diff --git a/src/thread/pithread.cpp b/src/thread/pithread.cpp
index c2c8660c..b8b3b644 100755
--- a/src/thread/pithread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread/pithread.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ bool PIThread::start(int timer_delay) {
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 #else
-	thread = CreateThread(0, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)thread_function, this, 0, 0);
+	thread = (void *)_beginthreadex(0, 0, thread_function, this, 0, 0);
+//	thread = CreateThread(0, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)thread_function, this, 0, 0);
 	if (thread != 0) {
 #endif
 		setPriority(priority_);
@@ -156,7 +157,9 @@ bool PIThread::startOnce() {
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 #else
-	thread = CreateThread(0, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)thread_function_once, this, 0, 0);
+	uint _id = 0;
+	thread = (void *)_beginthreadex(0, 0, thread_function_once, this, 0, 0);
+//	thread = CreateThread(0, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)thread_function_once, this, 0, 0);
 	if (thread != 0) {
 #endif
 		setPriority(priority_);
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ void PIThread::terminate() {
 }
 
 
-void * PIThread::thread_function(void * t) {
+uint __stdcall PIThread::thread_function(void * t) {
 #ifndef WINDOWS
 #  ifndef ANDROID
 	pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, 0);
@@ -237,13 +240,14 @@ void * PIThread::thread_function(void * t) {
 #ifndef WINDOWS
 	pthread_exit(0);
 #else
-	ExitThread(0);
+	_endthreadex(0);
+//	ExitThread(0);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 
-void * PIThread::thread_function_once(void * t) {
+uint __stdcall PIThread::thread_function_once(void * t) {
 #ifndef WINDOWS
 #  ifndef ANDROID
 	pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, 0);
@@ -271,7 +275,8 @@ void * PIThread::thread_function_once(void * t) {
 #ifndef WINDOWS
 	pthread_exit(0);
 #else
-	ExitThread(0);
+	_endthreadex(0);
+//	ExitThread(0);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/thread/pithread.h b/src/thread/pithread.h
index 9a2cddc5..e649a4b8 100755
--- a/src/thread/pithread.h
+++ b/src/thread/pithread.h
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ public:
 //! \}
 
 protected:
-	static void * thread_function(void * t);
-	static void * thread_function_once(void * t);
+	static uint __stdcall thread_function(void * t);
+	static uint __stdcall thread_function_once(void * t);
 	static int priority2System(PIThread::Priority p);