diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_win.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_win.cpp
index 88ba6dc8f62..f861f077f1c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_win.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,21 @@ unsigned int __stdcall QT_ENSURE_STACK_ALIGNED_FOR_SSE QThreadPrivate::start(voi
     QString threadName = std::exchange(thr->d_func()->objectName, {});
     if (Q_LIKELY(threadName.isEmpty()))
         threadName = QString::fromUtf8(thr->metaObject()->className());
+#ifndef QT_WIN_SERVER_2016_COMPAT
     SetThreadDescription(GetCurrentThread(), reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(threadName.utf16()));
+#else
+    HMODULE kernelbase = GetModuleHandleW(L"kernelbase.dll");
+    if (kernelbase != NULL) {
+        typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *DESCFUNC)(HANDLE, PCWSTR);
+
+        DESCFUNC setThreadDescription =
+            (DESCFUNC)GetProcAddress(kernelbase, "SetThreadDescription");
+        if (setThreadDescription != NULL) {
+            setThreadDescription(GetCurrentThread(),
+                                 reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(threadName.utf16()));
+        }
+    }
+#endif
 
     emit thr->started(QThread::QPrivateSignal());
     QThread::setTerminationEnabled(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiamainprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiamainprovider.cpp
index f01c594b6cd..89c73da5e5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiamainprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiamainprovider.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,23 @@ void QWindowsUiaMainProvider::raiseNotification(QAccessibleAnnouncementEvent *ev
                     ? NotificationProcessing_ImportantAll
                     : NotificationProcessing_All;
             QBStr activityId{ QString::fromLatin1("") };
+#if !defined(Q_CC_MSVC) || !defined(QT_WIN_SERVER_2016_COMPAT)
             UiaRaiseNotificationEvent(provider.Get(), NotificationKind_Other, processing, message.bstr(),
                                       activityId.bstr());
+#else
+            HMODULE uiautomationcore = GetModuleHandleW(L"UIAutomationCore.dll");
+            if (uiautomationcore != NULL) {
+                typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *EVENTFUNC)(IRawElementProviderSimple *, NotificationKind,
+                                                    NotificationProcessing, BSTR, BSTR);
 
+                EVENTFUNC uiaRaiseNotificationEvent =
+                    (EVENTFUNC)GetProcAddress(uiautomationcore, "UiaRaiseNotificationEvent");
+                if (uiaRaiseNotificationEvent != NULL) {
+                    uiaRaiseNotificationEvent(provider.Get(), NotificationKind_Other, processing,
+                                              message.bstr(), activityId.bstr());
+                }
+            }
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiautomation.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiautomation.cpp
index 6954a881d09..144ad36f00e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiautomation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/uiautomation/qwindowsuiautomation.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "qwindowsuiautomation.h"
 
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
+#ifndef Q_CC_MSVC
 
 template<typename T, typename... TArg>
 struct winapi_func
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ HRESULT WINAPI UiaRaiseNotificationEvent(
     return func.invoke(pProvider, notificationKind, notificationProcessing, displayString, activityId);
 }
 
-#endif // defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__)
+#endif // !Q_CC_MSVC
 
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(accessibility)