diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/apiset/default_apiset.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/apiset/default_apiset.hpp
index 8d86f98b..ebcaf38f 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/apiset/default_apiset.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/apiset/default_apiset.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 
 // Windows 11 - APISET-W11.24H2-26100.2605
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
 const uint8_t apiset_w11[] = {
     0x78, 0xDA, 0xCD, 0x7D, 0x0F, 0x7C, 0xCD, 0xD5, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x9D, 0x26, 0xCA, 0xD2, 0xAA, 0x29, 0xA2, 0x52, 0x11,
     0x0A, 0x6D, 0xD7, 0xBF, 0x91, 0x24, 0xAD, 0xA2, 0x54, 0xF2, 0x2F, 0xB1, 0xD8, 0xFF, 0x3F, 0xDC, 0x6D, 0xD7, 0xBD,
@@ -1369,6 +1371,8 @@ const uint8_t apiset_w11[] = {
 };
 
 // Windows 10 - APISET-W10.22H2-19045.5247
+
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
 const uint8_t apiset_w10[] = {
     0x78, 0xDA, 0xCD, 0x7D, 0x0B, 0x5C, 0x94, 0x45, 0xF7, 0xFF, 0x62, 0x58, 0x98, 0x64, 0x64, 0x98, 0x9A, 0x98, 0x9A,
     0x98, 0x5A, 0x6A, 0x88, 0x37, 0x2C, 0x53, 0xF2, 0x52, 0x5A, 0x54, 0xE6, 0x2D, 0x2F, 0xA4, 0xDC, 0x2F, 0xBA, 0x0B,
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/devices/afd_types.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/devices/afd_types.hpp
index dd0d106e..b05ed79e 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/devices/afd_types.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/devices/afd_types.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "../std_include.hpp"
 
+// NOLINTBEGIN(modernize-use-using,cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
+
 typedef LONG TDI_STATUS;
 
 template <typename Traits>
@@ -171,3 +173,5 @@ struct AFD_POLL_INFO64
 #define AFD_NO_OPERATION                39
 #define AFD_VALIDATE_GROUP              40
 #define AFD_GET_UNACCEPTED_CONNECT_DATA 41
+
+// NOLINTEND(modernize-use-using,cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/file_system.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/file_system.hpp
index ce2d33d0..e39fd320 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/file_system.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/file_system.hpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class file_system
         }
 #endif
 
-        const char root_drive[2] = {win_path.get_drive().value_or('c'), 0};
-        auto root = this->root_ / root_drive;
+        const std::array<char, 2> root_drive{win_path.get_drive().value_or('c'), 0};
+        auto root = this->root_ / root_drive.data();
 
         auto path = this->root_ / win_path.to_portable_path();
         path = weakly_canonical(path);
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/io_device.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/io_device.hpp
index 43e8b1cf..b76ff6cc 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/io_device.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/io_device.hpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class io_device_container : public io_device
     void work(windows_emulator& win_emu) override
     {
         this->assert_validity();
-        return this->device_->work(win_emu);
+        this->device_->work(win_emu);
     }
 
     void serialize_object(utils::buffer_serializer& buffer) const override
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/logger.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/logger.cpp
index 80c8247f..ea4dc2ee 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/logger.cpp
@@ -73,17 +73,20 @@ namespace
 
     std::string_view format(va_list* ap, const char* message)
     {
-        thread_local char buffer[0x1000];
+        thread_local std::array<char, 0x1000> buffer{};
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        const int count = _vsnprintf_s(buffer, sizeof(buffer), sizeof(buffer), message, *ap);
+        const int count = _vsnprintf_s(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), buffer.size(), message, *ap);
 #else
-        const int count = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), message, *ap);
+        const int count = vsnprintf(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), message, *ap);
 #endif
 
         if (count < 0)
+        {
             return {};
-        return {buffer, static_cast<size_t>(count)};
+        }
+
+        return {buffer.data(), static_cast<size_t>(count)};
     }
 
 #define format_to_string(msg, str)     \
@@ -110,36 +113,42 @@ void logger::print(const color c, const std::string_view message) const
     print_colored(message, get_color_type(c));
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::print(const color c, const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
     this->print(c, data);
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::info(const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
     this->print(color::cyan, data);
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::warn(const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
     this->print(color::yellow, data);
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::error(const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
     this->print(color::red, data);
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::success(const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
     this->print(color::green, data);
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cert-dcl50-cpp)
 void logger::log(const char* message, ...) const
 {
     format_to_string(message, data);
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/module/mapped_module.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/module/mapped_module.hpp
index b058a2b2..dfe2b268 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/module/mapped_module.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/module/mapped_module.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct mapped_module
 
     uint64_t find_export(const std::string_view export_name) const
     {
-        for (auto& symbol : this->exports)
+        for (const auto& symbol : this->exports)
         {
             if (symbol.name == export_name)
             {
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/module/module_mapping.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/module/module_mapping.cpp
index a85f5ea0..17cc4857 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/module/module_mapping.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/module/module_mapping.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ namespace
 {
     uint64_t get_first_section_offset(const PENTHeaders_t<std::uint64_t>& nt_headers, const uint64_t nt_headers_offset)
     {
-        const uint8_t* nt_headers_addr = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&nt_headers);
+        const auto* nt_headers_addr = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&nt_headers);
         size_t optional_header_offset =
             reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&(nt_headers.OptionalHeader)) - reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&nt_headers);
         size_t optional_header_size = nt_headers.FileHeader.SizeOfOptionalHeader;
-        const uint8_t* first_section_addr = nt_headers_addr + optional_header_offset + optional_header_size;
+        const auto* first_section_addr = nt_headers_addr + optional_header_offset + optional_header_size;
 
         const auto first_section_absolute = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(first_section_addr);
         const auto absolute_base = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(&nt_headers);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace
     void collect_exports(mapped_module& binary, const utils::safe_buffer_accessor<const uint8_t> buffer,
                          const PEOptionalHeader_t<std::uint64_t>& optional_header)
     {
-        auto& export_directory_entry = optional_header.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXPORT];
+        const auto& export_directory_entry = optional_header.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXPORT];
         if (export_directory_entry.VirtualAddress == 0 || export_directory_entry.Size == 0)
         {
             return;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace
             return;
         }
 
-        const auto directory = &optional_header.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BASERELOC];
+        const auto* directory = &optional_header.DataDirectory[IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BASERELOC];
         if (directory->Size == 0)
         {
             return;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ mapped_module map_module_from_data(memory_manager& memory, const std::span<const
     const auto nt_headers_offset = dos_header.e_lfanew;
 
     const auto nt_headers = buffer.as<PENTHeaders_t<std::uint64_t>>(nt_headers_offset).get();
-    auto& optional_header = nt_headers.OptionalHeader;
+    const auto& optional_header = nt_headers.OptionalHeader;
 
     if (nt_headers.FileHeader.Machine != PEMachineType::AMD64)
     {
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
index a7a58700..947543bb 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace
 
     void setup_gdt(x64_emulator& emu, memory_manager& memory)
     {
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
         constexpr uint64_t gdtr[4] = {0, GDT_ADDR, GDT_LIMIT, 0};
         emu.write_register(x64_register::gdtr, &gdtr, sizeof(gdtr));
         memory.allocate_memory(GDT_ADDR, GDT_LIMIT, memory_permission::read);
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.hpp
index e0ae016b..2118c59c 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.hpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ struct process_context
     void setup(x64_emulator& emu, memory_manager& memory, const application_settings& app_settings,
                const mapped_module& executable, const mapped_module& ntdll, const apiset::container& apiset_container);
 
-    handle create_thread(memory_manager& memory, const uint64_t start_address, const uint64_t argument,
-                         const uint64_t stack_size);
+    handle create_thread(memory_manager& memory, uint64_t start_address, uint64_t argument, uint64_t stack_size);
 
     void serialize(utils::buffer_serializer& buffer) const;
     void deserialize(utils::buffer_deserializer& buffer);
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.cpp
index e8e3dfe0..c6892433 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace
     constexpr uint64_t MAIN_ROOT_OFFSET = 0x1000;
     constexpr uint64_t MAIN_KEY_BLOCK_OFFSET = MAIN_ROOT_OFFSET + 0x20;
 
+    // NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
+
     struct offset_entry_t
     {
         int32_t offset;
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ namespace
         char name[255];
     };
 
+    // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
+
     bool read_file_data_safe(std::ifstream& file, const uint64_t offset, void* buffer, const size_t size)
     {
         if (file.bad())
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ void hive_key::parse(std::ifstream& file)
         const auto offset = read_file_object<int>(file, MAIN_ROOT_OFFSET + this->value_offsets_ + 4, i);
         const auto value = read_file_object<value_block_t>(file, MAIN_ROOT_OFFSET + offset);
 
-        std::string value_name(value.name, std::min(value.name_len, static_cast<short>(sizeof(value.name))));
+        std::string value_name(value.name, std::min(value.name_len, static_cast<int16_t>(sizeof(value.name))));
 
         raw_hive_value raw_value{};
         raw_value.parsed = false;
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ void hive_key::parse(std::ifstream& file)
 
     const auto entry_offsets = this->subkey_block_offset_ + offsetof(offsets_t, entries);
 
-    for (short i = 0; i < item.count; ++i)
+    for (int16_t i = 0; i < item.count; ++i)
     {
         const auto offset_entry = read_file_object<offset_entry_t>(file, MAIN_ROOT_OFFSET + entry_offsets, i);
 
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
index 249fb0f8..3677f821 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/registry/hive_parser.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class hive_key
         return &entry->second;
     }
 
-    const hive_value* get_value(std::ifstream& file, const std::string_view name);
+    const hive_value* get_value(std::ifstream& file, std::string_view name);
 
   private:
     struct raw_hive_value : hive_value
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/std_include.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/std_include.hpp
index 4a6c82b2..05cf0d0b 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/std_include.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/std_include.hpp
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@
 
 #include "platform/platform.hpp"
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(google-global-names-in-headers)
 using namespace std::literals;
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/windows_path.hpp b/src/windows-emulator/windows_path.hpp
index d909aae3..8429c102 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/windows_path.hpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/windows_path.hpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class windows_path
             throw std::runtime_error("Device path can not be computed for relative paths!");
         }
 
-        const auto drive_index = *this->drive_ - 'a';
+        const auto drive_index = this->drive_.value_or('a') - 'a';
         const auto drive_number = std::to_string(drive_index + 1);
         const std::u16string number(drive_number.begin(), drive_number.end());