diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0caa24f7..a069ba71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
 elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
     message(STATUS "Detected MSVC compiler")
     set(CXX11_FLAGS "")
-    set(NORMAL_CXX_FLAGS "")
+    set(NORMAL_CXX_FLAGS "/wd\"4244\" /wd\"4309\" /wd\"4800\" /wd\"4996\"") # disable some useless warnings
     set(RELEASE_CXX_FLAGS "")
     set(DEBUG_CXX_FLAGS "")
     set(TEST_CXX_FLAGS "")
diff --git a/src/common/resources/resourcemanager.cpp b/src/common/resources/resourcemanager.cpp
index 80733ba7..fba68cf2 100644
--- a/src/common/resources/resourcemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/resources/resourcemanager.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool CResourceManager::RemoveDirectory(const std::string& directory)
             fs::remove_all(path);
             #endif
         }
-        catch (std::exception & e)
+        catch (std::exception&)
         {
             success = false;
         }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ bool CResourceManager::Move(const std::string& from, const std::string& to)
             fs::rename(path_from, path_to);
             #endif
         }
-        catch (std::exception & e)
+        catch (std::exception&)
         {
             success = false;
         }