diff --git a/src/demo/platform/file.c b/src/demo/platform/file.c
index 21c2725bc..ad407d500 100644
--- a/src/demo/platform/file.c
+++ b/src/demo/platform/file.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ tb_int_t tb_demo_platform_file_main(tb_int_t argc, tb_char_t** argv)
     // exit file
     if (ifile) tb_file_exit(ifile);
     if (ofile) tb_file_exit(ofile);
-#elif 0
+#elif 1
     tb_bool_t ok = tb_file_rename(argv[1], argv[2]);
     tb_trace_i("rename: %s => %s %s", argv[1], argv[2], ok? "ok" : "failed");
 #elif 1
diff --git a/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c b/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
index 90bdc1940..6d00ab45d 100644
--- a/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
+++ b/src/tbox/platform/windows/file.c
@@ -492,16 +492,15 @@ tb_bool_t tb_file_rename(tb_char_t const* path, tb_char_t const* dest)
     if (!tb_path_absolute_w(dest, full1, TB_PATH_MAXN)) return tb_false;
 
     // rename it
-    if (!MoveFileExW(full0, full1, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING))
+    DWORD flags = MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED | MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING | MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH;
+    if (!MoveFileExW(full0, full1, flags))
     {
         // make directory
         tb_file_mkdir(full1);
 
         // rename it again
-        return MoveFileExW(full0, full1, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING);
+        return MoveFileExW(full0, full1, flags);
     }
-
-    // ok
     return tb_true;
 }
 tb_bool_t tb_file_link(tb_char_t const* path, tb_char_t const* dest)