diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
index d378d591ba3a9..14b94d8dcdf92 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub struct BorrowedHandle<'handle> {
 /// [`RegCloseKey`]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winreg/nf-winreg-regclosekey
 ///
 /// [here]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040302-00/?p=40443
+#[repr(transparent)]
 #[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
 pub struct OwnedHandle {
     handle: RawHandle,
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/c.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/c.rs
index 2affd7e75b030..9b61b2476d5bb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/c.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/c.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use crate::mem;
 use crate::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_long, c_longlong, c_uint, c_ulong, c_ushort};
+use crate::os::windows::io::{BorrowedHandle, HandleOrInvalid, HandleOrNull};
 use crate::ptr;
 use core::ffi::NonZero_c_ulong;
 
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ extern "system" {
         lpParameter: LPVOID,
         dwCreationFlags: DWORD,
         lpThreadId: LPDWORD,
-    ) -> HANDLE;
+    ) -> HandleOrNull;
     pub fn WaitForSingleObject(hHandle: HANDLE, dwMilliseconds: DWORD) -> DWORD;
     pub fn SwitchToThread() -> BOOL;
     pub fn Sleep(dwMilliseconds: DWORD);
@@ -950,14 +951,14 @@ extern "system" {
         dwOptions: DWORD,
     ) -> BOOL;
     pub fn ReadFile(
-        hFile: HANDLE,
+        hFile: BorrowedHandle<'_>,
         lpBuffer: LPVOID,
         nNumberOfBytesToRead: DWORD,
         lpNumberOfBytesRead: LPDWORD,
         lpOverlapped: LPOVERLAPPED,
     ) -> BOOL;
     pub fn WriteFile(
-        hFile: HANDLE,
+        hFile: BorrowedHandle<'_>,
         lpBuffer: LPVOID,
         nNumberOfBytesToWrite: DWORD,
         lpNumberOfBytesWritten: LPDWORD,
@@ -981,7 +982,7 @@ extern "system" {
         dwCreationDisposition: DWORD,
         dwFlagsAndAttributes: DWORD,
         hTemplateFile: HANDLE,
-    ) -> HANDLE;
+    ) -> HandleOrInvalid;
 
     pub fn FindFirstFileW(fileName: LPCWSTR, findFileData: LPWIN32_FIND_DATAW) -> HANDLE;
     pub fn FindNextFileW(findFile: HANDLE, findFileData: LPWIN32_FIND_DATAW) -> BOOL;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
index cb83ee2469a1c..d6c40a15329a9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::os::windows::prelude::*;
 
+use crate::convert::TryInto;
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::io::{self, Error, IoSlice, IoSliceMut, ReadBuf, SeekFrom};
@@ -294,10 +295,10 @@ impl File {
                 ptr::null_mut(),
             )
         };
-        if handle == c::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
-            Err(Error::last_os_error())
+        if let Ok(handle) = handle.try_into() {
+            Ok(File { handle: Handle::from_inner(handle) })
         } else {
-            unsafe { Ok(File { handle: Handle::from_raw_handle(handle) }) }
+            Err(Error::last_os_error())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/handle.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/handle.rs
index daab39bb00cbc..e5c9567957bc1 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/handle.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl Handle {
         let len = cmp::min(buf.len(), <c::DWORD>::MAX as usize) as c::DWORD;
         let res = cvt(unsafe {
             c::ReadFile(
-                self.as_raw_handle(),
+                self.as_handle(),
                 buf.as_mut_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
                 len,
                 &mut read,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Handle {
             overlapped.Offset = offset as u32;
             overlapped.OffsetHigh = (offset >> 32) as u32;
             cvt(c::ReadFile(
-                self.as_raw_handle(),
+                self.as_handle(),
                 buf.as_mut_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
                 len,
                 &mut read,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl Handle {
         let len = cmp::min(buf.remaining(), <c::DWORD>::MAX as usize) as c::DWORD;
         let res = cvt(unsafe {
             c::ReadFile(
-                self.as_raw_handle(),
+                self.as_handle(),
                 buf.unfilled_mut().as_mut_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
                 len,
                 &mut read,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Handle {
         let len = cmp::min(buf.len(), <c::DWORD>::MAX as usize) as c::DWORD;
         let mut amt = 0;
         let res = cvt(c::ReadFile(
-            self.as_raw_handle(),
+            self.as_handle(),
             buf.as_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
             len,
             &mut amt,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Handle {
         let len = cmp::min(buf.len(), <c::DWORD>::MAX as usize) as c::DWORD;
         cvt(unsafe {
             c::WriteFile(
-                self.as_raw_handle(),
+                self.as_handle(),
                 buf.as_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
                 len,
                 &mut amt,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl Handle {
             overlapped.Offset = offset as u32;
             overlapped.OffsetHigh = (offset >> 32) as u32;
             cvt(c::WriteFile(
-                self.as_raw_handle(),
+                self.as_handle(),
                 buf.as_ptr() as c::LPVOID,
                 len,
                 &mut written,
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/thread.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/thread.rs
index e4bba9255d23e..bd304dc57371d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/thread.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/thread.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+use crate::convert::TryInto;
 use crate::ffi::CStr;
 use crate::io;
 use crate::num::NonZeroUsize;
-use crate::os::windows::io::{AsRawHandle, FromRawHandle};
+use crate::os::windows::io::AsRawHandle;
 use crate::ptr;
 use crate::sys::c;
 use crate::sys::handle::Handle;
 use crate::sys::stack_overflow;
+use crate::sys_common::FromInner;
 use crate::time::Duration;
 
 use libc::c_void;
@@ -40,13 +42,13 @@ impl Thread {
             ptr::null_mut(),
         );
 
-        return if ret as usize == 0 {
+        return if let Ok(handle) = ret.try_into() {
+            Ok(Thread { handle: Handle::from_inner(handle) })
+        } else {
             // The thread failed to start and as a result p was not consumed. Therefore, it is
             // safe to reconstruct the box so that it gets deallocated.
             drop(Box::from_raw(p));
             Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-        } else {
-            Ok(Thread { handle: Handle::from_raw_handle(ret) })
         };
 
         extern "system" fn thread_start(main: *mut c_void) -> c::DWORD {