diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.cpp
index 090875d89b..b1074fe2f5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 #include "../../../Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/VideoBackend.h"
 #endif
 #include "../../../Plugins/Plugin_VideoOGL/Src/VideoBackend.h"
+#ifndef _WIN32
 #include "../../../Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/VideoBackend.h"
-
+#endif
 std::vector<VideoBackend*> g_available_video_backends;
 VideoBackend* g_video_backend = NULL;
 
@@ -36,9 +37,11 @@ void VideoBackend::PopulateList()
 	g_available_video_backends.push_back(new DX11::VideoBackend);
 #endif
 	g_available_video_backends.push_back(new OGL::VideoBackend);
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	g_available_video_backends.push_back(new SW::VideoBackend);
-
+#endif
 	g_video_backend = g_available_video_backends.front();
+
 }
 
 void VideoBackend::ClearList()
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DLCache.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DLCache.cpp
index 9f8df67951..d780045fb2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DLCache.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/DLCache.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct ReferencedDataRegion
 		NextRegion(NULL),
 		size(0),
 		MustClean(0),
-		ReferencedArray(-1),
+		ReferencedArray(0xFFFFFFFF),
 		ReferencedArrayStride(0)
 	{}
 	u64 hash;
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ struct CachedDisplayList
 		{
 			if(Current->hash)
 			{
-				if(cached_arraybases[Current->ReferencedArray] != Current->start_address || arraystrides[Current->ReferencedArray] != Current->ReferencedArrayStride)
+				//this test is here  to grant that the referenced arrays by the dlist dont change
+				// in the current implementation is not necesary as the id of the dlist is calculated based on the arrays it refers
+				// but i let this test for extra safety
+				if(Current->ReferencedArray != 0xFFFFFFFF && (cached_arraybases[Current->ReferencedArray] != Current->start_address || arraystrides[Current->ReferencedArray] != Current->ReferencedArrayStride))
 				{
 					return false;	
 				}