diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c15455c..9125f4a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ elseif(MSVC)
 	add_compile_options(/wd4714) # 'function' marked as __forceinline not inlined
 	add_compile_options(/wd4996) # 'function': was declared deprecated
 	add_compile_options(/wd4068) # unknown pragma
+	add_compile_options(/wd4458) # declaration of 'bla' hides class member
 	add_definitions(-D_ALLOW_KEYWORD_MACROS) # because of the "#define private public" and "#define protected public" in TypeInfo.cpp
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "-D_DEBUG /Od /Zi /MDd")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "/Ox /Oy /MD")
diff --git a/framework/File.h b/framework/File.h
index fd55e50..4454b1f 100644
--- a/framework/File.h
+++ b/framework/File.h
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ If you have questions concerning this license or the applicable additional terms
 //#include "framework/Unzip.h"
 // DG: instead of getting ZPOS64_T from some zlib header (via Unzip.h)
 //     just define it here
+#ifdef _WIN32
+typedef unsigned __int64 ZPOS64_T;
+#else
 typedef uint64_t ZPOS64_T;
+#endif
 
 /*
 ==============================================================
diff --git a/sys/Stub_SDL_endian.h b/sys/Stub_SDL_endian.h
index a268481..0a1743a 100644
--- a/sys/Stub_SDL_endian.h
+++ b/sys/Stub_SDL_endian.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ typedef uint64_t Uint64;
 #endif
 #endif /* SDL_FORCE_INLINE not defined */
 
+#define SDL_static_cast(type, val)  (type)(val)
+
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__i386__) && \
    !(__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ == 95 /* broken gcc version */)
 SDL_FORCE_INLINE Uint16