diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a09f431..67e45e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ else()
     set(OUTPUT_NAME "stocksim")
 endif()
 
+add_compile_options("$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:-utf-8>")
+
 add_executable(${OUTPUT_NAME}
     src/main.cpp
     src/random_price.cpp
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a4c7aa..928a4c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ OUTPUT = stocksim-msvc.exe
 endif
 endif
 
+# -GL can further reduce size, but more likely to flag as malicious
 msvc: src/*.cpp include/*.h clean
 	cl -std:c++17 -EHsc -utf-8 -Iinclude -W1 -WX -O1 -guard:cf -MP \
 		src/*.cpp -Fe:$(OUTPUT)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dbc77cf..fc1e47d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ void enableWindowsVTProcessing(void) {
     consoleMode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
     SetConsoleMode(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), consoleMode);
     std::cout << "Experimental Windows VT processing enabled." << std::endl;
-    // Enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) for the process
-    SetProcessDEPPolicy(PROCESS_DEP_ENABLE);
 }
 #else
 #define enableWindowsVTProcessing() // Do nothing