diff --git a/internal/c/libqb.cpp b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
index d3455df52..4f13a60f9 100644
--- a/internal/c/libqb.cpp
+++ b/internal/c/libqb.cpp
@@ -18464,7 +18464,7 @@ void sub_put2(int32 i,int64 offset,void *element,int32 passed){
         //Creating/destroying an image surface:
         
         int32 func__newimage(int32 x,int32 y,int32 bpp,int32 passed){
-            #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+            #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS && WINVER > 0x0501 //this block is not compatible with XP
             static bool j;
             if(j != 1){
                 FARPROC dpiaware;
@@ -29847,8 +29847,7 @@ void sub__numlock(int32 options){
 }
 
 void sub__consolefont(qbs* FontName, int FontSize){
-    /*
-    #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS
+    #ifdef QB64_WINDOWS && WINVER > 0x0501 //this block is not compatible with XP
     SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES SecAttribs = {sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES), 0, 1};
     HANDLE cl_conout = CreateFileA("CONOUT$", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, & SecAttribs, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0);
     static int OneTimePause;
@@ -29870,7 +29869,6 @@ void sub__consolefont(qbs* FontName, int FontSize){
 
     SetCurrentConsoleFontEx(cl_conout, NULL, &info);
     #endif
-    */
 }