diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d79671d..8c94e21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+------------------------------
+patched by: \
+Felix Schaller \
+(c) 2023 felixschaller.com \
+
+######################################################################### \
+
+WARNING: this patch solves the "fix Python CFFI error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol PyInit__…" compile problem. But it yet requires an interface fpr python. For more Info see the Documention here: https://docs.python.org/3/extending/building.html and here: https://www.codeproject.com/articles/820116/embedding-python-program-in-a-c-cplusplus-code
+
+######################################################################### \
+
 # pyrtools: tools for multi-scale image processing
 
 [![PyPI Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyrtools.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/pyrtools/)
diff --git a/pyrtools/Windows.c b/pyrtools/Windows.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4dec3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyrtools/Windows.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * This contains hacks to get the installation on Windows working.
+ * This fixes error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol PyInit__cv_algorithms
+ */
+void PyInit_wrapConv(void) { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyrtools/pyramids/c/wrapper.py b/pyrtools/pyramids/c/wrapper.py
index bb88bf3..f7b17e2 100644
--- a/pyrtools/pyramids/c/wrapper.py
+++ b/pyrtools/pyramids/c/wrapper.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 # the wrapConv.so file can have some system information after it from the compiler, so we just find
 # whatever it is called
-libpath = glob.glob(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'wrapConv*.so'))
+libpath = glob.glob(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'wrapConv*.*'))
 # print(libpath)
 
 # load the c library
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1e5b71..a9ceb53 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 pyrtools_version_spec.loader.exec_module(pyrtools_version_module)
 VERSION = pyrtools_version_module.version
 
+platform_src = ["pyrtools/windows.c"] if os.name == 'nt' else []
 
 setup(
     name='pyrtools',
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
                            sources=['pyrtools/pyramids/c/convolve.c',
                                     'pyrtools/pyramids/c/edges.c',
                                     'pyrtools/pyramids/c/wrap.c',
-                                    'pyrtools/pyramids/c/internal_pointOp.c'],
+                                    'pyrtools/pyramids/c/internal_pointOp.c'] + platform_src,
                            depends=['pyrtools/pyramids/c/convolve.h',
                                     'pyrtools/pyramids/c/internal_pointOp.h'],
                            extra_compile_args=['-fPIC', '-shared'])],