0);
++            if (result == 0)
++                return NULL;
 +
-+        hModule = LoadPackagedLibrary( newStr, 0 );
-+        free( newStr );
-+        dwProcModsAfter = 0;
++            wchar_t* newStr = (wchar_t*)malloc(result*sizeof(wchar_t));
++            result = MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, lpFileName, strlen(lpFileName), newStr, result );
++            if (result == 0)
++            {
++                free( newStr );
++                return NULL;
++            }
+ 
++            hModule = LoadPackagedLibrary( newStr, 0 );
++            free( newStr );
++            dwProcModsAfter = 0;
 +#else // WINAPI_PARTITION_DESKTOP
-         hModule = LoadLibraryExA(lpFileName, NULL, 
-                                 LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH );
- 
-         if( MyEnumProcessModules( hCurrentProc, NULL, 0, &dwProcModsAfter ) == 0 )
-             dwProcModsAfter = 0;
++            hModule = LoadLibraryExA( lpFileName, NULL, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH );
 +#endif
- 
-         /* If the object was loaded with RTLD_LOCAL, add it to list of local
-          * objects, so that its symbols cannot be retrieved even if the handle for
-@@ -288,7 +315,9 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
+             if( !hModule )
+             {
+                 save_err_str( lpFileName, GetLastError( ) );
+@@ -453,7 +479,9 @@ void *dlopen( const char *file, int mode )
      }
  
      /* Return to previous state of the error-mode bit flags. */
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
-     SetErrorMode( uMode );
+     MySetErrorMode( uMode );
 +#endif
  
      return (void *) hModule;
  }
-@@ -321,12 +350,14 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
+@@ -488,13 +516,15 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
  {
      FARPROC symbol;
      HMODULE hCaller;
 -    HMODULE hModule;
--    HANDLE hCurrentProc;
+-    DWORD dwMessageId;
 +    HMODULE hModule = 0;
-+    HANDLE hCurrentProc = 0;
++    DWORD dwMessageId = 0;
+ 
+     error_occurred = FALSE;
  
-     current_error = NULL;
      symbol = NULL;
      hCaller = NULL;
 +
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP) // what is replacement of GMH on UWP?
      hModule = GetModuleHandle( NULL );
-     hCurrentProc = GetCurrentProcess( );
+     dwMessageId = 0;
  
-@@ -358,6 +389,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
-         if(!hCaller)
+@@ -525,6 +555,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
              goto end;
+         }
      }
 +#endif
  
      if( handle != RTLD_NEXT )
      {
-@@ -370,7 +402,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
-     /* If the handle for the original program file is passed, also search
+@@ -538,6 +569,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
       * in all globally loaded objects.
       */
--
+ 
 +#if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY != WINAPI_FAMILY_APP)
      if( hModule == handle || handle == RTLD_NEXT )
      {
-         HMODULE *modules;
-@@ -410,6 +442,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
+         HANDLE hCurrentProc;
+@@ -588,6 +620,7 @@ void *dlsym( void *handle, const char *name )
              }
          }
      }
@@ -146,6 +144,6 @@ index 69670d1..2d77ca8 100644
  
  end:
      if( symbol == NULL )
--- 
-2.19.2.windows.1
-
+-- 
+2.47.1.windows.1
+
diff --git a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256 b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
index d906474..4d789d7 100644
--- a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
+++ b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f18a412e84d8b701e61a78252411fe8c72587f52417c1ef21ca93604de1b9c55
+f61a874bc9163ab488accb364fd681d109870c86e8071f4710cbcdcbaf9f2565
diff --git a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
index 6ef69af..e4993f7 100644
--- a/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
+++ b/depends/windowsstore/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dlfcn-win32 https://github.com/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32/archive/v1.2.0.tar.gz
+dlfcn-win32 https://github.com/dlfcn-win32/dlfcn-win32/archive/v1.4.2.tar.gz