diff --git a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
index c1f91f59..458db7bc 100644
--- a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 
 			const auto self = utils::nt::library::get_by_address(start_mod_unsafe);
 			const auto path = self.get_path();
-			const std::string cmdline = utils::string::va("\"%s\" -proc %d", path.data(), GetCurrentProcessId());
+			const auto* cmdline = utils::string::va("\"%s\" -proc %d", path.generic_string().data(), GetCurrentProcessId());
 
 			steam::game_id game_id;
 			game_id.raw.type = 1; // k_EGameIDTypeGameMod
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 			const auto* mod_id = "bo3";
 			game_id.raw.mod_id = *reinterpret_cast<const unsigned int*>(mod_id) | 0x80000000;
 
-			client_user.invoke<bool>("SpawnProcess", path.data(), cmdline.data(), our_directory,
+			client_user.invoke<bool>("SpawnProcess", path.generic_string().data(), cmdline, our_directory,
 			                         &game_id.bits, title.data(), 0, 0, 0);
 
 			return ownership_state::success;
diff --git a/src/client/component/updater.cpp b/src/client/component/updater.cpp
index dc54ae01..8c0d7eec 100644
--- a/src/client/component/updater.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/updater.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace updater
 		std::string get_self_file()
 		{
 			const auto self = utils::nt::library::get_by_address(get_self_file);
-			return self.get_path();
+			return self.get_path().generic_string();
 		}
 
 		std::string get_leftover_file()
diff --git a/src/client/main.cpp b/src/client/main.cpp
index 531a50cc..7714b974 100644
--- a/src/client/main.cpp
+++ b/src/client/main.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace
 		auto game_path = std::filesystem::path(game_file);
 		game_path.replace_extension(".start");
 
-		utils::io::remove_file(game_path.generic_string());
+		utils::io::remove_file(game_path);
 	}
 
 	PIMAGE_TLS_CALLBACK* get_tls_callbacks()
diff --git a/src/common/utils/info_string.cpp b/src/common/utils/info_string.cpp
index 7b857926..cd3d6637 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/info_string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/info_string.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace utils
 			return value->second;
 		}
 
-		return "";
+		return {};
 	}
 
 	void info_string::parse(std::string buffer)
diff --git a/src/common/utils/io.cpp b/src/common/utils/io.cpp
index a03d1bb2..45f2ab91 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/io.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/io.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace utils::io
 {
-	bool remove_file(const std::string& file)
+	bool remove_file(const std::filesystem::path& file)
 	{
-		if(DeleteFileA(file.data()) != FALSE)
+		if(DeleteFileW(file.wstring().data()) != FALSE)
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ namespace utils::io
 		return GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
 
-	bool move_file(const std::string& src, const std::string& target)
+	bool move_file(const std::filesystem::path& src, const std::filesystem::path& target)
 	{
-		return MoveFileA(src.data(), target.data()) == TRUE;
+		return MoveFileW(src.wstring().data(), target.wstring().data()) == TRUE;
 	}
 
 	bool file_exists(const std::string& file)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace utils::io
 
 		if (stream.is_open())
 		{
-			stream.write(data.data(), data.size());
+			stream.write(data.data(), static_cast<std::streamsize>(data.size()));
 			stream.close();
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ namespace utils::io
 
 			if (size > -1)
 			{
-				data->resize(static_cast<uint32_t>(size));
-				stream.read(const_cast<char*>(data->data()), size);
+				data->resize(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(size));
+				stream.read(data->data(), size);
 				stream.close();
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace utils::io
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	size_t file_size(const std::string& file)
+	std::size_t file_size(const std::string& file)
 	{
 		if (file_exists(file))
 		{
@@ -87,29 +87,29 @@ namespace utils::io
 			if (stream.good())
 			{
 				stream.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
-				return static_cast<size_t>(stream.tellg());
+				return static_cast<std::size_t>(stream.tellg());
 			}
 		}
 
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	bool create_directory(const std::string& directory)
+	bool create_directory(const std::filesystem::path& directory)
 	{
 		return std::filesystem::create_directories(directory);
 	}
 
-	bool directory_exists(const std::string& directory)
+	bool directory_exists(const std::filesystem::path& directory)
 	{
 		return std::filesystem::is_directory(directory);
 	}
 
-	bool directory_is_empty(const std::string& directory)
+	bool directory_is_empty(const std::filesystem::path& directory)
 	{
 		return std::filesystem::is_empty(directory);
 	}
 
-	std::vector<std::string> list_files(const std::string& directory)
+	std::vector<std::string> list_files(const std::filesystem::path& directory)
 	{
 		std::vector<std::string> files;
 
diff --git a/src/common/utils/io.hpp b/src/common/utils/io.hpp
index ab4ebaa4..52476834 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/io.hpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/io.hpp
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 
 namespace utils::io
 {
-	bool remove_file(const std::string& file);
-	bool move_file(const std::string& src, const std::string& target);
+	bool remove_file(const std::filesystem::path& file);
+	bool move_file(const std::filesystem::path& src, const std::filesystem::path& target);
 	bool file_exists(const std::string& file);
 	bool write_file(const std::string& file, const std::string& data, bool append = false);
 	bool read_file(const std::string& file, std::string* data);
 	std::string read_file(const std::string& file);
 	size_t file_size(const std::string& file);
-	bool create_directory(const std::string& directory);
-	bool directory_exists(const std::string& directory);
-	bool directory_is_empty(const std::string& directory);
-	std::vector<std::string> list_files(const std::string& directory);
+	bool create_directory(const std::filesystem::path& directory);
+	bool directory_exists(const std::filesystem::path& directory);
+	bool directory_is_empty(const std::filesystem::path& directory);
+	std::vector<std::string> list_files(const std::filesystem::path& directory);
 	void copy_folder(const std::filesystem::path& src, const std::filesystem::path& target);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/utils/nt.cpp b/src/common/utils/nt.cpp
index 671de23a..fa890e52 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/nt.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/nt.cpp
@@ -121,28 +121,28 @@ namespace utils::nt
 
 	std::string library::get_name() const
 	{
-		if (!this->is_valid()) return "";
+		if (!this->is_valid()) return {};
 
-		auto path = this->get_path();
-		const auto pos = path.find_last_of("/\\");
-		if (pos == std::string::npos) return path;
+		const auto path = this->get_path();
+		const auto pos = path.generic_string().find_last_of("/\\");
+		if (pos == std::string::npos) return path.generic_string();
 
-		return path.substr(pos + 1);
+		return path.generic_string().substr(pos + 1);
 	}
 
-	std::string library::get_path() const
+	std::filesystem::path library::get_path() const
 	{
-		if (!this->is_valid()) return "";
+		if (!this->is_valid()) return {};
 
-		char name[MAX_PATH] = {0};
-		GetModuleFileNameA(this->module_, name, sizeof name);
+		wchar_t name[MAX_PATH] = {0};
+		GetModuleFileNameW(this->module_, name, MAX_PATH);
 
-		return name;
+		return {name};
 	}
 
-	std::string library::get_folder() const
+	std::filesystem::path library::get_folder() const
 	{
-		if (!this->is_valid()) return "";
+		if (!this->is_valid()) return {};
 
 		const auto path = std::filesystem::path(this->get_path());
 		return path.parent_path().generic_string();
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace utils::nt
 		GetCurrentDirectoryA(sizeof(current_dir), current_dir);
 		auto* const command_line = GetCommandLineA();
 
-		CreateProcessA(self.get_path().data(), command_line, nullptr, nullptr, false, NULL, nullptr, current_dir,
+		CreateProcessA(self.get_path().generic_string().data(), command_line, nullptr, nullptr, false, NULL, nullptr, current_dir,
 		               &startup_info, &process_info);
 
 		if (process_info.hThread && process_info.hThread != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) CloseHandle(process_info.hThread);
diff --git a/src/common/utils/nt.hpp b/src/common/utils/nt.hpp
index 27b7df8d..71222007 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/nt.hpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/nt.hpp
@@ -41,27 +41,27 @@ namespace utils::nt
 		operator HMODULE() const;
 
 		void unprotect() const;
-		void* get_entry_point() const;
-		size_t get_relative_entry_point() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] void* get_entry_point() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] size_t get_relative_entry_point() const;
 
-		bool is_valid() const;
-		std::string get_name() const;
-		std::string get_path() const;
-		std::string get_folder() const;
-		std::uint8_t* get_ptr() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] bool is_valid() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] std::string get_name() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path get_path() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path get_folder() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] std::uint8_t* get_ptr() const;
 		void free();
 
-		HMODULE get_handle() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] HMODULE get_handle() const;
 
 		template <typename T>
-		T get_proc(const std::string& process) const
+		[[nodiscard]] T get_proc(const std::string& process) const
 		{
 			if (!this->is_valid()) T{};
 			return reinterpret_cast<T>(GetProcAddress(this->module_, process.data()));
 		}
 
 		template <typename T>
-		std::function<T> get(const std::string& process) const
+		[[nodiscard]] std::function<T> get(const std::string& process) const
 		{
 			if (!this->is_valid()) return std::function<T>();
 			return static_cast<T*>(this->get_proc<void*>(process));
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ namespace utils::nt
 			return T();
 		}
 
-		std::vector<PIMAGE_SECTION_HEADER> get_section_headers() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] std::vector<PIMAGE_SECTION_HEADER> get_section_headers() const;
 
-		PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS get_nt_headers() const;
-		PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER get_dos_header() const;
-		PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER get_optional_header() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS get_nt_headers() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER get_dos_header() const;
+		[[nodiscard]] PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER get_optional_header() const;
 
-		void** get_iat_entry(const std::string& module_name, const std::string& proc_name) const;
+		[[nodiscard]] void** get_iat_entry(const std::string& module_name, const std::string& proc_name) const;
 
 	private:
 		HMODULE module_;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/string.cpp b/src/common/utils/string.cpp
index 653ecff2..3313eca9 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/string.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 	std::string to_lower(std::string text)
 	{
-		std::transform(text.begin(), text.end(), text.begin(), [](const char input)
+		std::transform(text.begin(), text.end(), text.begin(), [](const unsigned char input)
 		{
-			return static_cast<char>(tolower(input));
+			return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(input));
 		});
 
 		return text;
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 	std::string to_upper(std::string text)
 	{
-		std::transform(text.begin(), text.end(), text.begin(), [](const char input)
+		std::transform(text.begin(), text.end(), text.begin(), [](const unsigned char input)
 		{
-			return static_cast<char>(toupper(input));
+			return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(input));
 		});
 
 		return text;
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ namespace utils::string
 		return {};
 	}
 
-	void strip(const char* in, char* out, int max)
+	void strip(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
 	{
 		if (!in || !out) return;
 
 		max--;
-		auto current = 0;
+		size_t current = 0;
 		while (*in != 0 && current < max)
 		{
 			const auto color_index = (*(in + 1) - 48) >= 0xC ? 7 : (*(in + 1) - 48);
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 			++in;
 		}
+
 		*out = '\0';
 	}
 
-#pragma warning(push)
-#pragma warning(disable: 4100)
 	std::string convert(const std::wstring& wstr)
 	{
 		std::string result;
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 		return result;
 	}
-#pragma warning(pop)
 
 	std::string replace(std::string str, const std::string& from, const std::string& to)
 	{
diff --git a/src/common/utils/string.hpp b/src/common/utils/string.hpp
index 04042cb9..8bdfe5c9 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/string.hpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 	std::string get_clipboard_data();
 
-	void strip(const char* in, char* out, int max);
+	void strip(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
 
 	std::string convert(const std::wstring& wstr);
 	std::wstring convert(const std::string& str);