diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index 4a947adfa..dfde30e53 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@ E int NDECL(dohistory);
 E void FDECL(chdirx, (char *, BOOLEAN_P));
 #endif /* CHDIR */
 E boolean NDECL(authorize_wizard_mode);
-E boolean NDECL(is_desktop_bridge_application);
 
 #endif /* MICRO || WIN32 */
 
diff --git a/sys/winnt/win10.c b/sys/winnt/win10.c
index c6d667080..07b898107 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/win10.c
+++ b/sys/winnt/win10.c
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ void win10_init()
 
         FreeLibrary(hUser32);
 
+        HINSTANCE hKernel32 = LoadLibraryA("kernel32.dll");
+
+        if (hKernel32 == NULL) 
+            panic("Unable to load user32.dll");
+
+        gWin10.GetCurrentPackageFullName = (GetCurrentPackageFullNameProc) GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "GetCurrentPackageFullName");
+        if (gWin10.GetCurrentPackageFullName == NULL)
+            panic("Unable to get address of GetCurrentPackageFullName");
+
+        FreeLibrary(hKernel32);
+
         gWin10.Valid = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -80,4 +91,19 @@ void win10_monitor_info(HWND hWnd, MonitorInfo * monitorInfo)
     monitorInfo->left = info.rcMonitor.left;
     monitorInfo->top = info.rcMonitor.top;
 }
+
+BOOL
+win10_is_desktop_bridge_application()
+{
+    if (gWin10.Valid) {
+        UINT32 length = 0;
+        LONG rc = gWin10.GetCurrentPackageFullName(&length, NULL);
+
+        return (rc == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER);
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+
 #endif /* _MSC_VER */
diff --git a/sys/winnt/win10.h b/sys/winnt/win10.h
index 458e6991d..4ba834995 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/win10.h
+++ b/sys/winnt/win10.h
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ typedef DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT(WINAPI *GetThreadDpiAwarenessContextProc)(VOID);
 typedef BOOL(WINAPI *AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqualProc)(
     DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT dpiContextA, DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT dpiContextB);
 typedef UINT(WINAPI *GetDpiForWindowProc)(HWND hwnd);
+typedef LONG (WINAPI *GetCurrentPackageFullNameProc)(UINT32 *packageFullNameLength,
+    PWSTR  packageFullName);
 
 typedef struct {
     BOOL Valid;
     GetThreadDpiAwarenessContextProc GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext;
     AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqualProc AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual;
     GetDpiForWindowProc GetDpiForWindow;
+    GetCurrentPackageFullNameProc GetCurrentPackageFullName;
 } Win10;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -34,6 +37,6 @@ int win10_monitor_dpi(HWND hWnd);
 double win10_monitor_scale(HWND hWnd);
 void win10_monitor_size(HWND hWnd, int * width, int * height);
 void win10_monitor_info(HWND hWnd, MonitorInfo * monitorInfo);
-
+BOOL win10_is_desktop_bridge_application(void);
 
 #endif // WIN10_H
diff --git a/sys/winnt/windmain.c b/sys/winnt/windmain.c
index b8023bb1e..0650a8af8 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/windmain.c
+++ b/sys/winnt/windmain.c
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ShlObj.h>
 
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-extern LONG GetCurrentPackageFullName(UINT32 *packageFullNameLength,
-                      PWSTR  packageFullName);
-#else
-# include <appmodel.h>
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(SAFEPROCS)
 #error You must #define SAFEPROCS to build windmain.c
 #endif
@@ -70,15 +63,6 @@ static struct stat hbuf;
 
 extern char orgdir[];
 
-boolean
-is_desktop_bridge_application()
-{
-    UINT32 length = 0;
-    LONG rc = GetCurrentPackageFullName(&length, NULL);
-
-    return (rc == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER);
-}
-
 void
 get_known_folder_path(
     const KNOWNFOLDERID * folder_id,
diff --git a/sys/winnt/winnt.c b/sys/winnt/winnt.c
index 4f1d29dea..af1944678 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/winnt.c
+++ b/sys/winnt/winnt.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "win10.h"
 #include "winos.h"
 
 #define NEED_VARARGS
@@ -189,15 +190,20 @@ int *lan_username_size;
 {
     static TCHAR username_buffer[BUFSZ];
     DWORD i = BUFSZ - 1;
+    BOOL allowUserName = TRUE;
 
     Strcpy(username_buffer, "NetHack");
 
+#ifndef WIN32CON
     /* Our privacy policy for the windows store version of nethack makes
      * a promise about not collecting any personally identifiable information.
      * Do not allow getting user name if we being run from windows store
      * version of nethack.  In 3.7, we should remove use of username.
      */
-    if (!is_desktop_bridge_application()) {
+    allowUserName = !win10_is_desktop_bridge_application();
+#endif
+
+    if (allowUserName) {
         /* i gets updated with actual size */
         if (GetUserName(username_buffer, &i))
             username_buffer[i] = '\0';
diff --git a/win/win32/vs2017/common.props b/win/win32/vs2017/common.props
index 8f5d2a450..ee802873c 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs2017/common.props
+++ b/win/win32/vs2017/common.props
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;WINVER=0x0601;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>