diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 1a3a9c824..95f72d25b 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -45,7 +45,27 @@
           'defines': [
             'snprintf=_snprintf',
             '_USE_MATH_DEFINES' # for M_PI
-          ]
+          ],
+          'configurations': {
+            'Debug': {
+              'msvs_settings': {
+                'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+                  'WarningLevel': 4,
+                  'ExceptionHandling': 1,
+                  'DisableSpecificWarnings': [4100, 4127, 4201, 4244, 4267, 4506, 4611, 4714]
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            'Release': {
+              'msvs_settings': {
+                'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+                  'WarningLevel': 4,
+                  'ExceptionHandling': 1,
+                  'DisableSpecificWarnings': [4100, 4127, 4201, 4244, 4267, 4506, 4611, 4714]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }, { # 'OS!="win"'
           'libraries': [
             '<!@(pkg-config pixman-1 --libs)',
diff --git a/src/CanvasGradient.h b/src/CanvasGradient.h
index 49a9c73b9..bcc531a7c 100644
--- a/src/CanvasGradient.h
+++ b/src/CanvasGradient.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef __NODE_GRADIENT_H__
 #define __NODE_GRADIENT_H__
 
-#include <nan.h>
 #include "Canvas.h"
 
 class Gradient: public node::ObjectWrap {
diff --git a/src/CanvasPattern.h b/src/CanvasPattern.h
index fbe9fe35d..ea3faebf8 100644
--- a/src/CanvasPattern.h
+++ b/src/CanvasPattern.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef __NODE_PATTERN_H__
 #define __NODE_PATTERN_H__
 
-#include <nan.h>
 #include "Canvas.h"
 
 class Pattern: public node::ObjectWrap {
diff --git a/src/FontFace.cc b/src/FontFace.cc
index 89c89aa51..0277b4a56 100644
--- a/src/FontFace.cc
+++ b/src/FontFace.cc
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "FontFace.h"
 
-#include <nan.h>
-
 Persistent<FunctionTemplate> FontFace::constructor;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/Image.h b/src/Image.h
index 5da5bfd7e..7e6264094 100644
--- a/src/Image.h
+++ b/src/Image.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef __NODE_IMAGE_H__
 #define __NODE_IMAGE_H__
 
-#include <nan.h>
 #include "Canvas.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_JPEG
diff --git a/src/JPEGStream.h b/src/JPEGStream.h
index 5d06a8679..5b1694b64 100644
--- a/src/JPEGStream.h
+++ b/src/JPEGStream.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef __NODE_JPEG_STREAM_H__
 #define __NODE_JPEG_STREAM_H__
 
-#include <nan.h>
 #include "Canvas.h"
 #include <jpeglib.h>
 #include <jerror.h>
diff --git a/src/PixelArray.cc b/src/PixelArray.cc
index 5a7006c2a..0a773ccf3 100644
--- a/src/PixelArray.cc
+++ b/src/PixelArray.cc
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <nan.h>
-
 Persistent<FunctionTemplate> PixelArray::constructor;
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/color.cc b/src/color.cc
index e5cb758a8..5f7478d45 100644
--- a/src/color.cc
+++ b/src/color.cc
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ rgba_from_rgba_string(const char *str, short *ok) {
       if ('0' == *str) ++str;
       if ('.' == *str) {
         ++str;
-        float n = .1;
+        float n = .1f;
         while (*str >= '0' && *str <= '9') {
           a += (*str++ - '0') * n;
-          n *= .1;
+          n *= .1f;
         }
       }
     }