diff --git a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 77f4685a4e..dad571c119 100644
--- a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -330,4 +330,8 @@ vp_glob_module_copy_data("test/math/data/*.pgm" "modules/core" NO_INSTALL)
 # copy font
 vp_glob_module_copy_data("src/image/private/Rubik-Regular.ttf" "data/font")
 
-vp_set_source_file_compile_flag(src/tools/file/vpIoTools_npy.cpp -Wno-misleading-indentation)
+if(UNIX)
+  vp_set_source_file_compile_flag(src/tools/file/vpIoTools_npy.cpp -Wno-misleading-indentation)
+else()
+  vp_set_source_file_compile_flag(src/tools/file/vpIoTools_npy.cpp /wd4333)
+endif()
diff --git a/modules/core/src/math/random-generator/vpUniRand.cpp b/modules/core/src/math/random-generator/vpUniRand.cpp
index 79157f99e8..b6829b8c3a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/math/random-generator/vpUniRand.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/math/random-generator/vpUniRand.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ uint32_t vpUniRand::boundedRand(uint32_t bound)
   // because this version will calculate the same modulus, but the LHS
   // value is less than 2^32.
 
-  uint32_t threshold = -bound % bound;
+  uint32_t threshold = static_cast<uint64_t>(-static_cast<int64_t>(bound) % bound);
 
   // Uniformity guarantees that this loop will terminate.  In practice, it
   // should usually terminate quickly; on average (assuming all bounds are
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ uint32_t vpUniRand::next()
   m_rng.state = (oldstate * 6364136223846793005ULL) + m_rng.inc;
   uint32_t xorshifted = static_cast<uint32_t>(((oldstate >> 18u) ^ oldstate) >> 27u);
   uint32_t rot = oldstate >> 59u;
-  return (xorshifted >> rot) | (xorshifted << ((-rot) & 31));
+  return (xorshifted >> rot) | (xorshifted << (static_cast<uint32_t>((-static_cast<int64_t>(rot)) & 31)));
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpClient.cpp b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpClient.cpp
index c57366dd24..12fc072ba3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpClient.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpClient.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/****************************************************************************
- *
+/*
  * ViSP, open source Visual Servoing Platform software.
  * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2023 by Inria. All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -30,17 +29,22 @@
  *
  * Description:
  * TCP Client
- *
- * Authors:
- * Aurelien Yol
- *
-*****************************************************************************/
+ */
 
-#include <visp3/core/vpClient.h>
+#include <visp3/core/vpConfig.h>
+
+// Specific case for UWP to introduce a workaround
+// error C4996: 'gethostbyname': Use getaddrinfo() or GetAddrInfoW() instead or define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS to disable deprecated API warnings
+#if defined(WINRT)
+#ifndef _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+#endif
 
 // inet_ntop() not supported on win XP
 #ifdef VISP_HAVE_FUNC_INET_NTOP
 
+#include <visp3/core/vpClient.h>
 #include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h>
 
 BEGIN_VISP_NAMESPACE
@@ -97,18 +101,18 @@ bool vpClient::connectToHostname(const std::string &hostname, const unsigned int
   serv.receptorIP = inet_ntoa(*(in_addr *)server->h_addr);
 
   return connectServer(serv);
-}
+  }
 
-/*!
-  Connect to the server represented by the given ip, and at a given port.
+  /*!
+    Connect to the server represented by the given ip, and at a given port.
 
-  \sa vpClient::connectToHostname()
+    \sa vpClient::connectToHostname()
 
-  \param ip : IP of the server.
-  \param port_serv : Port used for the connection.
+    \param ip : IP of the server.
+    \param port_serv : Port used for the connection.
 
-  \return True if the connection has been etablished, false otherwise.
-*/
+    \return True if the connection has been etablished, false otherwise.
+  */
 bool vpClient::connectToIP(const std::string &ip, const unsigned int &port_serv)
 {
   vpNetwork::vpReceptor serv;
@@ -130,13 +134,13 @@ bool vpClient::connectToIP(const std::string &ip, const unsigned int &port_serv)
   serv.receptorAddress.sin_port = htons((unsigned short)port_serv);
 
   return connectServer(serv);
-}
+  }
 
-/*!
-  Deconnect from the server at a specific index.
+  /*!
+    Deconnect from the server at a specific index.
 
-  \param index : Index of the server.
-*/
+    \param index : Index of the server.
+  */
 void vpClient::deconnect(const unsigned int &index)
 {
   if (index < receptor_list.size()) {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpNetwork.cpp b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpNetwork.cpp
index 77feb13bd2..194c6d631b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpNetwork.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpNetwork.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/****************************************************************************
- *
+/*
  * ViSP, open source Visual Servoing Platform software.
  * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2023 by Inria. All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -30,17 +29,22 @@
  *
  * Description:
  * TCP Network
- *
- * Authors:
- * Aurelien Yol
- *
-*****************************************************************************/
+ */
 
-#include <visp3/core/vpNetwork.h>
+#include <visp3/core/vpConfig.h>
+
+// Specific case for UWP to introduce a workaround
+// error C4996: 'gethostbyname': Use getaddrinfo() or GetAddrInfoW() instead or define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS to disable deprecated API warnings
+#if defined(WINRT)
+#ifndef _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+#endif
 
 // inet_ntop() not supported on win XP
 #ifdef VISP_HAVE_FUNC_INET_NTOP
 
+#include <visp3/core/vpNetwork.h>
 #include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h>
 BEGIN_VISP_NAMESPACE
 vpNetwork::vpNetwork()
diff --git a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpServer.cpp b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpServer.cpp
index b8f23c8663..4b71f22158 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpServer.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/tools/network/vpServer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/****************************************************************************
- *
+/*
  * ViSP, open source Visual Servoing Platform software.
  * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2023 by Inria. All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -30,16 +29,24 @@
  *
  * Description:
  * TCP Server
- *
-*****************************************************************************/
+ */
 
-#include <visp3/core/vpServer.h>
+#include <visp3/core/vpConfig.h>
 
-#include <sstream>
+// Specific case for UWP to introduce a workaround
+// error C4996: 'gethostbyname': Use getaddrinfo() or GetAddrInfoW() instead or define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS to disable deprecated API warnings
+#if defined(WINRT)
+#ifndef _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+#endif
 
 // inet_ntop() not supported on win XP
 #ifdef VISP_HAVE_FUNC_INET_NTOP
 
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include <visp3/core/vpServer.h>
 #include <visp3/core/vpDebug.h>
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__) // Apple OSX and iOS (Darwin)
diff --git a/modules/visual_features/src/visual-feature/vpFeatureLuminanceMapping.cpp b/modules/visual_features/src/visual-feature/vpFeatureLuminanceMapping.cpp
index 71a4e77f08..a7ff48337e 100644
--- a/modules/visual_features/src/visual-feature/vpFeatureLuminanceMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_features/src/visual-feature/vpFeatureLuminanceMapping.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void vpLuminanceDCT::inverse(const vpColVector &s, vpImage<unsigned char> &I)
   I.resize(Ir.getRows(), Ir.getCols());
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < I.getRows(); ++i) {
     for (unsigned int j = 0; j < I.getCols(); ++j) {
-      I[i][j] = std::max(0.0, std::min(Ir[i][j], 255.0));
+      I[i][j] = static_cast<unsigned char>(std::max(0.0, std::min(Ir[i][j], 255.0)));
     }
   }
 }