diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
index 1dd547b2ea..17495de740 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -602,4 +602,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index 85ecc7143f..8c7872119e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void SConfig::SaveSettings()
 	ini.Get("General", "GCMPathes", &oldPaths, 0);
 	for (int i = numPaths; i < oldPaths; i++)
 	{
-		TCHAR tmp[16];
+		char tmp[16];
 		sprintf(tmp, "GCMPath%i", i);
 		ini.DeleteKey("General", tmp);
 	}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void SConfig::SaveSettings()
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < numPaths; i++)
 	{
-		TCHAR tmp[16];
+		char tmp[16];
 		sprintf(tmp, "GCMPath%i", i);
 		ini.Set("General", tmp, m_ISOFolder[i]);
 	}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		{
 			for (int i = 0; i < numGCMPaths; i++)
 			{
-				TCHAR tmp[16];
+				char tmp[16];
 				sprintf(tmp, "GCMPath%i", i);
 				std::string tmpPath;
 				ini.Get("General", tmp, &tmpPath, "");
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Console.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Console.cpp
index 759dc46bc5..b0ef416a84 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Console.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Console.cpp
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ void Console_Submit(const char *cmd)
 	}
 	CASE("dump")
 	{
-		TCHAR temp[256];
-		TCHAR filename[256];
+		char temp[256];
+		char filename[256];
 		u32 start;
 		u32 end;
 		sscanf(cmd, "%s %08x %08x %s", temp, &start, &end, filename);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
index 87ebd90344..03332d3012 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 namespace Win32TAPHelper
 {
 
-bool IsTAPDevice(const char *guid)
+bool IsTAPDevice(const TCHAR *guid)
 {
 	HKEY netcard_key;
 	LONG status;
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ bool IsTAPDevice(const char *guid)
 
 	for (;;)
 	{
-		char enum_name[256];
-		char unit_string[256];
+		TCHAR enum_name[256];
+		TCHAR unit_string[256];
 		HKEY unit_key;
-		char component_id_string[] = "ComponentId";
-		char component_id[256];
-		char net_cfg_instance_id_string[] = "NetCfgInstanceId";
-		char net_cfg_instance_id[256];
+		TCHAR component_id_string[] = _T("ComponentId");
+		TCHAR component_id[256];
+		TCHAR net_cfg_instance_id_string[] = _T("NetCfgInstanceId");
+		TCHAR net_cfg_instance_id[256];
 		DWORD data_type;
 
 		len = sizeof(enum_name);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bool IsTAPDevice(const char *guid)
 		else if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS)
 			return false;
 
-		snprintf(unit_string, sizeof(unit_string), "%s\\%s", ADAPTER_KEY, enum_name);
+		_sntprintf(unit_string, sizeof(unit_string), _T("%s\\%s"), ADAPTER_KEY, enum_name);
 
 		status = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, unit_string, 0, KEY_READ, &unit_key);
 
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ bool IsTAPDevice(const char *guid)
 
 				if (status == ERROR_SUCCESS && data_type == REG_SZ)
 				{
-					if (!strcmp(component_id, TAP_COMPONENT_ID) &&
-						!strcmp(net_cfg_instance_id, guid))
+					if (!_tcscmp(component_id, TAP_COMPONENT_ID) &&
+						!_tcscmp(net_cfg_instance_id, guid))
 					{
 						RegCloseKey(unit_key);
 						RegCloseKey(netcard_key);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool IsTAPDevice(const char *guid)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool GetGUIDs(std::vector<std::string>& guids)
+bool GetGUIDs(std::vector<std::basic_string<TCHAR>>& guids)
 {
 	LONG status;
 	HKEY control_net_key;
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ bool GetGUIDs(std::vector<std::string>& guids)
 	
 	while (!found_all)
 	{
-		char enum_name[256];
-		char connection_string[256];
+		TCHAR enum_name[256];
+		TCHAR connection_string[256];
 		HKEY connection_key;
-		char name_data[256];
+		TCHAR name_data[256];
 		DWORD name_type;
-		const char name_string[] = "Name";
+		const TCHAR name_string[] = _T("Name");
 
 		len = sizeof(enum_name);
 		status = RegEnumKeyEx(control_net_key, i, enum_name,
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ bool GetGUIDs(std::vector<std::string>& guids)
 		else if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS)
 			return false;
 
-		snprintf(connection_string, sizeof(connection_string),
-			"%s\\%s\\Connection", NETWORK_CONNECTIONS_KEY, enum_name);
+		_sntprintf(connection_string, sizeof(connection_string),
+			_T("%s\\%s\\Connection"), NETWORK_CONNECTIONS_KEY, enum_name);
 
 		status = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, connection_string,
 			0, KEY_READ, &connection_key);
@@ -165,15 +165,11 @@ bool GetGUIDs(std::vector<std::string>& guids)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool OpenTAP(HANDLE& adapter, const std::string device_guid)
+bool OpenTAP(HANDLE& adapter, const std::basic_string<TCHAR>& device_guid)
 {
-	char device_path[256];
+	auto const device_path = USERMODEDEVICEDIR + device_guid + TAPSUFFIX;
 
-	/* Open Windows TAP-Win32 adapter */
-	snprintf(device_path, sizeof(device_path), "%s%s%s",
-		USERMODEDEVICEDIR, device_guid.c_str(), TAPSUFFIX);
-
-	adapter = CreateFile(device_path, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0,
+	adapter = CreateFile(device_path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0,
 		OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, 0);
 
 	if (adapter == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ bool CEXIETHERNET::Activate()
 		return true;
 
 	DWORD len;
-	std::vector<std::string> device_guids;
+	std::vector<std::basic_string<TCHAR>> device_guids;
 
 	if (!Win32TAPHelper::GetGUIDs(device_guids))
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.h
index 2676a3fc7e..2a5bc52ffa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Win32.h
@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@
 // Registry keys
 //=================
 
-#define ADAPTER_KEY "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"
+#define ADAPTER_KEY _T("SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Class\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}")
 
-#define NETWORK_CONNECTIONS_KEY "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Network\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"
+#define NETWORK_CONNECTIONS_KEY _T("SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Network\\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}")
 
 //======================
 // Filesystem prefixes
 //======================
 
-#define USERMODEDEVICEDIR "\\\\.\\Global\\"
-#define SYSDEVICEDIR      "\\Device\\"
-#define USERDEVICEDIR     "\\DosDevices\\Global\\"
-#define TAPSUFFIX         ".tap"
+#define USERMODEDEVICEDIR _T("\\\\.\\Global\\")
+#define SYSDEVICEDIR      _T("\\Device\\")
+#define USERDEVICEDIR     _T("\\DosDevices\\Global\\")
+#define TAPSUFFIX         _T(".tap")
 
 //=========================================================
 // TAP_COMPONENT_ID -- This string defines the TAP driver
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@
 // simultaneously.
 //=========================================================
 
-#define TAP_COMPONENT_ID "tap0901"
+#define TAP_COMPONENT_ID _T("tap0901")
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOWin.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOWin.cpp
index 2ae34a7ca5..2407d697a4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOWin.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOWin.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <regex>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <ctime>
@@ -464,9 +463,6 @@ int Wiimote::IOWrite(const u8* buf, int len)
 template <typename T>
 void ProcessWiimotes(bool new_scan, T& callback)
 {
-	// match strings like "Nintendo RVL-WBC-01", "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01", "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR"
-	const std::wregex wiimote_device_name(L"Nintendo RVL-.*");
-
 	BLUETOOTH_DEVICE_SEARCH_PARAMS srch;
 	srch.dwSize = sizeof(srch);
 	srch.fReturnAuthenticated = true;
@@ -509,7 +505,7 @@ void ProcessWiimotes(bool new_scan, T& callback)
 				DEBUG_LOG(WIIMOTE, "authed %i connected %i remembered %i ",
 						btdi.fAuthenticated, btdi.fConnected, btdi.fRemembered);
 
-				if (std::regex_match(btdi.szName, wiimote_device_name))
+				if (IsValidBluetoothName(UTF16ToUTF8(btdi.szName)))
 				{
 					callback(hRadio, radioInfo, btdi);
 				}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
index 793a13ceb0..cfc66106b4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
 	int int_sock;						// Interrupt socket
 
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
-	std::string devicepath;				// Unique wiimote reference
+	std::basic_string<TCHAR> devicepath;	// Unique wiimote reference
 	//ULONGLONG btaddr;					// Bluetooth address
 	HANDLE dev_handle;					// HID handle
 	OVERLAPPED hid_overlap_read, hid_overlap_write;	// Overlap handle
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
index 3eb0096929..363176e18a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "CommonPaths.h"
 #include "IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_usb.h"
 #include "../Movie.h"
+#include "StringUtil.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <Windows.h>
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ u32 CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::ES_DIVerify(u8* _pTMD, u32 _sz)
 			else
 			{
 				#ifdef _WIN32
-					MoveFile(savePath.c_str(), (savePath + "../backup/").c_str());
+					MoveFile(UTF8ToTStr(savePath).c_str(), UTF8ToTStr(savePath + "../backup/").c_str());
 				#else
 					File::CopyDir(savePath.c_str(),(savePath + "../backup/").c_str());
 					File::DeleteDirRecursively(savePath.c_str());
@@ -940,7 +941,7 @@ u32 CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_es::ES_DIVerify(u8* _pTMD, u32 _sz)
 		if (File::Exists((savePath + "banner.bin").c_str()))
 			File::DeleteDirRecursively(savePath);
 		#ifdef _WIN32
-			MoveFile((savePath + "../backup/").c_str(), savePath.c_str());
+			MoveFile(UTF8ToTStr(savePath + "../backup/").c_str(), UTF8ToTStr(savePath).c_str());
 		#else
 			File::CopyDir((savePath + "../backup/").c_str(), savePath.c_str());
 			File::DeleteDirRecursively((savePath + "../backup/").c_str());