diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4dfcc90..2e1ec73 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ version = 3
 name = "auto_mute_tool"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "widestring",
  "windows",
 ]
 
@@ -45,12 +44,6 @@ version = "1.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "84a22b9f218b40614adcb3f4ff08b703773ad44fa9423e4e0d346d5db86e4ebc"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "widestring"
-version = "1.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "653f141f39ec16bba3c5abe400a0c60da7468261cc2cbf36805022876bc721a8"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.44.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 04c87f2..62bda75 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
-[dependencies]
-widestring = "1.0.2"
-
 [dependencies.windows]
 version = "0.44.0"
 features = [
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 864cc2f..1d39759 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ use std::{
     io::{BufRead, BufReader},
     path::Path,
     ptr::null_mut,
-    sync::{
-        Arc, Mutex,
-    },
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
 use sm_session_notifier::SMSessionNotifier;
-use window_change::{win_event_hook_loop, WIN_CHANGE_CHANNEL_TX};
+use window_change::{win_event_hook_loop, WIN_CHANGE_CALLBACK};
 use windows::{
     core::Interface,
     Win32::{
@@ -133,9 +131,9 @@ fn main() {
         .boot_devices()
         .expect("failed to get initial audio devices and sessions");
 
-    *WIN_CHANGE_CHANNEL_TX.lock().unwrap() = Some(
-        Box::new(move |s| muter.lock().unwrap().notify_window_changed(&s))
-    );
+    *WIN_CHANGE_CALLBACK.lock().unwrap() = Some(Box::new(move |s| {
+        muter.lock().unwrap().notify_window_changed(&s)
+    }));
 
     win_event_hook_loop();
 }
diff --git a/src/sm_session_notifier.rs b/src/sm_session_notifier.rs
index cd6822e..82e0121 100644
--- a/src/sm_session_notifier.rs
+++ b/src/sm_session_notifier.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::{
 use crate::{
     device_notification_client::DeviceNotificationClient, session_notification::SessionNotification,
 };
-use widestring::U16CStr;
 use windows::{
     core::{Interface, PCWSTR},
     Win32::{
@@ -105,11 +104,8 @@ impl SMSessionNotifier {
             (self.notification_function)(session);
         }
         let prop_store = device.OpenPropertyStore(STGM_READ)?;
-        // this definition isn't in windows-rs yet apparently :(
         let prop_var = prop_store.GetValue(&PKEY_Device_FriendlyName)?;
-        let str = U16CStr::from_ptr_str(prop_var.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.pwszVal.0)
-            .to_string_lossy();
-        println!("Device Added: {} Existing Sessions: {}", str, session_count);
+        println!("Device Added: {} Existing Sessions: {}", prop_var.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.pwszVal.to_string()?, session_count);
         self.session_managers.push(sm);
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/window_change.rs b/src/window_change.rs
index 2d759a8..b6914b0 100644
--- a/src/window_change.rs
+++ b/src/window_change.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use windows::Win32::{
 
 use crate::pid_to_exe::pid_to_exe_path;
 
-pub static WIN_CHANGE_CHANNEL_TX: Mutex<Option<Box<dyn Fn(&str)+Send>>> = Mutex::new(None);
+pub static WIN_CHANGE_CALLBACK: Mutex<Option<Box<dyn Fn(&str)+Send>>> = Mutex::new(None);
 
 unsafe extern "system" fn win_event_proc(
     _hook: HWINEVENTHOOK,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn win_event_proc(
         GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd, Some(&mut pid));
         pid_to_exe_path(pid)
             .map(|path|
-                WIN_CHANGE_CHANNEL_TX
+                WIN_CHANGE_CALLBACK
                     .lock()
                     .unwrap()
                     .as_ref()