diff --git a/Source/AuProcAddresses.NT.cpp b/Source/AuProcAddresses.NT.cpp
index a6f18ff3..5a1fea49 100644
--- a/Source/AuProcAddresses.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/AuProcAddresses.NT.cpp
@@ -313,48 +313,32 @@ namespace Aurora
         attrs.nLength        = sizeof(attrs);
         attrs.bInheritHandle = bInherit ? TRUE : FALSE;
 
-        if ((dwFlags & 0x4ffff7) &&
-            (!pCreateFile2))
+        bool bSpecialFlags = (dwFlags & 0x4ffff7);
+        bool bSpecialAttrs = (dwAttributes & 0xFFB00008);
+
+        if (!pCreateFile2)
         {
-            SysPushErrorFeatureMissing("Do not use Windows8+ attributes/flags under Win32Open");
-            return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+            if (bSpecialFlags)
+            {
+                SysPushErrorFeatureMissing("Do not use Windows8+ attributes/flags under Win32Open");
+                return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+            }
+
+            if (bSpecialAttrs)
+            {
+                SysPushErrorFeatureMissing("Do not use Windows8+ attributes/flags under Win32Open");
+                return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+            }
         }
 
-        if ((dwAttributes & 0xFFB00008) &&
-            (!pCreateFile2))
-        {
-            SysPushErrorFeatureMissing("Do not use Windows8+ attributes/flags under Win32Open");
-            return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-        }
-        
         if (!dwAttributes)
         {
             dwAttributes = FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL;
         }
 
-        if (pCreateFile2)
-        {
-            _CREATEFILE2_EXTENDED_PARAMETERS params {};
-
-            if (::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONIN$") == 0 ||
-                ::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONOUT$") == 0 ||
-                ::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONERR$") == 0)
-            {
-                lpFileName = L"CON";
-            }
-
-            params.dwSize = sizeof(_CREATEFILE2_EXTENDED_PARAMETERS);
-            params.dwFileFlags = dwFlags;
-            params.dwFileAttributes = dwAttributes;
-            params.lpSecurityAttributes = &attrs;
-
-            return pCreateFile2(lpFileName,
-                                dwDesiredAccess,
-                                dwShareMode,
-                                dwCreationDisposition,
-                                &params);
-        }
-        else if (pCreateFileW)
+        if (pCreateFileW &&
+            !bSpecialFlags &&
+            !bSpecialAttrs)
         {
             return pCreateFileW(lpFileName,
                                 dwDesiredAccess,
@@ -364,9 +348,50 @@ namespace Aurora
                                 dwFlags | dwAttributes,
                                 NULL);
         }
-        else
+
+        if (pCreateFile2)
         {
-            return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+            _CREATEFILE2_EXTENDED_PARAMETERS params {};
+            bool bWrite {};
+            HANDLE hHandle {};
+
+            params.dwSize = sizeof(_CREATEFILE2_EXTENDED_PARAMETERS);
+            params.dwFileFlags = dwFlags;
+            params.dwFileAttributes = dwAttributes;
+            params.lpSecurityAttributes = &attrs;
+
+            if ((bWrite = (::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONIN$") == 0))||
+                ::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONOUT$") == 0 ||
+                ::wcscmp(lpFileName, L"CONERR$") == 0)
+            {
+                if (bWrite)
+                {
+                    dwDesiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    dwDesiredAccess = GENERIC_READ;
+                }
+
+                if ((hHandle = pCreateFile2(lpFileName,
+                                            dwDesiredAccess,
+                                            dwShareMode,
+                                            dwCreationDisposition,
+                                            &params)) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+                {
+                    return hHandle;
+                }
+
+                lpFileName = L"CON";
+            }
+
+            return pCreateFile2(lpFileName,
+                                dwDesiredAccess,
+                                dwShareMode,
+                                dwCreationDisposition,
+                                &params);
         }
+
+        return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
index 8a0298e0..ce8a7268 100644
--- a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.NT.cpp
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
     #if defined(AURORA_PLATFORM_WIN32)
             GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
     #else
-
             Win32Open(L"CONIN$",
                       GENERIC_READ,
                       FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                      false,
+                      bSharing,
                       OPEN_EXISTING,
                       0,
                       0);
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
             Win32Open(bError ? L"CONERR$" : L"CONOUT$",
                       GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
                       FILE_SHARE_READ,
-                      false,
+                      bSharing,
                       OPEN_EXISTING,
                       0,
                       0);