diff --git a/vnr/texthook/host/host.cc b/vnr/texthook/host/host.cc
index 02e8efd..a1fb258 100644
--- a/vnr/texthook/host/host.cc
+++ b/vnr/texthook/host/host.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ IHFSERVICE bool IHFAPI InjectProcessById(DWORD processId, DWORD timeout)
 IHFSERVICE bool IHFAPI DetachProcessById(DWORD processId)
 {
 	DWORD command = HOST_COMMAND_DETACH;
-	return WriteFile(man->GetCommandPipe(processId), &command, sizeof(command), nullptr, nullptr);
+	DWORD unused;
+	return WriteFile(man->GetCommandPipe(processId), &command, sizeof(command), &unused, nullptr);
 }
 
 IHFSERVICE void IHFAPI GetHostHookManager(HookManager** hookman)
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@ IHFSERVICE DWORD IHFAPI InsertHook(DWORD pid, const HookParam *hp, std::string n
   memcpy(buffer + 4, hp, sizeof(HookParam));
   if (name.size()) strcpy((char*)buffer + 4 + sizeof(HookParam), name.c_str());
 
-  WriteFile(commandPipe, buffer, 4 + sizeof(HookParam) + name.size(), nullptr, nullptr);
+  DWORD unused;
+  WriteFile(commandPipe, buffer, 4 + sizeof(HookParam) + name.size(), &unused, nullptr);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +247,8 @@ IHFSERVICE DWORD IHFAPI RemoveHook(DWORD pid, DWORD addr)
 	*(DWORD*)buffer = HOST_COMMAND_REMOVE_HOOK;
 	*(DWORD*)(buffer + 4) = addr;
   
-  WriteFile(commandPipe, buffer, 8, nullptr, nullptr);
+	DWORD unused;
+  WriteFile(commandPipe, buffer, 8, &unused, nullptr);
   WaitForSingleObject(hookRemovalEvent, 1000);
   CloseHandle(hookRemovalEvent);
   man->RemoveSingleHook(pid, addr);
diff --git a/vnr/vnrhook/src/hijack/texthook.cc b/vnr/vnrhook/src/hijack/texthook.cc
index bf9a28f..9c21bf7 100644
--- a/vnr/vnrhook/src/hijack/texthook.cc
+++ b/vnr/vnrhook/src/hijack/texthook.cc
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ DWORD TextHook::UnsafeSend(DWORD dwDataBase, DWORD dwRetn)
     *((DWORD *)pbData + 1) = dwRetn;
     *((DWORD *)pbData + 2) = dwSplit;
     if (dwCount) {
-      IO_STATUS_BLOCK ios = {};
+		DWORD unused;
 
       //CliLockPipe();
-	  WriteFile(::hookPipe, pbData, dwCount + HEADER_SIZE, nullptr, nullptr);
+	  WriteFile(::hookPipe, pbData, dwCount + HEADER_SIZE, &unused, nullptr);
       //CliUnlockPipe();
     }
     if (pbData != pbSmallBuff)
diff --git a/vnr/vnrhook/src/pipe.cc b/vnr/vnrhook/src/pipe.cc
index 06d117b..9b1f125 100644
--- a/vnr/vnrhook/src/pipe.cc
+++ b/vnr/vnrhook/src/pipe.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI PipeManager(LPVOID unused)
 		}
 
 		*(DWORD*)buffer = GetCurrentProcessId();
-		WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, sizeof(DWORD), nullptr, nullptr);
+		WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, sizeof(DWORD), &count, nullptr);
 
 		for (int i = 0, count = 0; count < ::currentHook; i++)
 		{
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ void ConsoleOutput(LPCSTR text)
 	*(DWORD*)buffer = HOST_NOTIFICATION; //cmd
 	*(DWORD*)(buffer + 4) = HOST_NOTIFICATION_TEXT; //console
 	memcpy(buffer + 8, text, textSize);
-	WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, dataSize, nullptr, nullptr);
+	DWORD unused;
+	WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, dataSize, &unused, nullptr);
 }
 
 // Artikash 7/3/2018: TODO: Finish using this in vnrhost instead of section to deliver hook name
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ void NotifyHookInsert(HookParam hp, LPCSTR name)
     *(DWORD*)(buffer + 4) = HOST_NOTIFICATION_NEWHOOK;
     *(HookParam*)(buffer + 8) = hp;
 	strcpy((char*)buffer + 8 + sizeof(HookParam), name);
-	WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, strlen(name) + 8 + sizeof(HookParam), nullptr, nullptr);
+	DWORD unused;
+	WriteFile(::hookPipe, buffer, strlen(name) + 8 + sizeof(HookParam), &unused, nullptr);
 	return;
 }