diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f7fd93..cb76318 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ Implemented dialogs:
 
 Behavior on Windows, macOS and other Unixes might differ slightly.
 Some of that is intended (reflecting platform differences),
-other bits are unfortunate limitations,
-others still are open to be fixed.
+other bits are unfortunate limitations.
 
 ## Why?
 
@@ -37,7 +36,8 @@ Why reinvent this particular wheel?
     * Explorer shell not required
     * works in Server Core
   * Unicode support
-  * High DPI support (no manifest required)
+  * High DPI (no manifest required)
+  * Visual Styles (no manifest required)
   * WSL/Cygwin/MSYS2 [support](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Zenity-for-WSL,-Cygwin,-MSYS2)
 * on macOS:
   * only dependency is `osascript`
diff --git a/color_windows.go b/color_windows.go
index ce9dcd3..a678f4a 100644
--- a/color_windows.go
+++ b/color_windows.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	chooseColor = comdlg32.NewProc("ChooseColorW")
 
-	savedColors = [16]uint32{}
+	savedColors [16]uint32
 	colorsMutex sync.Mutex
 )
 
diff --git a/file_windows.go b/file_windows.go
index 8727206..e5a9902 100644
--- a/file_windows.go
+++ b/file_windows.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func selectFile(opts options) (string, error) {
 		args.Filter = &initFilters(opts.fileFilters)[0]
 	}
 
-	res := [32768]uint16{}
+	var res [32768]uint16
 	args.File = &res[0]
 	args.MaxFile = uint32(len(res))
 	args.InitialDir, args.DefExt = initDirNameExt(opts.filename, res[:])
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func selectFileMutiple(opts options) ([]string, error) {
 		args.Filter = &initFilters(opts.fileFilters)[0]
 	}
 
-	res := [32768 + 1024*256]uint16{}
+	var res [32768 + 1024*256]uint16
 	args.File = &res[0]
 	args.MaxFile = uint32(len(res))
 	args.InitialDir, args.DefExt = initDirNameExt(opts.filename, res[:])
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func selectFileSave(opts options) (string, error) {
 		args.Filter = &initFilters(opts.fileFilters)[0]
 	}
 
-	res := [32768]uint16{}
+	var res [32768]uint16
 	args.File = &res[0]
 	args.MaxFile = uint32(len(res))
 	args.InitialDir, args.DefExt = initDirNameExt(opts.filename, res[:])
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func browseForFolder(opts options) (string, []string, error) {
 	}
 	defer coTaskMemFree.Call(ptr)
 
-	res := [32768]uint16{}
+	var res [32768]uint16
 	shGetPathFromIDListEx.Call(ptr, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&res[0])), uintptr(len(res)), 0)
 
 	str := syscall.UTF16ToString(res[:])
diff --git a/msg_windows.go b/msg_windows.go
index 0f4214e..ede68f4 100644
--- a/msg_windows.go
+++ b/msg_windows.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func hookMessageLabels(kind messageKind, opts options) (unhook context.CancelFun
 	return hookDialog(opts.ctx, func(wnd uintptr) {
 		enumChildWindows.Call(wnd,
 			syscall.NewCallback(func(wnd, lparam uintptr) uintptr {
-				name := [8]uint16{}
+				var name [8]uint16
 				getClassName.Call(wnd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&name)), uintptr(len(name)))
 				if syscall.UTF16ToString(name[:]) == "Button" {
 					ctl, _, _ := getDlgCtrlID.Call(wnd)
diff --git a/progress_windows.go b/progress_windows.go
index 30213f6..16830c6 100644
--- a/progress_windows.go
+++ b/progress_windows.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func progress(opts options) (ProgressDialog, error) {
 	centerWindow(wnd)
 	showWindow.Call(wnd, 1 /* SW_SHOWNORMAL */, 0)
 	if opts.maxValue < 0 {
-		sendMessage.Call(progCtl, 0x410 /* PBM_SETMARQUEE */, 1, 0)
+		sendMessage.Call(progCtl, 0x40a /* PBM_SETMARQUEE */, 1, 0)
 	} else {
 		sendMessage.Call(progCtl, 0x402 /* PBM_SETPOS */, 33, 0)
 		sendMessage.Call(progCtl, 0x406 /* PBM_SETRANGE32 */, 0, uintptr(opts.maxValue))
diff --git a/util_windows.go b/util_windows.go
index 076f164..1b5bf6f 100644
--- a/util_windows.go
+++ b/util_windows.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ var (
 	getModuleHandle    = kernel32.NewProc("GetModuleHandleW")
 	getCurrentThreadId = kernel32.NewProc("GetCurrentThreadId")
 	getConsoleWindow   = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleWindow")
+	getSystemDirectory = kernel32.NewProc("GetSystemDirectoryW")
+	createActCtx       = kernel32.NewProc("CreateActCtxW")
+	activateActCtx     = kernel32.NewProc("ActivateActCtx")
+	deactivateActCtx   = kernel32.NewProc("DeactivateActCtx")
 
 	coInitializeEx   = ole32.NewProc("CoInitializeEx")
 	coUninitialize   = ole32.NewProc("CoUninitialize")
@@ -98,15 +102,17 @@ func setup() context.CancelFunc {
 		setForegroundWindow.Call(hwnd)
 	}
 
-	var old uintptr
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
+
+	var restore uintptr
+	cookie := enableVisualStyles()
 	if setThreadDpiAwarenessContext.Find() == nil {
 		// try:
 		//   DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2
 		//   DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE
 		//   DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_SYSTEM_AWARE
 		for i := -4; i <= -2; i++ {
-			restore, _, _ := setThreadDpiAwarenessContext.Call(uintptr(i))
+			restore, _, _ = setThreadDpiAwarenessContext.Call(uintptr(i))
 			if restore != 0 {
 				break
 			}
@@ -118,8 +124,11 @@ func setup() context.CancelFunc {
 	icc.ICC = 0x00004020 // ICC_STANDARD_CLASSES|ICC_PROGRESS_CLASS
 
 	return func() {
-		if old != 0 {
-			setThreadDpiAwarenessContext.Call(old)
+		if restore != 0 {
+			setThreadDpiAwarenessContext.Call(restore)
+		}
+		if cookie != 0 {
+			deactivateActCtx.Call(cookie)
 		}
 		runtime.UnlockOSThread()
 	}
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ func hookDialog(ctx context.Context, initDialog func(wnd uintptr)) (unhook conte
 	hook, _, err = setWindowsHookEx.Call(12, // WH_CALLWNDPROCRET
 		syscall.NewCallback(func(code int32, wparam uintptr, lparam *_CWPRETSTRUCT) uintptr {
 			if lparam.Message == 0x0110 { // WM_INITDIALOG
-				name := [8]uint16{}
+				var name [8]uint16
 				getClassName.Call(lparam.Wnd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&name)), uintptr(len(name)))
 				if syscall.UTF16ToString(name[:]) == "#32770" { // The class for a dialog box
 					var close bool
@@ -290,26 +299,6 @@ func registerClass(instance, proc uintptr) (uintptr, error) {
 	return ret, err
 }
 
-// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4308503/how-to-enable-visual-styles-without-a-manifest
-// ULONG_PTR EnableVisualStyles(VOID)
-// {
-//     TCHAR dir[MAX_PATH];
-//     ULONG_PTR ulpActivationCookie = FALSE;
-//     ACTCTX actCtx =
-//     {
-//         sizeof(actCtx),
-//         ACTCTX_FLAG_RESOURCE_NAME_VALID
-//             | ACTCTX_FLAG_SET_PROCESS_DEFAULT
-//             | ACTCTX_FLAG_ASSEMBLY_DIRECTORY_VALID,
-//         TEXT("shell32.dll"), 0, 0, dir, (LPCTSTR)124
-//     };
-//     UINT cch = GetSystemDirectory(dir, sizeof(dir) / sizeof(*dir));
-//     if (cch >= sizeof(dir) / sizeof(*dir)) { return FALSE; /*shouldn't happen*/ }
-//     dir[cch] = TEXT('\0');
-//     ActivateActCtx(CreateActCtx(&actCtx), &ulpActivationCookie);
-//     return ulpActivationCookie;
-// }
-
 // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winmsg/using-messages-and-message-queues
 func messageLoop(wnd uintptr) error {
 	getMessage := getMessage.Addr()
@@ -335,6 +324,46 @@ func messageLoop(wnd uintptr) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4308503/how-to-enable-visual-styles-without-a-manifest
+func enableVisualStyles() (cookie uintptr) {
+	var dir [260]uint16
+	n, _, _ := getSystemDirectory.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&dir[0])), uintptr(len(dir)))
+	if n == 0 || int(n) >= len(dir) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var ctx _ACTCTX
+	ctx.Size = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(ctx))
+	ctx.Flags = 0x01c // ACTCTX_FLAG_RESOURCE_NAME_VALID|ACTCTX_FLAG_SET_PROCESS_DEFAULT|ACTCTX_FLAG_ASSEMBLY_DIRECTORY_VALID
+	ctx.Source = syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr("shell32.dll")
+	ctx.AssemblyDirectory = &dir[0]
+	ctx.ResourceName = 124
+
+	if h, _, _ := createActCtx.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ctx))); h != 0 {
+		activateActCtx.Call(h, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&cookie)))
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/ns-winbase-actctxw
+type _ACTCTX struct {
+	Size                  uint32
+	Flags                 uint32
+	Source                *uint16
+	ProcessorArchitecture uint16
+	LangId                uint16
+	AssemblyDirectory     *uint16
+	ResourceName          uintptr
+	ApplicationName       *uint16
+	Module                uintptr
+}
+
+// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/commctrl/ns-commctrl-initcommoncontrolsex
+type _INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX struct {
+	Size uint32
+	ICC  uint32
+}
+
 // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/ns-winuser-cwpretstruct
 type _CWPRETSTRUCT struct {
 	Result  uintptr
@@ -420,12 +449,6 @@ type _WNDCLASSEX struct {
 	IconSm     uintptr
 }
 
-// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/commctrl/ns-commctrl-initcommoncontrolsex
-type _INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX struct {
-	Size uint32
-	ICC  uint32
-}
-
 // https://github.com/wine-mirror/wine/blob/master/include/unknwn.idl
 
 type _IUnknownVtbl struct {