diff --git a/examples/child_window.rs b/examples/child_window.rs
index e48042d2..56fb1694 100644
--- a/examples/child_window.rs
+++ b/examples/child_window.rs
@@ -1,50 +1,64 @@
-#![cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-
-extern crate winit;
-use std::thread;
-use winit::os::windows::WindowBuilderExt;
-
-fn resize_callback(width: u32, height: u32) {
-    println!("Window resized to {}x{}", width, height);
-}
-/**
-* Creates a main window and a child within it and handle their events separetely.
-* Currently windows only
-*/
 fn main() {
-    let window = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
-        .with_title("A fantastic window!")
-        .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
-        .build()
-        .unwrap();
+    child_window_exemple::child_window();
+}
 
-    let proxy = window.create_window_proxy();
-    thread::spawn(move || {
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod child_window_exemple {
+
+    extern crate winit;
+    extern crate winapi;
+    use std::thread;
+    use self::winit::os::windows::{WindowBuilderExt, WindowExt};
+
+    fn resize_callback(width: u32, height: u32) {
+        println!("Window resized to {}x{}", width, height);
+    }
+    /**
+    * Creates a main window and a child within it and handle their events separetely.
+    * Currently windows only
+    */
+    pub fn child_window() {
+        let window = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
+            .with_title("A fantastic window!")
+            .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let parent = window.get_hwnd() as winapi::HWND;
         let child = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
             .with_title("child window!")
             .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
             .with_decorations(false)
             .with_dimensions(100, 100)
-            .with_parent_window(proxy)
+            .with_parent_window(parent)
             .build()
             .unwrap();
 
-        for event in child.wait_events() {
-            println!("child {:?}", event);
+        let child_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+            for event in child.wait_events() {
+                println!("child {:?}", event);
+
+                match event {
+                    winit::Event::Closed => break,
+                    _ => (),
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        for event in window.wait_events() {
+            println!("parent {:?}", event);
 
             match event {
                 winit::Event::Closed => break,
                 _ => (),
             }
         }
-    });
 
-    for event in window.wait_events() {
-        println!("parent {:?}", event);
-
-        match event {
-            winit::Event::Closed => break,
-            _ => (),
-        }
+        child_thread.join().unwrap();
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+mod child_window_exemple {
+    pub fn child_window() {}
+}
diff --git a/src/os/windows.rs b/src/os/windows.rs
index 2eae8d48..6d8b7981 100644
--- a/src/os/windows.rs
+++ b/src/os/windows.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 use libc;
 use Window;
 use WindowBuilder;
-use window;
 use winapi;
-use platform;
 
 /// Additional methods on `Window` that are specific to Windows.
 pub trait WindowExt {
@@ -26,22 +24,14 @@ impl WindowExt for Window {
 
 /// Additional methods on `WindowBuilder` that are specific to Windows.
 pub trait WindowBuilderExt {
-    fn with_parent_window(self, parent: window::WindowProxy) -> WindowBuilder;
+    fn with_parent_window(self, parent: winapi::HWND) -> WindowBuilder;
 }
 
 impl WindowBuilderExt for WindowBuilder {
     /// Sets a parent to the window to be created
     #[inline]
-    fn with_parent_window(mut self, parent: window::WindowProxy) -> WindowBuilder {
+    fn with_parent_window(mut self, parent: winapi::HWND) -> WindowBuilder {
         self.platform_specific.parent = Some(parent);
         self
     }
 }
-
-impl WindowBuilderExt {
-    /// Creates a new WindowProxy from a winapi::HWND
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn create_window_proxy_from_handle(handle: winapi::HWND) -> window::WindowProxy {
-        window::WindowProxy::create_proxy(platform::WindowProxy{hwnd: handle})
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/init.rs b/src/platform/windows/init.rs
index 4698dfc5..2d3b1537 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/init.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/init.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, window: &WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: PlatformS
             style | winapi::WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | winapi::WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
             x.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT), y.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT),
             width.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT), height.unwrap_or(winapi::CW_USEDEFAULT),
-            pl_attribs.parent.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), |v| v.get_proxy_data().hwnd),
+            pl_attribs.parent.unwrap_or(ptr::null_mut()),
             ptr::null_mut(), kernel32::GetModuleHandleW(ptr::null()),
             ptr::null_mut());
 
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
index f461d72d..c453757e 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ use CursorState;
 
 use WindowAttributes;
 
-use window;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
-    pub parent: Option<window::WindowProxy>,
+    pub parent: Option<winapi::HWND>,
 }
+
+unsafe impl Send for PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {}
+unsafe impl Sync for PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct PlatformSpecificHeadlessBuilderAttributes;
 
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 3633966c..415541c5 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -372,19 +372,8 @@ impl WindowProxy {
     pub fn wakeup_event_loop(&self) {
         self.proxy.wakeup_event_loop();
     }
-
-    /// Returns the platform specific proxy data
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn get_proxy_data(&self) -> &platform::WindowProxy {
-        &self.proxy
-    }
-
-    /// Create a WindowProxy by directly setting its platform specific data
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn create_proxy(data: platform::WindowProxy) -> WindowProxy {
-        WindowProxy {proxy: data}
-    }
 }
+
 /// An iterator for the `poll_events` function.
 pub struct PollEventsIterator<'a>(platform::PollEventsIterator<'a>);