diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/shortcutcreator.h b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/shortcutcreator.h
index b9259f18..0fdcb078 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/shortcutcreator.h
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/shortcutcreator.h
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-{
+#define EXTERN    extern "C"
+#define NOEXCEPT  noexcept
+#else
+#define EXTERN
+#define NOEXCEPT
 #endif
 
-    gboolean TryCreateShortcut(const gchar* aumid);
+EXTERN gboolean TryCreateShortcut(const gchar* aumid) NOEXCEPT;
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
+#undef EXTERN
+#undef NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/win32.hpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/win32.hpp
index 1ee8872a..aa00121c 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/win32.hpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/include/win32.hpp
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@
 std::optional<std::wstring> GetCurrentModulePath();
 std::optional<std::wstring> GetShortcutPath();
 
+#define EXTERN    extern "C"
+#define NOEXCEPT  noexcept
+#else
+#define EXTERN
+#define NOEXCEPT
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-{
-#endif
-    gboolean SupportsModernNotifications();
-    gboolean SetAppModelID(const gchar* aumid);
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
+EXTERN gboolean SupportsModernNotifications() NOEXCEPT;
+EXTERN gboolean SetAppModelID(const gchar* aumid) NOEXCEPT;
+
+#undef EXTERN
+#undef NOEXCEPT
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
index f6a91e78..49df2e3a 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ bool TryCreateShortcutInternal(const char *const aumid)
 
 extern "C"
 {
-    gboolean TryCreateShortcut(const gchar* aumid)
+    gboolean TryCreateShortcut(const gchar* aumid) noexcept
     {
         return g_try_invoke(TryCreateShortcutInternal, aumid);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
index baa03d0f..57e99bb5 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern "C"
     // Not available in mingw headers, but linking works.
     NTSTATUS NTAPI RtlGetVersion(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOW);
 
-    gboolean SupportsModernNotifications()
+    gboolean SupportsModernNotifications() noexcept
     {
         RTL_OSVERSIONINFOW rovi = { 0 };
         rovi.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(rovi);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern "C"
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    gboolean SetAppModelID(const gchar* aumid)
+    gboolean SetAppModelID(const gchar* aumid) noexcept
     {
         return g_try_invoke(SetAppModelIDInternal, aumid);
     }