diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f994cfd55..bd93c9191 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(ANDROID AND NOT TERMUX)
   add_library(furnace SHARED ${USED_SOURCES})
+elseif(WIN32)
+  add_executable(furnace WIN32 ${USED_SOURCES})
 else()
   add_executable(furnace ${USED_SOURCES})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 85effd03c..8efde4e39 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -1481,6 +1481,7 @@ void DivEngine::createNewFromDefaults() {
   bool oldVol=getConfInt("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION)<135;
   if (preset.empty()) {
     // try loading old preset
+    logD("trying to load old preset");
     preset=decodeSysDesc(getConfString("initialSys",""));
     oldVol=false;
   }
@@ -4468,6 +4469,7 @@ bool DivEngine::init() {
     bool oldVol=getConfInt("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION)<135;
     if (preset.empty()) {
       // try loading old preset
+      logD("trying to load old preset");
       preset=decodeSysDesc(getConfString("initialSys",""));
       oldVol=false;
     }
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index 298ef958a..32d4c9fad 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 #define BUSY_BEGIN_SOFT softLocked=true; isBusy.lock();
 #define BUSY_END isBusy.unlock(); softLocked=false;
 
-#define DIV_VERSION "0.6pre4"
-#define DIV_ENGINE_VERSION 143
+#define DIV_VERSION "0.6pre4-hotfix"
+#define DIV_ENGINE_VERSION 144
 // for imports
 #define DIV_VERSION_MOD 0xff01
 #define DIV_VERSION_FC 0xff02
diff --git a/src/gui/about.cpp b/src/gui/about.cpp
index f156e83fd..abed9c422 100644
--- a/src/gui/about.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/about.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const char* aboutLine[]={
   "",
   "-- program --",
   "tildearrow",
+  "A M 4 N (intro tune)",
   "akumanatt",
   "cam900",
   "djtuBIG-MaliceX",
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 1ee4fdd7e..c98ef7cbb 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2758,6 +2758,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
         settings.initialSys.set(fmt::sprintf("pan%d",i),newPan);
       }
       e->setConf("initialSys2",settings.initialSys.toBase64());
+      e->setConf("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d8cc440b6..6ebedae31 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -342,12 +342,14 @@ void reportError(String what) {
 // TODO: CoInitializeEx on Windows?
 // TODO: add crash log
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  // Windows console thing - thanks MarioKart7z!
+  // Windows console thing - thanks dj.tuBIG/MaliceX
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  DWORD winPID;
-  HWND winConsole=GetConsoleWindow();
-  GetWindowThreadProcessId(winConsole,&winPID);
-  if (GetCurrentProcessId()==winPID) FreeConsole();
+
+  if (AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS)) {
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+    freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
+    freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
+  }
 #endif
 
   initLog();