diff --git a/include/indicators/termcolor.hpp b/include/indicators/termcolor.hpp
index b660559..09555be 100644
--- a/include/indicators/termcolor.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/termcolor.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #if defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_MACOS) || defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_LINUX)
 #   include <unistd.h>
 #elif defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_WINDOWS)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if !defined(NOMINMAX)
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #   include <io.h>
 #   include <windows.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp b/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
index be18c1b..8a42110 100644
--- a/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
+++ b/single_include/indicators/indicators.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ enum class ProgressType { incremental, decremental };
 #if defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_MACOS) || defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_LINUX)
 #   include <unistd.h>
 #elif defined(TERMCOLOR_OS_WINDOWS)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if !defined(NOMINMAX)
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #   include <io.h>
 #   include <windows.h>
 #endif
@@ -656,7 +660,7 @@ namespace termcolor
 #include <utility>
 
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <windows.h>
 
 namespace indicators {