diff --git a/conversion.go b/conversion.go
index 850574b..685f90a 100644
--- a/conversion.go
+++ b/conversion.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func utf16ToByte(wstr []uint16) (result []byte) {
 	return
 }
 
+// utf16FromString creates a UTF16 char array from a string.
+func utf16FromString(str string) []uint16 {
+	return syscall.StringToUTF16(str)
+}
+
 // goBytes copies the given C byte array to a Go byte array (see `C.GoBytes`).
 // This function avoids having cgo as dependency.
 func goBytes(src uintptr, len uint32) []byte {
diff --git a/conversion_unsupported.go b/conversion_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ea720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conversion_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package wincred
+
+func utf16ToByte(...interface{}) []byte {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func utf16FromString(...interface{}) []uint16 {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/examples_test.go b/examples_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf70cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package wincred
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func ExampleList() {
+	if creds, err := List(); err == nil {
+		for _, cred := range creds {
+			fmt.Println(cred.TargetName)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleGetGenericCredential() {
+	if cred, err := GetGenericCredential("myGoApplication"); err == nil {
+		fmt.Println(cred.TargetName, string(cred.CredentialBlob))
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleGenericCredential_Delete() {
+	cred, _ := GetGenericCredential("myGoApplication")
+	if err := cred.Delete(); err == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Deleted")
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleGenericCredential_Write() {
+	cred := NewGenericCredential("myGoApplication")
+	cred.CredentialBlob = []byte("my secret")
+	if err := cred.Write(); err == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Created")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sys_unsupported.go b/sys_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd9e135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package wincred
+
+import "errors"
+
+const (
+	sysCRED_TYPE_GENERIC                 = 0
+	sysCRED_TYPE_DOMAIN_PASSWORD         = 0
+	sysCRED_TYPE_DOMAIN_CERTIFICATE      = 0
+	sysCRED_TYPE_DOMAIN_VISIBLE_PASSWORD = 0
+	sysCRED_TYPE_GENERIC_CERTIFICATE     = 0
+	sysCRED_TYPE_DOMAIN_EXTENDED         = 0
+
+	sysERROR_NOT_FOUND = ""
+)
+
+func sysCredRead(...interface{}) (*Credential, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Operation not supported")
+}
+
+func sysCredWrite(...interface{}) error {
+	return errors.New("Operation not supported")
+}
+
+func sysCredDelete(...interface{}) error {
+	return errors.New("Operation not supported")
+}
+
+func sysCredEnumerate(...interface{}) ([]*Credential, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Operation not supported")
+}
diff --git a/wincred.go b/wincred.go
index 09fd023..ff79d8e 100644
--- a/wincred.go
+++ b/wincred.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// +build windows
-
 // Package wincred provides primitives for accessing the Windows Credentials Management API.
 // This includes functions for retrieval, listing and storage of credentials as well as Go structures for convenient access to the credential data.
 //
@@ -7,10 +5,6 @@
 // MSDN: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa374789(v=vs.85).aspx
 package wincred
 
-import (
-	"syscall"
-)
-
 // GetGenericCredential fetches the generic credential with the given name from Windows credential manager.
 // It returns nil and an error if the credential could not be found or an error occurred.
 func GetGenericCredential(targetName string) (*GenericCredential, error) {
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *DomainPassword) Delete() (err error) {
 
 // SetPassword sets the CredentialBlob field of a domain password credential to the given string.
 func (t *DomainPassword) SetPassword(pw string) {
-	t.CredentialBlob = utf16ToByte(syscall.StringToUTF16(pw))
+	t.CredentialBlob = utf16ToByte(utf16FromString(pw))
 }
 
 // List retrieves all credentials of the Credentials store.
diff --git a/wincred_test.go b/wincred_test.go
index 972e286..4badeeb 100644
--- a/wincred_test.go
+++ b/wincred_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package wincred
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -89,32 +88,3 @@ func TestGenericCredential_DeleteNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	// MSDN: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms681383(v=vs.85).aspx
 	assert.Equal(t, "Element not found.", err.Error())
 }
-
-func ExampleList() {
-	if creds, err := List(); err == nil {
-		for _, cred := range creds {
-			fmt.Println(cred.TargetName)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func ExampleGetGenericCredential() {
-	if cred, err := GetGenericCredential("myGoApplication"); err == nil {
-		fmt.Println(cred.TargetName, string(cred.CredentialBlob))
-	}
-}
-
-func ExampleGenericCredential_Delete() {
-	cred, _ := GetGenericCredential("myGoApplication")
-	if err := cred.Delete(); err == nil {
-		fmt.Println("Deleted")
-	}
-}
-
-func ExampleGenericCredential_Write() {
-	cred := NewGenericCredential("myGoApplication")
-	cred.CredentialBlob = []byte("my secret")
-	if err := cred.Write(); err == nil {
-		fmt.Println("Created")
-	}
-}