diff --git a/libc/calls/read-nt.c b/libc/calls/read-nt.c
index 2894af20f9d..7ce32aaf032 100644
--- a/libc/calls/read-nt.c
+++ b/libc/calls/read-nt.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/atomic.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/describeflags.internal.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/dll.h"
-#include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/nomultics.internal.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/strace.internal.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/weaken.h"
@@ -129,14 +128,14 @@ struct Keystroke {
 
 struct Keystrokes {
   atomic_uint once;
+  bool end_of_file;
+  bool ohno_decckm;
+  uint16_t utf16hs;
+  atomic_int_fast16_t used;
   int64_t cin, cot;
   struct Dll *list;
   struct Dll *line;
   struct Dll *free;
-  bool end_of_file;
-  bool ohno_decckm;
-  unsigned char pc;
-  uint16_t utf16hs;
   pthread_mutex_t lock;
   const struct VirtualKey *vkt;
   struct Keystroke pool[512];
@@ -156,6 +155,12 @@ static textwindows void OpenConsole(void) {
                                kNtFileShareWrite, 0, kNtOpenExisting, 0, 0);
 }
 
+static textwindows int AddSignal(int sig) {
+  atomic_fetch_or_explicit(&__get_tls()->tib_sigpending, 1ull << (sig - 1),
+                           memory_order_relaxed);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static textwindows void InitConsole(void) {
   cosmo_once(&__keystroke.once, OpenConsole);
 }
@@ -295,9 +300,9 @@ static textwindows int ProcessKeyEvent(const struct NtInputRecord *r, char *p) {
   // tcsetattr() lets anyone reconfigure these keybindings
   if (c && !(__ttyconf.magic & kTtyNoIsigs)) {
     if (c == __ttyconf.vintr) {
-      return __sig_enqueue(SIGINT);
+      return AddSignal(SIGINT);
     } else if (c == __ttyconf.vquit) {
-      return __sig_enqueue(SIGQUIT);
+      return AddSignal(SIGQUIT);
     }
   }
 
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ static textwindows int ConvertConsoleInputToAnsi(const struct NtInputRecord *r,
     case kNtMouseEvent:
       return ProcessMouseEvent(r, p);
     case kNtWindowBufferSizeEvent:
-      return __sig_enqueue(SIGWINCH);
+      return AddSignal(SIGWINCH);
     default:
       return 0;
   }
@@ -409,8 +414,8 @@ static textwindows struct Keystroke *NewKeystroke(void) {
   struct Dll *e;
   struct Keystroke *k = 0;
   int i, n = ARRAYLEN(__keystroke.pool);
-  if (atomic_load_explicit(&__keystroke.pc, memory_order_acquire) < n &&
-      (i = atomic_fetch_add(&__keystroke.pc, 1)) < n) {
+  if (atomic_load_explicit(&__keystroke.used, memory_order_acquire) < n &&
+      (i = atomic_fetch_add(&__keystroke.used, 1)) < n) {
     k = __keystroke.pool + i;
   } else {
     if ((e = dll_first(__keystroke.free))) {
diff --git a/libc/calls/sig.c b/libc/calls/sig.c
index e7919cc217a..1a6b8d99648 100644
--- a/libc/calls/sig.c
+++ b/libc/calls/sig.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ textwindows void __sig_delete(int sig) {
   BLOCK_SIGNALS;
   _pthread_lock();
   for (e = dll_last(_pthread_list); e; e = dll_prev(_pthread_list, e)) {
-    POSIXTHREAD_CONTAINER(e)->tib->tib_sigpending &= ~(1ull << (sig - 1));
+    atomic_fetch_and_explicit(&POSIXTHREAD_CONTAINER(e)->tib->tib_sigpending,
+                              ~(1ull << (sig - 1)), memory_order_relaxed);
   }
   _pthread_unlock();
   ALLOW_SIGNALS;
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ static textwindows bool __sig_start(struct PosixThread *pt, int sig,
   }
   if (pt->tib->tib_sigmask & (1ull << (sig - 1))) {
     STRACE("enqueing %G on %d", sig, _pthread_tid(pt));
-    pt->tib->tib_sigpending |= 1ull << (sig - 1);
+    atomic_fetch_or_explicit(&pt->tib->tib_sigpending, 1ull << (sig - 1),
+                             memory_order_relaxed);
     return false;
   }
   if (*rva == (intptr_t)SIG_DFL) {
@@ -339,7 +341,8 @@ static int __sig_killer(struct PosixThread *pt, int sig, int sic) {
       !((uintptr_t)__executable_start <= nc.Rip &&
         nc.Rip < (uintptr_t)__privileged_start)) {
     STRACE("enqueing %G on %d rip %p", sig, _pthread_tid(pt), nc.Rip);
-    pt->tib->tib_sigpending |= 1ull << (sig - 1);
+    atomic_fetch_or_explicit(&pt->tib->tib_sigpending, 1ull << (sig - 1),
+                             memory_order_relaxed);
     ResumeThread(th);
     __sig_cancel(pt, sig, flags);
     return 0;
diff --git a/libc/calls/sigpending.c b/libc/calls/sigpending.c
index d9400b92d17..50c630f1405 100644
--- a/libc/calls/sigpending.c
+++ b/libc/calls/sigpending.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ int sigpending(sigset_t *pending) {
     rc = 0;
   } else if (IsWindows()) {
     *pending = atomic_load_explicit(&__sig.pending, memory_order_acquire) |
-               __get_tls()->tib_sigpending;
+               atomic_load_explicit(&__get_tls()->tib_sigpending,
+                                    memory_order_acquire);
     rc = 0;
   } else {
     rc = enosys();
diff --git a/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h b/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
index 50351c76334..17793a0b5b2 100644
--- a/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/struct/sigset.internal.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
   }                        \
   while (0)
 
-int __sig_enqueue(int);
 sigset_t __sig_block(void);
 void __sig_unblock(sigset_t);
 void __sig_finishwait(sigset_t);
diff --git a/libc/intrin/sig.c b/libc/intrin/sig.c
index 03c037c5635..dfb4da24995 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/sig.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/sig.c
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ void __sig_unblock(sigset_t m) {
   }
 }
 
-textwindows int __sig_enqueue(int sig) {
-  __get_tls()->tib_sigpending |= 1ull << (sig - 1);
-  return 0;
-}
-
 textwindows sigset_t __sig_beginwait(sigset_t waitmask) {
   return atomic_exchange_explicit(&__get_tls()->tib_sigmask, waitmask,
                                   memory_order_acquire);
diff --git a/libc/proc/fork-nt.c b/libc/proc/fork-nt.c
index bdcd0db5bcc..529004c8964 100644
--- a/libc/proc/fork-nt.c
+++ b/libc/proc/fork-nt.c
@@ -16,24 +16,18 @@
 │ TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR             │
 │ PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.                                                │
 ╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
-#include "libc/assert.h"
+#include "ape/sections.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/sig.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/state.internal.h"
-#include "libc/calls/struct/fd.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/syscall_support-nt.internal.h"
-#include "libc/calls/wincrash.internal.h"
 #include "libc/errno.h"
 #include "libc/fmt/itoa.h"
-#include "libc/intrin/atomic.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/directmap.internal.h"
-#include "libc/intrin/dll.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/kprintf.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/strace.internal.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/weaken.h"
 #include "libc/macros.internal.h"
-#include "libc/mem/mem.h"
-#include "libc/nt/console.h"
 #include "libc/nt/createfile.h"
 #include "libc/nt/enum/accessmask.h"
 #include "libc/nt/enum/creationdisposition.h"
@@ -41,21 +35,17 @@
 #include "libc/nt/enum/pageflags.h"
 #include "libc/nt/enum/startf.h"
 #include "libc/nt/errors.h"
-#include "libc/nt/files.h"
 #include "libc/nt/ipc.h"
 #include "libc/nt/memory.h"
 #include "libc/nt/process.h"
 #include "libc/nt/runtime.h"
 #include "libc/nt/signals.h"
 #include "libc/nt/struct/ntexceptionpointers.h"
-#include "libc/nt/synchronization.h"
-#include "libc/nt/thread.h"
-#include "libc/nt/thunk/msabi.h"
-#include "libc/proc/describefds.internal.h"
 #include "libc/proc/ntspawn.h"
 #include "libc/proc/proc.internal.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/internal.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/memtrack.internal.h"
+#include "libc/runtime/runtime.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/symbols.internal.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/at.h"
@@ -65,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sig.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/errfuns.h"
 #include "libc/thread/itimer.internal.h"
-#include "libc/thread/posixthread.internal.h"
 #include "libc/thread/tls.h"
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 
@@ -395,10 +384,9 @@ textwindows int sys_fork_nt(uint32_t dwCreationFlags) {
     __set_tls(tib);
     __morph_tls();
     __tls_enabled_set(true);
-    // get new main thread handle
-    // clear pending signals
-    tib->tib_sigpending = 0;
+    // the child's pending signals is initially empty
     atomic_store_explicit(&__sig.pending, 0, memory_order_relaxed);
+    atomic_store_explicit(&tib->tib_sigpending, 0, memory_order_relaxed);
     // re-enable threads
     __enable_threads();
     // re-apply code morphing for function tracing
diff --git a/test/libc/calls/getcwd_test.c b/test/libc/calls/getcwd_test.c
index 76dad7bf1f3..2a4be30ea79 100644
--- a/test/libc/calls/getcwd_test.c
+++ b/test/libc/calls/getcwd_test.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "libc/log/check.h"
 #include "libc/macros.internal.h"
 #include "libc/mem/gc.internal.h"
+#include "libc/str/str.h"
 #include "libc/testlib/testlib.h"
 #include "libc/x/x.h"
 
@@ -48,5 +49,6 @@ TEST(getcwd, testWindows_addsFunnyPrefix) {
   if (!IsWindows()) return;
   char path[PATH_MAX];
   ASSERT_NE(0, getcwd(path, sizeof(path)));
-  EXPECT_STARTSWITH("/C/", path);
+  path[1] = tolower(path[1]);
+  EXPECT_STARTSWITH("/c/", path);
 }