diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b81db912f8..a94d624b64 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+3535.	[bug]		Minor win32 cleanups. [RT #32962]
+
 3534.	[bug]		Extra text after an embedded NULL was ignored when
 			parsing zone files. [RT #32699]
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/dir.c b/lib/isc/win32/dir.c
index 14fadde46a..d6a0bb3e44 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/dir.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/dir.c
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ isc_dir_createunique(char *templet) {
 
 	do {
 		i = mkdir(templet);
-		i = chmod(templet, 0700);
+		if (i == 0)
+			i = chmod(templet, 0700);
 
 		if (i == 0 || errno != EEXIST)
 			break;
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/entropy.c b/lib/isc/win32/entropy.c
index 5a316e6e5c..e329ab7e4a 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/entropy.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/entropy.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ isc_entropy_createfilesource(isc_entropy_t *ent, const char *fname) {
 	isc_result_t ret;
 	isc_entropysource_t *source;
 	HCRYPTPROV hcryptprov;
-	DWORD errval;
 	BOOL err;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_ENTROPY(ent));
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ isc_entropy_createfilesource(isc_entropy_t *ent, const char *fname) {
 	err = CryptAcquireContext(&hcryptprov, NULL, NULL, PROV_RSA_FULL,
 				  CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT);
 	if (!err){
-		errval = GetLastError();
+		(void)GetLastError();
 		ret = ISC_R_IOERROR;
 		goto errout;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/file.c b/lib/isc/win32/file.c
index bcbb2bb9fa..ac9a035f1c 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/file.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/file.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ isc_file_safemovefile(const char *oldname, const char *newname) {
 		tmpfd = mkstemp(buf, ISC_TRUE);
 		if (tmpfd > 0)
 			_close(tmpfd);
-		DeleteFile(buf);
+		(void)DeleteFile(buf);
 		_chmod(newname, _S_IREAD | _S_IWRITE);
 
 		filestatus = MoveFile(newname, buf);
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ isc_file_safemovefile(const char *oldname, const char *newname) {
 	 * Delete the backup file if it got created
 	 */
 	if (exists == TRUE)
-		filestatus = DeleteFile(buf);
+		(void)DeleteFile(buf);
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ isc_file_template(const char *path, const char *templet, char *buf,
 
 isc_result_t
 isc_file_renameunique(const char *file, char *templet) {
-	int fd = -1;
+	int fd; 
 	int res = 0;
 	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/fsaccess.c b/lib/isc/win32/fsaccess.c
index 8de793f0a8..9820540936 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/fsaccess.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/fsaccess.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ NTFS_Access_Control(const char *filename, const char *user, int access,
 	char domainBuffer[100];
 	DWORD domainBufferSize = sizeof(domainBuffer);
 	SID_NAME_USE snu;
-	int errval;
 	DWORD NTFSbits;
 	int caccess;
 
@@ -184,13 +183,13 @@ NTFS_Access_Control(const char *filename, const char *user, int access,
 	domainBufferSize = sizeof(domainBuffer);
 	if (!LookupAccountName(0, "Administrators", padminsid,
 		&adminSidBufferSize, domainBuffer, &domainBufferSize, &snu)) {
-		errval = GetLastError();
+		(void)GetLastError();
 		return (ISC_R_NOPERM);
 	}
 	domainBufferSize = sizeof(domainBuffer);
 	if (!LookupAccountName(0, "Everyone", pothersid,
 		&otherSidBufferSize, domainBuffer, &domainBufferSize, &snu)) {
-		errval = GetLastError();
+		(void)GetLastError();
 		return (ISC_R_NOPERM);
 	}
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ NTFS_fsaccess_set(const char *path, isc_fsaccess_t access,
 	 * For NTFS we first need to get the name of the account under
 	 * which BIND is running
 	 */
-	if (namelen <= 0) {
+	if (namelen == 0) {
 		namelen = sizeof(username);
 		if (GetUserName(username, &namelen) == 0)
 			return (ISC_R_FAILURE);
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/net.c b/lib/isc/win32/net.c
index 06d09819e6..a41641e629 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/net.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/net.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void InitSockets(void);
 static isc_result_t
 try_proto(int domain) {
 	SOCKET s;
-	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	char strbuf[ISC_STRERRORSIZE];
 	int errval;
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/ntgroups.c b/lib/isc/win32/ntgroups.c
index 729cf07e74..7f92a50bfc 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/ntgroups.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/ntgroups.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ isc_ntsecurity_getaccountgroups(char *username, char **GroupList,
 	DWORD dwEntriesRead = 0;
 	DWORD dwTotalEntries = 0;
 	NET_API_STATUS nStatus;
-	DWORD dwTotalCount = 0;
 	size_t retlen;
 	wchar_t user[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
 
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ isc_ntsecurity_getaccountgroups(char *username, char **GroupList,
 			dwEntriesRead = 0;
 	}
 
-	dwTotalCount = 0;
 	if (pBuf != NULL) {
 		pTmpLBuf = pBuf;
 		/*
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/os.c b/lib/isc/win32/os.c
index bbd5f1d6c1..6aea780956 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/os.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/os.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ initialize_action(void) {
 
 unsigned int
 isc_os_ncpus(void) {
-	long ncpus = 1;
+	long ncpus;
 	initialize_action();
 	ncpus = SystemInfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
 	if (ncpus <= 0)
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/socket.c b/lib/isc/win32/socket.c
index c2693977f0..f015974c59 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/socket.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/socket.c
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ static void
 queue_receive_request(isc_socket_t *sock) {
 	DWORD Flags = 0;
 	DWORD NumBytes = 0;
-	int total_bytes = 0;
 	int Result;
 	int Error;
 	int need_retry;
@@ -1096,9 +1095,8 @@ dump_msg(struct msghdr *msg, isc_socket_t *sock) {
 	printf("\tname %p, namelen %d\n", msg->msg_name, msg->msg_namelen);
 	printf("\tiov %p, iovlen %d\n", msg->msg_iov, msg->msg_iovlen);
 	for (i = 0; i < (unsigned int)msg->msg_iovlen; i++)
-		printf("\t\t%d\tbase %p, len %d\n", i,
-		       msg->msg_iov[i].buf,
-		       msg->msg_iov[i].len);
+		printf("\t\t%u\tbase %p, len %u\n", i,
+		       msg->msg_iov[i].buf, msg->msg_iov[i].len);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1609,21 +1607,21 @@ free_socket(isc_socket_t **sockp, int lineno) {
 	isc_socket_t *sock = *sockp;
 	*sockp = NULL;
 
-	manager = sock->manager;
-
 	/*
 	 * Seems we can free the socket after all.
 	 */
 	manager = sock->manager;
-	socket_log(__LINE__, sock, NULL, CREATION, isc_msgcat, ISC_MSGSET_SOCKET,
-		   ISC_MSG_DESTROYING, "freeing socket line %d fd %d lock %p semaphore %p",
+	socket_log(__LINE__, sock, NULL, CREATION, isc_msgcat,
+		   ISC_MSGSET_SOCKET, ISC_MSG_DESTROYING,
+		   "freeing socket line %d fd %d lock %p semaphore %p",
 		   lineno, sock->fd, &sock->lock, sock->lock.LockSemaphore);
 
 	sock->magic = 0;
 	DESTROYLOCK(&sock->lock);
 
 	if (sock->recvbuf.base != NULL)
-		isc_mem_put(manager->mctx, sock->recvbuf.base, sock->recvbuf.len);
+		isc_mem_put(manager->mctx, sock->recvbuf.base,
+			    sock->recvbuf.len);
 
 	LOCK(&manager->lock);
 	if (ISC_LINK_LINKED(sock, link))
@@ -1880,7 +1878,6 @@ isc__socket_attach(isc_socket_t *sock, isc_socket_t **socketp) {
 void
 isc__socket_detach(isc_socket_t **socketp) {
 	isc_socket_t *sock;
-	isc_boolean_t kill_socket = ISC_FALSE;
 
 	REQUIRE(socketp != NULL);
 	sock = *socketp;
@@ -2779,10 +2776,7 @@ static isc_result_t
 socket_recv(isc_socket_t *sock, isc_socketevent_t *dev, isc_task_t *task,
 	    unsigned int flags)
 {
-	int cc = 0;
-	isc_task_t *ntask = NULL;
 	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
-	int recv_errno = 0;
 
 	dev->ev_sender = task;
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/win32os.c b/lib/isc/win32/win32os.c
index 56498d0ade..1a1b593855 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/win32os.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/win32os.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ initialize_action(void) {
 	 */
 	if(!bSuccess) {
 		osVer.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-		bSuccess = GetVersionEx((OSVERSIONINFO *) &osVer);
+		(void)GetVersionEx((OSVERSIONINFO *) &osVer);
 	}
 	bInit = TRUE;
 }
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ isc_win32os_versioncheck(unsigned int major, unsigned int minor,
 
 	/* Exact */
 	return (0);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/lwres/win32/lwconfig.c b/lib/lwres/win32/lwconfig.c
index c6fb6331e4..1436974519 100644
--- a/lib/lwres/win32/lwconfig.c
+++ b/lib/lwres/win32/lwconfig.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ get_win32_searchlist(lwres_context_t *ctx) {
 	}
 
 	confdata->searchnxt = 0;
+
+	if (!keyFound)
+		return;
+
 	cp = strtok((char *)searchlist, ", \0");
 	while (cp != NULL) {
 		if (confdata->searchnxt == LWRES_CONFMAXSEARCH)
@@ -85,8 +89,7 @@ get_win32_searchlist(lwres_context_t *ctx) {
 
 lwres_result_t
 lwres_conf_parse(lwres_context_t *ctx, const char *filename) {
-	lwres_result_t ret = LWRES_R_SUCCESS;
-	lwres_result_t res;
+	lwres_result_t ret;
 	lwres_conf_t *confdata;
 	FIXED_INFO * FixedInfo;
 	ULONG    BufLen = sizeof(FIXED_INFO);
@@ -137,11 +140,11 @@ lwres_conf_parse(lwres_context_t *ctx, const char *filename) {
 		if (confdata->nsnext >= LWRES_CONFMAXNAMESERVERS)
 			break;
 
-		res = lwres_create_addr(pIPAddr->IpAddress.String,
+		ret = lwres_create_addr(pIPAddr->IpAddress.String,
 				&confdata->nameservers[confdata->nsnext++], 1);
-		if (res != LWRES_R_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ret != LWRES_R_SUCCESS) {
 			GlobalFree(FixedInfo);
-			return (res);
+			return (ret);
 		}
 		pIPAddr = pIPAddr ->Next;
 	}