diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc407d3..1cb7f5c 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
 
     set(ENABLE_WINDOWS TRUE)
     set(ENABLE_VULKAN TRUE)
+    set(ENABLE_DX12 TRUE)
 
     set(NEEDS_HOSTED_SHADER_COMPILER FALSE)
     set(REQUIRED_SHADER_LANGUAGE "spirv")
diff --git a/cmake/Common.cmake b/cmake/Common.cmake
index 7c1cbc9..547aecd 100755
--- a/cmake/Common.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Common.cmake
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ macro(set_engine_properties target)
     if(ENABLE_METAL)
         target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC ENABLE_METAL)
     endif()
+
+    if(ENABLE_WEBGPU)
+        target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC ENABLE_WEBGPU)
+    endif()
+
+    if(ENABLE_DX12)
+        target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC ENABLE_DX12)
+    endif()
 endmacro()
diff --git a/engine/core/src/imgui_backend.cpp b/engine/core/src/imgui_backend.cpp
index ee55afd..3036439 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/imgui_backend.cpp
+++ b/engine/core/src/imgui_backend.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void imgui_backend::begin_frame(const float delta_time) {
         }
 
         for(const auto& dir_ent : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(data.current_path)) {
-            if(ImGui::Selectable(dir_ent.path().c_str(), data.selected_path == dir_ent.path(), ImGuiSelectableFlags_DontClosePopups)) {
+            if(ImGui::Selectable(dir_ent.path().string().c_str(), data.selected_path == dir_ent.path(), ImGuiSelectableFlags_DontClosePopups)) {
                 if(dir_ent.is_directory())
                     data.current_path = dir_ent.path();
                 else
diff --git a/engine/gfx/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
index c3888bf..4ab028d 100755
--- a/engine/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/gfx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_WEBGPU)
    add_subdirectory(webgpu)
-endif()
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/gfx/dx12/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/gfx/dx12/CMakeLists.txt
index a3cde0c..d2f0fe5 100755
--- a/engine/gfx/dx12/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/gfx/dx12/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-add_library(GFXDX12 STATIC src/gfx_dummy.cpp)
+add_library(GFXDX12 STATIC src/gfx_dx12.cpp)
 target_include_directories(GFXDX12 PUBLIC include)
 target_link_libraries(GFXDX12 PUBLIC GFX)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dummy.hpp b/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dummy.hpp
deleted file mode 100755
index ec46911..0000000
--- a/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dummy.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "gfx.hpp"
-
-class GFXDummy : public GFX {
-public:
-    bool initialize() override;
-	void initializeView(void* native_handle, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) override;
-
-    // buffer operations
-    GFXBuffer* createBuffer(void* data, GFXSize size, GFXBufferUsage usage) override;
-    void copyBuffer(GFXBuffer* buffer, void* data, GFXSize offset, GFXSize size) override;
-    
-    // texture operations
-    GFXTexture* createTexture(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, GFXPixelFormat format, GFXStorageMode storageMode, GFXTextureUsage usage) override;
-    void copyTexture(GFXTexture* texture, void* data, GFXSize size) override;
-    
-    // framebuffer operations
-    GFXFramebuffer* createFramebuffer(GFXFramebufferCreateInfo& info) override;
-    
-    // render pass operations
-    GFXRenderPass* createRenderPass(GFXRenderPassCreateInfo& info) override;
-    
-    // pipeline operations
-    GFXPipeline* createPipeline(GFXPipelineCreateInfo& info) override;
-    
-    void render(GFXCommandBuffer* command_buffer) override;
-    
-    const char* getName() override;
-};
diff --git a/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dx12.hpp b/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dx12.hpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..64f7e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/gfx/dx12/include/gfx_dx12.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "gfx.hpp"
+
+class gfx_dx12 : public GFX {
+public:
+    bool is_supported() override { return true; }
+    ShaderLanguage accepted_shader_language() override { return ShaderLanguage::HLSL; }
+    GFXContext required_context() override { return GFXContext::DirectX; }
+    bool initialize(const GFXCreateInfo& info) override;
+    
+    const char* get_name() override;
+};
diff --git a/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dummy.cpp b/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dummy.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 05f3b8b..0000000
--- a/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dummy.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#include "gfx_dummy.hpp"
-
-bool GFXDummy::initialize() {
-	return true;
-}
-
-void GFXDummy::initializeView(void* native_handle, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
-       
-}
-
-GFXBuffer* GFXDummy::createBuffer(void* data, GFXSize size, GFXBufferUsage usage) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-void GFXDummy::copyBuffer(GFXBuffer* buffer, void* data, GFXSize offset, GFXSize size) {
-
-}
-
-GFXTexture* GFXDummy::createTexture(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, GFXPixelFormat format, GFXStorageMode storageMode, GFXTextureUsage usage) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-void GFXDummy::copyTexture(GFXTexture* texture, void* data, GFXSize size) {
-
-}
-
-
-GFXFramebuffer* GFXDummy::createFramebuffer(GFXFramebufferCreateInfo& info) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-GFXRenderPass* GFXDummy::createRenderPass(GFXRenderPassCreateInfo& info) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-GFXPipeline* GFXDummy::createPipeline(GFXPipelineCreateInfo& info) {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-void GFXDummy::render(GFXCommandBuffer* command_buffer) {
-
-}
-
-const char* GFXDummy::getName() {
-    return "None";
-}
diff --git a/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dx12.cpp b/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dx12.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5b57a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/gfx/dx12/src/gfx_dx12.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "gfx_dx12.hpp"
+
+#include <d3d12.h>
+#include <dxgi1_6.h>
+#include <d3dcompiler.h>
+
+#include <wrl.h>
+
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
+
+ComPtr<ID3D12Device> g_Device;
+
+bool gfx_dx12::initialize(const GFXCreateInfo& info) {
+	return true;
+}
+
+const char* gfx_dx12::get_name() {
+    return "DX12";
+}
diff --git a/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 6deeadb..f467e84 100644
--- a/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if(ENABLE_VULKAN)
     set(EXTRA_SRC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sdl_vulkan.cpp ${EXTRA_SRC})
 endif()
 
+if(ENABLE_DX12)
+    set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES GFXDX12 ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if(TARGET SDL2::SDL2)
     set(EXTRA_LIBRARIES SDL2::SDL2 ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/platforms/sdl/main.cpp.in b/platforms/sdl/main.cpp.in
index 9fe8661..de7a719 100644
--- a/platforms/sdl/main.cpp.in
+++ b/platforms/sdl/main.cpp.in
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <SDL_vulkan.h>
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_DX12
+#include "gfx_dx12.hpp"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_VULKAN
 #include "gfx_vulkan.hpp"
 #endif
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "gfx_dummy.hpp"
 
-#ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.ViewManagement.h>
 #pragma comment(lib, "windowsapp")
 #endif
@@ -319,6 +323,11 @@ void platform::end_text_input() {
 }
 
 bool platform::supports_context(GFXContext context) {
+#ifdef ENABLE_DX12
+    if(context == GFXContext::DirectX)
+        return true;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_VULKAN
     if(context == GFXContext::Vulkan)
         return true;
@@ -397,7 +406,7 @@ template<class GFXBackend>
 void try_initialize() {
     if(gfx_interface == nullptr) {
         auto backend = new GFXBackend();
-        const bool supported = backend->is_supported();
+        const bool supported = backend->is_supported() && platform::supports_context(backend->required_context());
         if(!supported) {
             prism::log("Failed to initialize GFX backend... trying next...");
         } else {
@@ -422,6 +431,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     engine = new prism::engine(argc, argv);
 
     // determine gfx context at the beginning
+#ifdef ENABLE_DX12
+   try_initialize<gfx_dx12>();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_METAL
     gfx_backend_order.emplace_back(gfx_backend_initializer{"metal", []{
         try_initialize<GFXMetal>();
@@ -541,7 +554,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#if defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 PlatformTheme platform::get_theme() {
 	using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;