diff --git a/src/api/win32/init.rs b/src/api/win32/init.rs
index fdb88c93..e6f06486 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/init.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/init.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use api::wgl;
 use api::wgl::Context as WglContext;
 use api::egl;
 use api::egl::Context as EglContext;
+use api::egl::ffi::egl::Egl;
 
 pub enum RawContext {
     Egl(egl::ffi::egl::types::EGLContext),
@@ -41,9 +42,12 @@ pub enum RawContext {
 unsafe impl Send for RawContext {}
 unsafe impl Sync for RawContext {}
 
-pub fn new_window(builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>, builder_sharelists: Option<RawContext>)
+pub fn new_window(builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>, builder_sharelists: Option<RawContext>,
+                  egl: Option<&Egl>)
                   -> Result<Window, CreationError>
 {
+    let egl = egl.map(|e| e.clone());
+
     // initializing variables to be sent to the task
 
     let title = OsStr::new(&builder.title).encode_wide().chain(Some(0).into_iter())
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn new_window(builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>, builder_sharelists: Option<R
     thread::spawn(move || {
         unsafe {
             // creating and sending the `Window`
-            match init(title, builder, builder_sharelists) {
+            match init(title, builder, builder_sharelists, egl) {
                 Ok(w) => tx.send(Ok(w)).ok(),
                 Err(e) => {
                     tx.send(Err(e)).ok();
@@ -83,7 +87,8 @@ pub fn new_window(builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>, builder_sharelists: Option<R
 }
 
 unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>,
-               builder_sharelists: Option<RawContext>) -> Result<Window, CreationError>
+               builder_sharelists: Option<RawContext>, egl: Option<Egl>)
+               -> Result<Window, CreationError>
 {
     // registering the window class
     let class_name = register_window_class();
@@ -159,24 +164,7 @@ unsafe fn init(title: Vec<u16>, builder: BuilderAttribs<'static>,
     // creating the OpenGL context
     let context = match builder.gl_version {
         GlRequest::Specific(Api::OpenGlEs, (major, minor)) => {
-            // trying to load EGL from the ATI drivers
-
-            // TODO: use LoadLibraryA instead
-            let dll_name = if cfg!(target_pointer_width = "64") {
-                "atio6axx.dll"
-            } else {
-                "atioglxx.dll" 
-            };
-            let dll_name = OsStr::new(dll_name).encode_wide().chain(Some(0).into_iter())
-                                               .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-            let dll = unsafe { kernel32::LoadLibraryW(dll_name.as_ptr()) };
-
-            if !dll.is_null() {
-                let egl = ::api::egl::ffi::egl::Egl::load_with(|name| {
-                    let name = CString::new(name).unwrap();
-                    unsafe { kernel32::GetProcAddress(dll, name.as_ptr()) as *const libc::c_void }
-                });
-
+            if let Some(egl) = egl {
                 if let Ok(c) = EglContext::new(egl, &builder, Some(ptr::null()))
                                                               .and_then(|p| p.finish(real_window.0))
                 {
diff --git a/src/api/win32/mod.rs b/src/api/win32/mod.rs
index d21f16d8..9b03f648 100644
--- a/src/api/win32/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/win32/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use kernel32;
 use api::wgl;
 use api::wgl::Context as WglContext;
 use api::egl::Context as EglContext;
+use api::egl::ffi::egl::Egl;
 
 use self::init::RawContext;
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ impl WindowProxy {
 
 impl Window {
     /// See the docs in the crate root file.
-    pub fn new(builder: BuilderAttribs) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+    pub fn new(builder: BuilderAttribs, egl: Option<&Egl>) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
         let (builder, sharing) = builder.extract_non_static();
 
         let sharing = sharing.map(|w| match w.context {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ impl Window {
             Context::Egl(_) => unimplemented!(),        // FIXME: 
         });
 
-        init::new_window(builder, sharing)
+        init::new_window(builder, sharing, egl)
     }
 
     /// See the docs in the crate root file.
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
index b33b8eea..c062dfca 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #![cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 
-pub use api::win32::*;
+pub use api::win32;
+pub use api::win32::{MonitorID, get_available_monitors, get_primary_monitor};
+pub use api::win32::{WindowProxy, PollEventsIterator, WaitEventsIterator};
 
 use libc;
 
@@ -11,13 +13,74 @@ use CreationError;
 use PixelFormat;
 use GlContext;
 
+use api::egl::ffi::egl::Egl;
+
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use kernel32;
+
+/// Stupid wrapper because `*const libc::c_void` doesn't implement `Sync`.
+struct EglWrapper(Egl);
+unsafe impl Sync for EglWrapper {}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    // An EGL implementation available on the system.
+    static ref EGL: Option<EglWrapper> = {
+        // the ATI drivers provide an EGL implementation in their DLLs
+        let dll_name = if cfg!(target_pointer_width = "64") {
+            b"atio6axx.dll\0"
+        } else {
+            b"atioglxx.dll\0"
+        };
+
+        let dll = unsafe { kernel32::LoadLibraryA(dll_name.as_ptr() as *const _) };
+
+        if !dll.is_null() {
+            let egl = Egl::load_with(|name| {
+                let name = CString::new(name).unwrap();
+                unsafe { kernel32::GetProcAddress(dll, name.as_ptr()) as *const _ }
+            });
+
+            Some(EglWrapper(egl))
+
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+
+/// The Win32 implementation of the main `Window` object.
+pub struct Window(win32::Window);
+
+impl Window {
+    /// See the docs in the crate root file.
+    pub fn new(builder: BuilderAttribs) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+        win32::Window::new(builder, EGL.as_ref().map(|w| &w.0)).map(|w| Window(w))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for Window {
+    type Target = win32::Window;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &win32::Window {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for Window {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut win32::Window {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
 ///
-pub struct HeadlessContext(Window);
+pub struct HeadlessContext(win32::Window);
 
 impl HeadlessContext {
     pub fn new(mut builder: BuilderAttribs) -> Result<HeadlessContext, CreationError> {
         builder.visible = false;
-        Window::new(builder).map(|w| HeadlessContext(w))
+        win32::Window::new(builder, EGL.as_ref().map(|w| &w.0)).map(|w| HeadlessContext(w))
     }
 }