diff --git a/src/libipc/platform/win/comfortable_prefix.h b/src/libipc/platform/win/comfortable_prefix.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92f7ac18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libipc/platform/win/comfortable_prefix.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+#include "libipc/memory/resource.h"
+
+namespace ipc {
+namespace detail {
+
+/// \brief This routine returns `true` if the caller's process is a member of the Administrators local group. 
+///        Caller is NOT expected to be impersonating anyone and is expected to be able to open its own process and process token.
+/// \return true  - Caller has Administrators local group.
+///         false - Caller does not have Administrators local group.
+/// \see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/securitybaseapi/nf-securitybaseapi-checktokenmembership
+inline bool is_user_admin() {
+    SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY NtAuthority = SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY;
+    PSID AdministratorsGroup; 
+    BOOL b = AllocateAndInitializeSid(&NtAuthority,
+                                      2,
+                                      SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID,
+                                      DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS,
+                                      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                                      &AdministratorsGroup); 
+    if (b) {
+        if (!CheckTokenMembership(NULL, AdministratorsGroup, &b)) {
+            b = FALSE;
+        }
+        FreeSid(AdministratorsGroup); 
+    }
+    return !!(b);
+}
+
+/// \brief Identify the user group and add the appropriate prefix to the string.
+/// \see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366551(v=VS.85).aspx
+///      https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3999157/system-error-0x5-createfilemapping
+inline ipc::string make_comfortable_prefix(ipc::string &&txt) {
+    if (is_user_admin()) {
+        return ipc::string{"Global\\"} + txt;
+    }
+    return txt;
+}
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace ipc
diff --git a/src/libipc/platform/win/mutex.h b/src/libipc/platform/win/mutex.h
index 97f4a64c..49244d8b 100644
--- a/src/libipc/platform/win/mutex.h
+++ b/src/libipc/platform/win/mutex.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "to_tchar.h"
 #include "get_sa.h"
+#include "comfortable_prefix.h"
 
 namespace ipc {
 namespace detail {
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ class mutex {
 
     bool open(char const *name) noexcept {
         close();
-        h_ = ::CreateMutex(detail::get_sa(), FALSE, ipc::detail::to_tchar(ipc::string{"Global\\"} + name).c_str());
+        h_ = ::CreateMutex(detail::get_sa(), FALSE, 
+                           detail::to_tchar(detail::make_comfortable_prefix(name)).c_str());
         if (h_ == NULL) {
             ipc::error("fail CreateMutex[%lu]: %s\n", ::GetLastError(), name);
             return false;
diff --git a/src/libipc/platform/win/semaphore.h b/src/libipc/platform/win/semaphore.h
index b979ba3a..39184e97 100644
--- a/src/libipc/platform/win/semaphore.h
+++ b/src/libipc/platform/win/semaphore.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "to_tchar.h"
 #include "get_sa.h"
+#include "comfortable_prefix.h"
 
 namespace ipc {
 namespace detail {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class semaphore {
         close();
         h_ = ::CreateSemaphore(detail::get_sa(), 
                                static_cast<LONG>(count), LONG_MAX, 
-                               ipc::detail::to_tchar(ipc::string{"Global\\"} + name).c_str());
+                               detail::to_tchar(detail::make_comfortable_prefix(name)).c_str());
         if (h_ == NULL) {
             ipc::error("fail CreateSemaphore[%lu]: %s\n", ::GetLastError(), name);
             return false;
diff --git a/src/libipc/platform/win/shm_win.cpp b/src/libipc/platform/win/shm_win.cpp
index be3fd45c..c1718350 100755
--- a/src/libipc/platform/win/shm_win.cpp
+++ b/src/libipc/platform/win/shm_win.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "to_tchar.h"
 #include "get_sa.h"
+#include "comfortable_prefix.h"
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ id_t acquire(char const * name, std::size_t size, unsigned mode) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     HANDLE h;
-    auto fmt_name = ipc::detail::to_tchar(ipc::string{"Global\\__IPC_SHM__"} + name);
+    auto fmt_name = ipc::detail::to_tchar(detail::make_comfortable_prefix("__IPC_SHM__") + name);
     // Opens a named file mapping object.
     if (mode == open) {
         h = ::OpenFileMapping(FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, fmt_name.c_str());
diff --git a/src/libipc/sync/condition.cpp b/src/libipc/sync/condition.cpp
index 06d90e19..b97d09be 100644
--- a/src/libipc/sync/condition.cpp
+++ b/src/libipc/sync/condition.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "libipc/condition.h"
 
 #include "libipc/utility/pimpl.h"
+#include "libipc/utility/log.h"
 #include "libipc/memory/resource.h"
 #include "libipc/platform/detail.h"
 #if defined(IPC_OS_WINDOWS_)
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ bool condition::valid() const noexcept {
 }
 
 bool condition::open(char const *name) noexcept {
+    if (name == nullptr || name[0] == '\0') {
+        ipc::error("fail condition open: name is empty\n");
+        return false;
+    }
     return impl(p_)->cond_.open(name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libipc/sync/mutex.cpp b/src/libipc/sync/mutex.cpp
index 79f1a910..40aad651 100644
--- a/src/libipc/sync/mutex.cpp
+++ b/src/libipc/sync/mutex.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "libipc/mutex.h"
 
 #include "libipc/utility/pimpl.h"
+#include "libipc/utility/log.h"
 #include "libipc/memory/resource.h"
 #include "libipc/platform/detail.h"
 #if defined(IPC_OS_WINDOWS_)
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ bool mutex::valid() const noexcept {
 }
 
 bool mutex::open(char const *name) noexcept {
+    if (name == nullptr || name[0] == '\0') {
+        ipc::error("fail mutex open: name is empty\n");
+        return false;
+    }
     return impl(p_)->lock_.open(name);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libipc/sync/semaphore.cpp b/src/libipc/sync/semaphore.cpp
index 23f6bdce..33539f10 100644
--- a/src/libipc/sync/semaphore.cpp
+++ b/src/libipc/sync/semaphore.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "libipc/semaphore.h"
 
 #include "libipc/utility/pimpl.h"
+#include "libipc/utility/log.h"
 #include "libipc/memory/resource.h"
 #include "libipc/platform/detail.h"
 #if defined(IPC_OS_WINDOWS_)
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ bool semaphore::valid() const noexcept {
 }
 
 bool semaphore::open(char const *name, std::uint32_t count) noexcept {
+    if (name == nullptr || name[0] == '\0') {
+        ipc::error("fail semaphore open: name is empty\n");
+        return false;
+    }
     return impl(p_)->sem_.open(name, count);
 }