diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
index 561f63860c..599191627b 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
  * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
  * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
- * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * If not, see <http:\\/www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -247,55 +247,55 @@ static void frontend_win32_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
    gfx_set_dwm();
 
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.assets,
-      ":/assets", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.assets));
+      ":\\assets", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.assets));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.audio_filter,
-      ":/filters/audio", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.audio_filter));
+      ":\\filters\\audio", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.audio_filter));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.video_filter,
-      ":/filters/video", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.video_filter));
+      ":\\filters\\video", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.video_filter));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.cheats,
-      ":/cheats", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.cheats));
+      ":\\cheats", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.cheats));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.database,
-      ":/database/rdb", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.database));
+      ":\\database\\rdb", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.database));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.cursor,
-   ":/database/cursors", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.cursor));
+      ":\\database\\cursors", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.cursor));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.playlist,
-      ":/playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.assets));
+      ":\\playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.assets));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.menu_config,
-      ":/config", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.menu_config));
+      ":\\config", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.menu_config));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.remap,
-      ":/config/remaps", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.remap));
+      ":\\config\\remaps", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.remap));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.wallpapers,
-      ":/assets/wallpapers", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.wallpapers));
+      ":\\assets\\wallpapers", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.wallpapers));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.thumbnails,
-      ":/thumbnails", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.thumbnails));
+      ":\\thumbnails", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.thumbnails));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.overlay,
-      ":/overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.overlay));
+      ":\\overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.overlay));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay,
-      ":/overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay));
+      ":\\overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay,
-      ":/overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay));
+      ":\\overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.core,
-      ":/cores", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core));
+      ":\\cores", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.core_info,
-      ":/info", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core_info));
+      ":\\info", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core_info));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.autoconfig,
-      ":/autoconfig", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.autoconfig));
+      ":\\autoconfig", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.autoconfig));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.shader,
-      ":/shaders", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.shader));
+      ":\\shaders", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.shader));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.core_assets,
-      ":/downloads", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core_assets));
+      ":\\downloads", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.core_assets));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.screenshot,
-      ":/screenshots", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.screenshot));
+      ":\\screenshots", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.screenshot));
 
 /* don't force this in the driver anymore, these will be handled by
    a dummy config file  so they can be reset to content dir
 
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.sram,
-      ":/saves", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.sram));
+      ":\\saves", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.sram));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.savestate,
-      ":/states", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.savestate));
+      ":\\states", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.savestate));
    fill_pathname_expand_special(g_defaults.dir.system,
-      ":/system", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.system));
+      ":\\system", sizeof(g_defaults.dir.system));
 */
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGL) || defined(HAVE_OPENGLES)