diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.cpp b/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.cpp
index c04bb7307..663683cde 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.cpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 #include "jackbridge/JackBridge.hpp"
 
 #if defined(CARLA_OS_WIN) && defined(BUILDING_CARLA_FOR_WINDOWS)
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_AUDIO_POOL    "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_ap_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_RT_CLIENT     "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_rtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_CLIENT "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_SERVER "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtS_"
+# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_AUDIO_POOL    "Local\\carla-bridge_shm_ap_"
+# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_RT_CLIENT     "Local\\carla-bridge_shm_rtC_"
+# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_CLIENT "Local\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtC_"
+# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_SERVER "Local\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtS_"
 #else
 # define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_AUDIO_POOL    "/crlbrdg_shm_ap_"
 # define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_RT_CLIENT     "/crlbrdg_shm_rtC_"
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ bool BridgeRtClientControl::initializeServer() noexcept
 
     filename = tmpFileBase;
     isServer = true;
-    needsSemDestroy = true;
 
     if (! mapData())
     {
@@ -207,6 +206,7 @@ bool BridgeRtClientControl::initializeServer() noexcept
         return false;
     }
 
+    needsSemDestroy = true;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.hpp
index 605240662..a4f785b0e 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaBridgeUtils.hpp
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@
 #include "CarlaMutex.hpp"
 #include "CarlaString.hpp"
 
-#if defined(CARLA_OS_WIN) && defined(BUILDING_CARLA_FOR_WINDOWS)
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_RT_CLIENT     "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_rtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_CLIENT "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_SERVER "Global\\carla-bridge_shm_nonrtS_"
-#else
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_RT_CLIENT     "/crlbrdg_shm_rtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_CLIENT "/crlbrdg_shm_nonrtC_"
-# define PLUGIN_BRIDGE_NAMEPREFIX_NON_RT_SERVER "/crlbrdg_shm_nonrtS_"
-#endif
-
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static inline
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaShmUtils.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaShmUtils.hpp
index fc4771027..bc58e70f5 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaShmUtils.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaShmUtils.hpp
@@ -173,17 +173,37 @@ void* carla_shm_map(carla_shm_t& shm, const std::size_t size) noexcept
         HANDLE map;
 
         if (shm.isServer)
-            map = ::CreateFileMapping(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr, PAGE_READWRITE|SEC_COMMIT, 0, size, shm.filename);
+        {
+            SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
+            carla_zeroStruct(sa);
+            sa.nLength = sizeof(sa);
+            sa.bInheritHandle = TRUE;
+
+            map = ::CreateFileMappingA(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, &sa, PAGE_READWRITE|SEC_COMMIT, 0, size, shm.filename);
+
+            if (map == nullptr || map == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+            {
+                const DWORD errorCode = ::GetLastError();
+                carla_stderr2("CreateFileMapping failed for '%s', size:%lu, isServer:%i, errorCode:%x",
+                              shm.filename, size, shm.isServer, errorCode);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+        }
         else
-            map = ::OpenFileMapping(FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, shm.filename);
+        {
+            map = ::OpenFileMappingA(FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, shm.filename);
 
-        CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(map != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr);
+            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(map != nullptr, nullptr);
+            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(map != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr);
+        }
 
-        void* const ptr(::MapViewOfFile(map, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, size));
+        void* const ptr = ::MapViewOfFile(map, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, size);
 
         if (ptr == nullptr)
         {
-            carla_safe_assert("ptr != nullptr", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+            const DWORD errorCode = ::GetLastError();
+            carla_stderr2("MapViewOfFile failed for '%s', size:%lu, isServer:%i, errorCode:%u",
+                          shm.filename, size, shm.isServer, errorCode);
             ::CloseHandle(map);
             return nullptr;
         }