diff --git a/Externals/WiiUse/Win32/wiiuse.dll b/Externals/WiiUse/Win32/wiiuse.dll
index 9f46d61707..97f0289ca6 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/WiiUse/Win32/wiiuse.lib b/Externals/WiiUse/Win32/wiiuse.lib
index 9848aa48e9..e83372d929 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/WiiUse/X64/wiiuse.dll b/Externals/WiiUse/X64/wiiuse.dll
index 4f90a44261..26d6485403 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/WiiUse/X64/wiiuse.lib b/Externals/WiiUse/X64/wiiuse.lib
index 432b14d5d9..9e6b440dbb 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/io_win.c b/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/io_win.c
index dd0ee18df1..0d345c7ab3 100644
--- a/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/io_win.c
+++ b/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/io_win.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int wiiuse_find(struct wiimote_t** wm, int max_wiimotes, int timeout) {
 			/* this is a wiimote */
 			wm[found]->dev_handle = dev;
 
-			wm[found]->hid_overlap.hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, 1, 1, "");
+			wm[found]->hid_overlap.hEvent = CreateEvent(NULL, 1, 1, L"");
 			wm[found]->hid_overlap.Offset = 0;
 			wm[found]->hid_overlap.OffsetHigh = 0;
 
@@ -198,14 +198,16 @@ int wiiuse_io_read(struct wiimote_t* wm) {
 			WIIUSE_WARNING("A wait error occured on reading from wiimote %i.", wm->unid);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		// Move the data over one, so we can add back in 0xa2
-		memcpy(wm->event_buf[1], &wm->event_buf, sizeof(wm->event_buf));
-		wm->event_buf[0] = 0xa2; // Put back in the crazy Data that Windows strips out
 
 		if (!GetOverlappedResult(wm->dev_handle, &wm->hid_overlap, &b, 0))
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	// This needs to be done even if ReadFile fails, essential during init
+	// Move the data over one, so we can add back in 0xa2
+	memcpy(wm->event_buf + 1, wm->event_buf, sizeof(wm->event_buf) - 1);
+	wm->event_buf[0] = 0xa2; // Put back in the crazy Data that Windows strips out
+
 	ResetEvent(wm->hid_overlap.hEvent);
 	return 1;
 }