diff --git a/docs/win32_build_scripts/pokerth_download_libs.cmd b/docs/win32_build_scripts/pokerth_download_libs.cmd
index 819f30cd..98547570 100644
--- a/docs/win32_build_scripts/pokerth_download_libs.cmd
+++ b/docs/win32_build_scripts/pokerth_download_libs.cmd
@@ -214,18 +214,18 @@ cd /d %PKTH_BaseDir%
 if not exist %PKTH_BaseDir%\boost. (
 echo.
 echo Downloading boost and bjam
-%PKTH_OldDir%\third_party_apps\wget http://%SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR%.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost_1_43_0.7z http://%SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR%.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86.zip
+%PKTH_OldDir%\third_party_apps\wget http://%SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR%.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost_1_44_0.7z http://%SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR%.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86.zip
 if not errorlevel 0 goto downloadFailed
 echo.
 echo Unpacking boost and bjam
-%PKTH_OldDir%\third_party_apps\7za x -y boost_1_43_0.7z
+%PKTH_OldDir%\third_party_apps\7za x -y boost_1_44_0.7z
 %PKTH_OldDir%\third_party_apps\7za x -y boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86.zip
 REM Wait 5 seconds for the file cache, else ren might fail.
 @ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000 > nul
 move boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86\bjam.exe mingw\bin\bjam.exe
 move boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86\LICENSE_1_0.txt mingw\bin\bjam_LICENSE_1_0.txt
 rd boost-jam-3.1.17-1-ntx86
-ren boost_1_43_0 boost
+ren boost_1_44_0 boost
 )
 echo.
 echo Compiling boost
diff --git a/pokerth_game.pro b/pokerth_game.pro
index cd068c37..dab2cbf8 100644
--- a/pokerth_game.pro
+++ b/pokerth_game.pro
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ win32 {
             -lidn
         LIBS += -lcurl
         LIBS += -lz
-        LIBS += -lboost_thread-mgw45-mt-1_43
-        LIBS += -lboost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-1_43
-        LIBS += -lboost_regex-mgw45-mt-1_43
-        LIBS += -lboost_system-mgw45-mt-1_43
-        LIBS += -lboost_iostreams-mgw45-mt-1_43
-        LIBS += -lboost_zlib-mgw45-mt-1_43
+		LIBS += -lboost_thread-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_regex-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_system-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_iostreams-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_zlib-mgw45-mt-1_44
     }
     LIBS += -lgdi32 \
         -lcomdlg32 \
diff --git a/pokerth_server.pro b/pokerth_server.pro
index 818576b7..50f1be91 100644
--- a/pokerth_server.pro
+++ b/pokerth_server.pro
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ win32 {
         LIBS += -lgnutls-openssl -lgnutls -lgcrypt -ltasn1 -lgpg-error -lgsasl -lidn
         LIBS += -lcurl
         LIBS += -lz
-		LIBS += -lboost_thread-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_regex-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_system-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_iostreams-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_zlib-mgw45-mt-1_43
-		LIBS += -lboost_program_options-mgw45-mt-1_43
+		LIBS += -lboost_thread-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_filesystem-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_regex-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_system-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_iostreams-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_zlib-mgw45-mt-1_44
+		LIBS += -lboost_program_options-mgw45-mt-1_44
     }
 
     LIBS += -lgdi32 \
diff --git a/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp b/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
index 78caa17a..417fd859 100644
--- a/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/socket_startup.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,11 @@ socket_has_sctp()
 
 	if (test == boost::asio::detail::invalid_socket)
 		return false;
-	boost::system::error_code ec;
-	boost::asio::detail::socket_ops::close(test, ec);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	closesocket(test);
+#else
+	close(test);
+#endif
 	return true;
 #else
 	return false;
@@ -107,8 +110,11 @@ socket_has_ipv6()
 
 	if (test == boost::asio::detail::invalid_socket)
 		return false;
-	boost::system::error_code ec;
-	boost::asio::detail::socket_ops::close(test, ec);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	closesocket(test);
+#else
+	close(test);
+#endif
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -123,8 +129,11 @@ socket_has_dual_stack()
 		int ipv6only = 0;
 		if (setsockopt(test, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, (char *)&ipv6only, sizeof(ipv6only)) == 0)
 			retVal = true;
-		boost::system::error_code ec;
-		boost::asio::detail::socket_ops::close(test, ec);
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+		closesocket(test);
+	#else
+		close(test);
+	#endif
 	}
 	return retVal;
 }
diff --git a/src/pokerth.cpp b/src/pokerth.cpp
index 23856913..ab11931c 100755
--- a/src/pokerth.cpp
+++ b/src/pokerth.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@
 #include <QtPlugin>
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qjpeg)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qgif)
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-extern "C" void tss_cleanup_implemented() {}
-#endif
 #endif
 
 using namespace std;