diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 2a02181..653bb63 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ Short list of features:
 Be prepared to have a working c and c++ compiler with python development
 library. Note I only have tested on linux.
 
-You will also need the PyQt6 library, as I believe it can't be installed through
-pip. It's easy to install using any package manager though.
+You will also need the PyQt6 library, which can be installed via pip (or the
+system package manager):
+#+BEGIN_SRC bash
+pip install PyQt6 PyQt6-WebEngine
+#+END_SRC
 
 Then you have to check out the repository (do not forget the *recursive* flag):
 
diff --git a/c/adblock.c b/c/adblock.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from c/adblock.c
rename to c/adblock.cc
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e8024c..1c5b62c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     language="c++",
     include_dirs=[bloom_dir, hashset_dir, adblock_dir],
     # not sure if that help for speed. Careful it strip the debug symbols
-    extra_compile_args=["-g0", "-std=c++11"],
+    extra_compile_args=(["-g0", "-std=c++11"] if os.name != "nt" else []),
     sources=[
         os.path.join(bloom_dir, "BloomFilter.cpp"),
         os.path.join(bloom_dir, "hashFn.cpp"),
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         os.path.join(adblock_dir, "cosmetic_filter.cc"),
         os.path.join(adblock_dir, "no_fingerprint_domain.cc"),
         os.path.join(adblock_dir, "protocol.cc"),
-        os.path.join(THIS_DIR, "c", "adblock.c"),
+        os.path.join(THIS_DIR, "c", "adblock.cc"),
     ])
 
 
diff --git a/webmacs/adblock.py b/webmacs/adblock.py
index c3a1802..f296450 100644
--- a/webmacs/adblock.py
+++ b/webmacs/adblock.py
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ def _dl_ready_read(self):
                     file_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(
                         os.path.getmtime(data["path"]), timezone.utc)
                     if last_modified < file_time:
-                        logging.info("no need to download adblock rule: %s", url)
+                        logging.info("no need to download adblock rule: %s", reply.url)
                         # touch on the file
-                        os.utime(path, None)
+                        os.utime(data["path"], None)
                         self._close_reply(reply)
                         self._maybe_finish()
                         return
diff --git a/webmacs/ipc.py b/webmacs/ipc.py
index 865fa83..9dc83c1 100644
--- a/webmacs/ipc.py
+++ b/webmacs/ipc.py
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ def clear(self):
 class IpcServer(QObject):
     @classmethod
     def get_sock_name(cls, instance):
-        run_path = f"/run/user/{os.getuid()}"
-        prefix = run_path if os.access(run_path, os.W_OK) else ""
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            prefix = ""
+        else:
+            run_path = f"/run/user/{os.getuid()}"
+            prefix = run_path if os.access(run_path, os.W_OK) else ""
 
         if instance == "default":
             return os.path.join(prefix, "webmacs.ipc")
diff --git a/webmacs/main.py b/webmacs/main.py
index 455f011..20ca640 100644
--- a/webmacs/main.py
+++ b/webmacs/main.py
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ def main():
         setup_logging_on_disk(os.path.join(conf_path, "logs"),
                               backup_count=log_to_disk.value)
     app.post_init()
-    signal_wakeup(app)
+    if os.name != "nt":
+        signal_wakeup(app)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, lambda s, h: app.quit())
     sys.exit(app.exec())