diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 7c7c455d1d..05a195c904 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3357,7 +3357,10 @@ void Application::updateWindowTitle(){
         title += " - ₵" + creditBalanceString;
     }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+    // crashes with vs2013/win32
     qDebug("Application title set to: %s", title.toStdString().c_str());
+#endif !WIN32
     _window->setWindowTitle(title);
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Audio.cpp b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
index 9e03a9df51..9086312bac 100644
--- a/interface/src/Audio.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Audio.cpp
@@ -164,14 +164,24 @@ void Audio::audioMixerKilled() {
     resetStats();
 }
 
+
 QAudioDeviceInfo getNamedAudioDeviceForMode(QAudio::Mode mode, const QString& deviceName) {
     QAudioDeviceInfo result;
+#ifdef WIN32
+    // NOTE
+    // this is a workaround for a windows only QtBug https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-16117
+    // static QAudioDeviceInfo objects get deallocated when QList<QAudioDevieInfo> objects go out of scope
+    result = (mode == QAudio::AudioInput) ? 
+        QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultInputDevice() : 
+        QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultOutputDevice();
+#else
     foreach(QAudioDeviceInfo audioDevice, QAudioDeviceInfo::availableDevices(mode)) {
         qDebug() << audioDevice.deviceName() << " " << deviceName;
         if (audioDevice.deviceName().trimmed() == deviceName.trimmed()) {
             result = audioDevice;
         }
     }
+#endif
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +287,7 @@ QAudioDeviceInfo defaultAudioDeviceForMode(QAudio::Mode mode) {
         pMMDeviceEnumerator = NULL;
         CoUninitialize();
     }
+
     qDebug() << "DEBUG [" << deviceName << "] [" << getNamedAudioDeviceForMode(mode, deviceName).deviceName() << "]";
     
     return getNamedAudioDeviceForMode(mode, deviceName);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
index 73c01ef582..5c80854286 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ void Resource::allReferencesCleared() {
         _cache->addUnusedResource(self);
         
     } else {
+#ifndef WIN32
+        // Note to Andrzej this causes a consistent crash on windows/vs2013
+        // patching here as a very temporary workaround.  --craig
         delete this;
+#endif // !WIN32
     }
 }