diff --git a/entry.cpp b/entry.cpp
index 0be8b4f4..81750a8d 100644
--- a/entry.cpp
+++ b/entry.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 // included by default in every geode project
-
 #include <Geode/Loader.hpp>
 
 GEODE_API bool GEODE_CALL geode_implicit_load(geode::Mod* m) {
-	geode::Mod::setSharedMod(m);
-	geode::log::releaseSchedules(m);
-	geode::Loader::get()->releaseScheduledFunctions(m);
-	return true;
+    geode::Mod::setSharedMod(m);
+    geode::log::releaseSchedules(m);
+    geode::Loader::get()->releaseScheduledFunctions(m);
+    return true;
 }
diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Loader.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Loader.hpp
index 2a4a1a1f..ed96597f 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Loader.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Loader.hpp
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ namespace geode {
 
         void updateAllDependencies();
 
-        void releaseScheduledFunctions(Mod* mod);
-
         friend class Mod;
         friend class CustomLoader;
         friend struct ModInfo;
@@ -93,6 +91,9 @@ namespace geode {
         void updateResourcePaths();
         void updateModResources(Mod* mod);
 
+        // used internally in geode_implicit_load
+        void releaseScheduledFunctions(Mod* mod);
+
         friend bool GEODE_CALL ::geode_implicit_load(Mod*);
 
     public:
diff --git a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Mod.hpp b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Mod.hpp
index b3ed0423..56e8d58d 100644
--- a/loader/include/Geode/loader/Mod.hpp
+++ b/loader/include/Geode/loader/Mod.hpp
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ namespace geode {
         template <class = void>
         static inline GEODE_HIDDEN Mod* sharedMod = nullptr;
 
+        // used internally in geode_implicit_load
         template <class = void>
         static inline GEODE_HIDDEN void setSharedMod(Mod* mod) {
             sharedMod<> = mod;
diff --git a/loader/src/hooks/MenuLayer.cpp b/loader/src/hooks/MenuLayer.cpp
index c9ba2c71..1f198e14 100644
--- a/loader/src/hooks/MenuLayer.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/hooks/MenuLayer.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void updateIndexProgress(UpdateStatus status, std::string const& info, ui
 
 template <class T = CCNode>
 
-    requires std::is_base_of_v<CCNode, T>
+requires std::is_base_of_v<CCNode, T>
 T* setIDSafe(CCNode* node, int index, char const* id) {
     if constexpr (std::is_same_v<CCNode, T>) {
         if (auto child = getChild(node, index)) {
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ struct CustomMenuLayer : Modify<CustomMenuLayer, MenuLayer> {
 
     bool init() {
         if (!MenuLayer::init()) return false;
-
         // set IDs to everything
         this->setID("main-menu-layer");
         setIDSafe(this, 0, "main-menu-bg");
diff --git a/loader/src/internal/InternalMod.cpp b/loader/src/internal/InternalMod.cpp
index 87e37a07..b3002bd9 100644
--- a/loader/src/internal/InternalMod.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/internal/InternalMod.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static ModInfo getInternalModInfo() {
 
 InternalMod::InternalMod() : Mod(getInternalModInfo()) {
     m_saveDirPath = Loader::get()->getGeodeSaveDirectory() / GEODE_MOD_DIRECTORY / m_info.m_id;
+
     ghc::filesystem::create_directories(m_saveDirPath);
 
     // make sure spritesheets get added
diff --git a/loader/src/load/Loader.cpp b/loader/src/load/Loader.cpp
index 7ca27849..4be61695 100644
--- a/loader/src/load/Loader.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/load/Loader.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ void Loader::createDirectories() {
     auto tempDir = this->getGeodeDirectory() / GEODE_TEMP_DIRECTORY;
     auto confDir = this->getGeodeDirectory() / GEODE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY;
 
-    #ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
+#ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
     ghc::filesystem::create_directory(this->getSaveDirectory());
-    #endif
+#endif
 
     ghc::filesystem::create_directories(resDir);
     ghc::filesystem::create_directory(confDir);
@@ -426,13 +426,22 @@ ghc::filesystem::path Loader::getGameDirectory() const {
     return ghc::filesystem::path(CCFileUtils::sharedFileUtils()->getWritablePath2().c_str());
 }
 
+#ifdef GEODE_IS_WINDOWS
+    #include <filesystem>
+#endif
+
 ghc::filesystem::path Loader::getSaveDirectory() const {
-    // not using ~/Library/Caches
-    #ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
+// not using ~/Library/Caches
+#ifdef GEODE_IS_MACOS
     return ghc::filesystem::path("/Users/Shared/Geode");
-    #else
+#elif defined(GEODE_IS_WINDOWS)
+    return ghc::filesystem::path(
+        std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(CCFileUtils::sharedFileUtils()->getWritablePath().c_str())
+            .string()
+    );
+#else
     return ghc::filesystem::path(CCFileUtils::sharedFileUtils()->getWritablePath().c_str());
-    #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 ghc::filesystem::path Loader::getGeodeDirectory() const {
diff --git a/loader/src/main.cpp b/loader/src/main.cpp
index 57cde5ac..f406886a 100644
--- a/loader/src/main.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/main.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ int geodeEntry(void* platformData) {
             "internal tools and Geode can not be loaded. "
             "(InternalLoader::get returned nullptr)"
         );
+        return 1;
     }
+
     if (!geode::core::hook::initialize()) {
         InternalLoader::platformMessageBox(
             "Unable to load Geode!",
@@ -126,7 +128,9 @@ int geodeEntry(void* platformData) {
             "internal tools and Geode can not be loaded. "
             "(Unable to set up hook manager)"
         );
+        return 1;
     }
+
     geode_implicit_load(InternalMod::get());
 
     if (!InternalLoader::get()->setup()) {