diff --git a/linphone/gtk-glade/main.c b/linphone/gtk-glade/main.c
index 5a59e443a..f50c09e1d 100644
--- a/linphone/gtk-glade/main.c
+++ b/linphone/gtk-glade/main.c
@@ -562,8 +562,9 @@ static GtkWidget *create_icon_menu(){
 	return menu;
 }
 
+static GtkStatusIcon *icon=NULL;
+
 static void linphone_gtk_init_status_icon(){
-	GtkStatusIcon *icon;
 	GdkPixbuf *pbuf=create_pixbuf("linphone2.png");
 	GtkWidget *menu=create_icon_menu();
 	icon=gtk_status_icon_new_from_pixbuf(pbuf);
@@ -719,6 +720,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	gdk_threads_leave();
 	linphone_gtk_destroy_log_window();
 	linphone_core_destroy(the_core);
+	/*workaround a bug on win32 that makes status icon still present in the systray even after program exit.*/
+	gtk_status_icon_set_visible(icon,FALSE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/pixconv.c b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/pixconv.c
index a6bf135bc..5c1d866cb 100644
--- a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/pixconv.c
+++ b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/pixconv.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int ms_pix_fmt_to_ffmpeg(MSPixFmt fmt){
 		case MS_UYVY:
 			return PIX_FMT_UYVY422;
 		case MS_YUY2:
-			return PIX_FMT_YUYV422;   /* <- same as MS_UYVY */
+			return PIX_FMT_YUYV422;   /* <- same as MS_YUYV */
 		default:
 			ms_fatal("format not supported.");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/winvideo.c b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/winvideo.c
index 5cae8591a..c674b3317 100644
--- a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/winvideo.c
+++ b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/winvideo.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ static bool_t try_format(V4wState *s, BITMAPINFO *videoformat, MSPixFmt pixfmt){
 			videoformat->bmiHeader.biBitCount = 12;
 			videoformat->bmiHeader.biCompression=MAKEFOURCC('I','4','2','0');
 		break;
+		case MS_YUY2:
+			videoformat->bmiHeader.biBitCount = 16;
+			videoformat->bmiHeader.biCompression=MAKEFOURCC('Y','U','Y','2');
+		break;
 		case MS_RGB24:
 			videoformat->bmiHeader.biBitCount = 24;
 			videoformat->bmiHeader.biCompression=BI_RGB;
@@ -189,6 +193,9 @@ static int v4w_open_videodevice(V4wState *s)
 		s->pix_fmt=MS_RGB24;
 		ms_message("Using RGB24");
 		s->startwith_yuv_bug=TRUE;
+	}else if (try_format(s,&videoformat,MS_YUY2)){
+		s->pix_fmt=MS_YUY2;
+		ms_message("Using YUY2");
 	}else{
 		ms_error("v4w: Failed to set any video format.");
 		capDriverDisconnect (s->capvideo);