diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 38616fcfc..7c7d1fd61 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,16 @@ endif()
 #######################################################################################################################
 # build options
 
-set(CARLA_USE_JACK TRUE CACHE BOOL "Enable JACK")
-set(CARLA_USE_OSC TRUE CACHE BOOL "Enable OSC")
+if(MSVC)
+  set(CARLA_USE_JACK_DEFAULT FALSE)
+  set(CARLA_USE_OSC_DEFAULT FALSE)
+else()
+  set(CARLA_USE_JACK_DEFAULT TRUE)
+  set(CARLA_USE_OSC_DEFAULT TRUE)
+endif()
+
+set(CARLA_USE_JACK TRUE CACHE ${CARLA_USE_JACK_DEFAULT} "Enable JACK")
+set(CARLA_USE_OSC TRUE CACHE ${CARLA_USE_OSC_DEFAULT} "Enable OSC")
 
 #######################################################################################################################
 # required dependencies
diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineDummy.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineDummy.cpp
index d30ff2f97..0d7c8f9a2 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineDummy.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineDummy.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Carla Plugin Host
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 #include "CarlaEngineGraph.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngineInit.hpp"
 #include "CarlaEngineInternal.hpp"
-
-#include <ctime>
-#include <sys/time.h>
+#include "CarlaTimeUtils.hpp"
 
 CARLA_BACKEND_START_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -192,25 +190,6 @@ public:
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 protected:
-    static int64_t getTimeInMicroseconds() noexcept
-    {
-    #if defined(CARLA_OS_MAC) || defined(CARLA_OS_WIN)
-        struct timeval tv;
-        gettimeofday(&tv, nullptr);
-
-        return (tv.tv_sec * 1000000) + tv.tv_usec;
-    #else
-        struct timespec ts;
-    # ifdef CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
-        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &ts);
-    # else
-        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-    # endif
-
-        return (ts.tv_sec * 1000000) + (ts.tv_nsec / 1000);
-    #endif
-    }
-
     void run() override
     {
         const uint32_t bufferSize = pData->bufferSize;
@@ -250,7 +229,7 @@ protected:
             if (delay > 0)
                 carla_sleep(static_cast<uint>(delay));
 
-            oldTime = getTimeInMicroseconds();
+            oldTime = carla_gettime_us();
 
             const PendingRtEventsRunner prt(this, bufferSize, true);
 
@@ -260,7 +239,7 @@ protected:
 
             pData->graph.process(pData, audioIns, audioOuts, bufferSize);
 
-            newTime = getTimeInMicroseconds();
+            newTime = carla_gettime_us();
             CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_CONTINUE(newTime >= oldTime);
 
             const int64_t remainingTime = cycleTime - (newTime - oldTime);
diff --git a/source/utils/CarlaLogThread.hpp b/source/utils/CarlaLogThread.hpp
index 7b7e9e32d..beb3ae0c8 100644
--- a/source/utils/CarlaLogThread.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/CarlaLogThread.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Carla Log Thread
- * Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Filipe Coelho <falktx@falktx.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
-# include <io.h>
-# define _close(fd) close(fd)
-# define _dup2(f1,f2) dup2(f1,f2)
-#endif
-
 using CARLA_BACKEND_NAMESPACE::EngineCallbackFunc;
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,7 +49,7 @@ public:
         std::fflush(stdout);
         std::fflush(stderr);
 
-#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
+       #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
         // TODO: use process id instead
         const int randint = std::rand();
 
@@ -70,7 +64,9 @@ public:
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(fPipe[1] != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,);
 
         const int pipe1 = _open_osfhandle((INT_PTR)fPipe[1], _O_WRONLY | _O_BINARY);
-#else
+        const int stdout_fileno = _fileno(stdout);
+        const int stderr_fileno = _fileno(stderr);
+       #else
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(pipe(fPipe) == 0,);
 
         if (fcntl(fPipe[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK) != 0)
@@ -81,13 +77,15 @@ public:
         }
 
         const int pipe1 = fPipe[1];
-#endif
+        const int stdout_fileno = STDOUT_FILENO;
+        const int stderr_fileno = STDERR_FILENO;
+       #endif
 
-        fStdOut = dup(STDOUT_FILENO);
+        fStdOut = dup(stdout_fileno);
         fStdErr = dup(STDERR_FILENO);
 
-        dup2(pipe1, STDOUT_FILENO);
-        dup2(pipe1, STDERR_FILENO);
+        dup2(pipe1, stdout_fileno);
+        dup2(pipe1, stderr_fileno);
 
         startThread();
     }
@@ -102,13 +100,19 @@ public:
         std::fflush(stdout);
         std::fflush(stderr);
 
-#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
+       #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
         CloseHandle(fPipe[0]);
         CloseHandle(fPipe[1]);
-#else
+
+        const int stdout_fileno = _fileno(stdout);
+        const int stderr_fileno = _fileno(stderr);
+       #else
         close(fPipe[0]);
         close(fPipe[1]);
-#endif
+
+        const int stdout_fileno = STDOUT_FILENO;
+        const int stderr_fileno = STDERR_FILENO;
+       #endif
 
         dup2(fStdOut, STDOUT_FILENO);
         dup2(fStdErr, STDERR_FILENO);
@@ -193,11 +197,11 @@ protected:
     }
 
 private:
-#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
+   #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
     HANDLE fPipe[2];
-#else
+   #else
     int fPipe[2];
-#endif
+   #endif
 
     int fStdOut;
     int fStdErr;
@@ -205,14 +209,14 @@ private:
     EngineCallbackFunc fCallback;
     void*              fCallbackPtr;
 
-#ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
+   #ifdef CARLA_OS_WIN
     ssize_t read(const HANDLE pipeh, void* const buf, DWORD numBytes)
     {
         if (ReadFile(pipeh, buf, numBytes, &numBytes, nullptr) != FALSE)
             return numBytes;
         return -1;
     }
-#endif
+   #endif
 
     //CARLA_PREVENT_HEAP_ALLOCATION
     CARLA_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE(CarlaLogThread)