diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 4df9709c..1bca8f31 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ pub fn build_exe(
             .d3d11 => {
                 const win32_dep = b.lazyDependency("win32", .{}) orelse break :blk tui_renderer_mod;
                 const win32_mod = win32_dep.module("win32");
+                const gui_xy_mod = b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/gui/xy.zig") });
+                const gui_cell_mod = b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/gui/Cell.zig") });
+                const gui_glyph_cache_mod = b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/gui/GlyphIndexCache.zig") });
+                const gui_xterm_mod = b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/gui/xterm.zig") });
                 const gui_mod = b.createModule(.{
                     .root_source_file = b.path("src/win32/gui.zig"),
                     .imports = &.{
@@ -519,6 +523,10 @@ pub fn build_exe(
                         .{ .name = "color", .module = color_mod },
                         .{ .name = "gui_config", .module = gui_config_mod },
                         .{ .name = "tracy", .module = tracy_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "xy", .module = gui_xy_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "Cell", .module = gui_cell_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "GlyphIndexCache", .module = gui_glyph_cache_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "xterm", .module = gui_xterm_mod },
                     },
                 });
                 gui_mod.addIncludePath(b.path("src/win32"));
diff --git a/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
index 94827b6e..40e4d6a1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/win32/renderer.zig
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ fn fmtmsg(self: *Self, value: anytype) std.Io.Writer.Error![]const u8 {
     return self.event_buffer.written();
 }
 
-pub fn render(self: *Self) error{}!void {
-    const hwnd = self.hwnd orelse return;
+pub fn render(self: *Self) error{}!bool {
+    const hwnd = self.hwnd orelse return false;
     _ = gui.updateScreen(hwnd, &self.vx.screen);
+    return false;
 }
 pub fn stop(self: *Self) void {
     // this is guaranteed because stop won't be called until after
diff --git a/src/win32/DwriteRenderer.zig b/src/win32/DwriteRenderer.zig
index 003a2949..943b08ac 100644
--- a/src/win32/DwriteRenderer.zig
+++ b/src/win32/DwriteRenderer.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const win32 = @import("win32").everything;
 const win32ext = @import("win32ext.zig");
 
 const dwrite = @import("dwrite.zig");
-const XY = @import("../gui/xy.zig").XY;
+const XY = @import("xy").XY;
 
 pub const Font = dwrite.Font;
 pub const Fonts = dwrite.Fonts;
diff --git a/src/win32/d3d11.zig b/src/win32/d3d11.zig
index d7cd4359..f36fc9cb 100644
--- a/src/win32/d3d11.zig
+++ b/src/win32/d3d11.zig
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ const win32 = @import("win32").everything;
 const win32ext = @import("win32ext.zig");
 
 const dwrite = @import("dwrite.zig");
-const GlyphIndexCache = @import("../gui/GlyphIndexCache.zig");
+const GlyphIndexCache = @import("GlyphIndexCache");
 const TextRenderer = @import("DwriteRenderer.zig");
 
-const XY = @import("../gui/xy.zig").XY;
-const gui_cell = @import("../gui/Cell.zig");
+const XY = @import("xy").XY;
+const gui_cell = @import("Cell");
 
 pub const Font = TextRenderer.Font;
 pub const Fonts = TextRenderer.Fonts;
diff --git a/src/win32/dwrite.zig b/src/win32/dwrite.zig
index 5ac809d8..e6405689 100644
--- a/src/win32/dwrite.zig
+++ b/src/win32/dwrite.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const win32 = @import("win32").everything;
 
 const FontFace = @import("FontFace.zig");
-const XY = @import("xy.zig").XY;
+const XY = @import("xy").XY;
 
 const global = struct {
     var init_called: bool = false;
diff --git a/src/win32/gui.zig b/src/win32/gui.zig
index 6b8c4efb..766032a5 100644
--- a/src/win32/gui.zig
+++ b/src/win32/gui.zig
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ const input = @import("input");
 const windowmsg = @import("windowmsg.zig");
 
 const render = @import("d3d11.zig");
-const xterm = @import("../gui/xterm.zig");
+const xterm = @import("xterm");
 
 const FontFace = @import("FontFace.zig");
-const XY = @import("../gui/xy.zig").XY;
+const XY = @import("xy").XY;
 
 const WM_APP_EXIT = win32.WM_APP + 1;
 const WM_APP_SET_BACKGROUND = win32.WM_APP + 2;