diff --git a/docs/how-to-use-and-FAQ/ncnn-load-model.md b/docs/how-to-use-and-FAQ/ncnn-load-model.md
index 30169247069c..80c62d710c0e 100644
--- a/docs/how-to-use-and-FAQ/ncnn-load-model.md
+++ b/docs/how-to-use-and-FAQ/ncnn-load-model.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 |load from|alexnet.param|alexnet.param.bin|alexnet.bin|
 |---|---|---|---|
 |file path|load_param(const char*)|load_param_bin(const char*)|load_model(const char*)|
+|file path<br/>(wchar_t for windows)|load_param(const wchar_t*)|load_param_bin(const wchar_t*)|load_model(const wchar_t*)|
 |file descriptor|load_param(FILE*)|load_param_bin(FILE*)|load_model(FILE*)|
 |file memory|load_param_mem(const char*)|load_param(const unsigned char*)|load_model(const unsigned char*)|
 |android asset|load_param(AAsset*)|load_param_bin(AAsset*)|load_model(AAsset*)|
diff --git a/python/src/main.cpp b/python/src/main.cpp
index b74fea33230a..6b7129ae32c7 100644
--- a/python/src/main.cpp
+++ b/python/src/main.cpp
@@ -950,11 +950,32 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(ncnn, m)
 
 #if NCNN_STDIO
 #if NCNN_STRING
+#if _WIN32
+    .def(
+    "load_param", [](Net& self, const std::wstring& path) {
+        return self.load_param(path.c_str());
+    },
+    py::arg("protopath"))
+#else
     .def("load_param", (int (Net::*)(const char*)) & Net::load_param, py::arg("protopath"))
+#endif
     .def("load_param_mem", (int (Net::*)(const char*)) & Net::load_param_mem, py::arg("mem"))
 #endif // NCNN_STRING
+#if _WIN32
+    .def(
+    "load_param_bin", [](Net& self, const std::wstring& path) {
+        return self.load_param_bin(path.c_str());
+    },
+    py::arg("protopath"))
+    .def(
+    "load_model", [](Net& self, const std::wstring& path) {
+        return self.load_model(path.c_str());
+    },
+    py::arg("modelpath"))
+#else
     .def("load_param_bin", (int (Net::*)(const char*)) & Net::load_param_bin, py::arg("protopath"))
     .def("load_model", (int (Net::*)(const char*)) & Net::load_model, py::arg("modelpath"))
+#endif
     .def(
     "load_model_mem", [](Net& net, const char* mem) {
         const unsigned char* _mem = (const unsigned char*)mem;
diff --git a/src/c_api.cpp b/src/c_api.cpp
index 3aaba7631a35..55cec7d548f8 100644
--- a/src/c_api.cpp
+++ b/src/c_api.cpp
@@ -1511,6 +1511,25 @@ int ncnn_net_load_model(ncnn_net_t net, const char* path)
 {
     return ((Net*)net->pthis)->load_model(path);
 }
+
+#if _WIN32
+#if NCNN_STRING
+int ncnn_net_load_param_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path)
+{
+    return ((Net*)net->pthis)->load_param(path);
+}
+#endif /* NCNN_STRING */
+
+int ncnn_net_load_param_bin_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path)
+{
+    return ((Net*)net->pthis)->load_param_bin(path);
+}
+
+int ncnn_net_load_model_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path)
+{
+    return ((Net*)net->pthis)->load_model(path);
+}
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
 #endif /* NCNN_STDIO */
 
 #if NCNN_STDIO
diff --git a/src/c_api.h b/src/c_api.h
index a42994ca3fe9..48a8c2eb0a72 100644
--- a/src/c_api.h
+++ b/src/c_api.h
@@ -310,6 +310,13 @@ NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_param(ncnn_net_t net, const char* path);
 #endif /* NCNN_STRING */
 NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_param_bin(ncnn_net_t net, const char* path);
 NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_model(ncnn_net_t net, const char* path);
+#if _WIN32
+#if NCNN_STRING
+NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_param_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path);
+#endif /* NCNN_STRING */
+NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_param_bin_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path);
+NCNN_EXPORT int ncnn_net_load_model_w(ncnn_net_t net, const wchar_t* path);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
 #endif /* NCNN_STDIO */
 
 #if NCNN_STDIO
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 868922b68432..b66da6790284 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1731,6 +1731,22 @@ int Net::load_param(const char* protopath)
     fclose(fp);
     return ret;
 }
+
+#if _WIN32
+int Net::load_param(const wchar_t* protopath)
+{
+    FILE* fp = _wfopen(protopath, L"rb");
+    if (!fp)
+    {
+        NCNN_LOGE("_wfopen %ls failed", protopath);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int ret = load_param(fp);
+    fclose(fp);
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
 #endif // NCNN_STRING
 
 int Net::load_param_bin(FILE* fp)
@@ -1753,6 +1769,22 @@ int Net::load_param_bin(const char* protopath)
     return ret;
 }
 
+#if _WIN32
+int Net::load_param_bin(const wchar_t* protopath)
+{
+    FILE* fp = _wfopen(protopath, L"rb");
+    if (!fp)
+    {
+        NCNN_LOGE("_wfopen %ls failed", protopath);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int ret = load_param_bin(fp);
+    fclose(fp);
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
 int Net::load_model(FILE* fp)
 {
     DataReaderFromStdio dr(fp);
@@ -1772,6 +1804,22 @@ int Net::load_model(const char* modelpath)
     fclose(fp);
     return ret;
 }
+
+#if _WIN32
+int Net::load_model(const wchar_t* modelpath)
+{
+    FILE* fp = _wfopen(modelpath, L"rb");
+    if (!fp)
+    {
+        NCNN_LOGE("_wfopen %ls failed", modelpath);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int ret = load_model(fp);
+    fclose(fp);
+    return ret;
+}
+#endif
 #endif // NCNN_STDIO
 
 int Net::load_param(const unsigned char* _mem)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 990712bac479..d17522ced7b4 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class NCNN_EXPORT Net
     // return 0 if success
     int load_param(FILE* fp);
     int load_param(const char* protopath);
+#if _WIN32
+    int load_param(const wchar_t* protopath);
+#endif
 
     // load network structure from in-memory plain param string, must be NULL-terminated
     // return 0 if success
@@ -79,11 +82,17 @@ class NCNN_EXPORT Net
     // return 0 if success
     int load_param_bin(FILE* fp);
     int load_param_bin(const char* protopath);
+#if _WIN32
+    int load_param_bin(const wchar_t* protopath);
+#endif
 
     // load network weight data from model file
     // return 0 if success
     int load_model(FILE* fp);
     int load_model(const char* modelpath);
+#if _WIN32
+    int load_model(const wchar_t* modelpath);
+#endif
 #endif // NCNN_STDIO
 
     // load network structure from external memory
diff --git a/tests/test_squeezenet.cpp b/tests/test_squeezenet.cpp
index 0e6c391dd702..4e28bdb460c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_squeezenet.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_squeezenet.cpp
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ class MyConvolution : public ncnn::Layer
         support_inplace = impl->support_inplace;
 
         support_packing = impl->support_packing;
+        support_any_packing = impl->support_any_packing;
         support_vulkan = impl->support_vulkan;
         support_vulkan_packing = impl->support_vulkan_packing;
+        support_vulkan_any_packing = impl->support_vulkan_any_packing;
         support_bf16_storage = impl->support_bf16_storage;
         support_fp16_storage = impl->support_fp16_storage;
         support_int8_storage = impl->support_int8_storage;
@@ -275,8 +277,10 @@ class MyConvolution : public ncnn::Layer
         support_inplace = impl->support_inplace;
 
         support_packing = impl->support_packing;
+        support_any_packing = impl->support_any_packing;
         support_vulkan = impl->support_vulkan;
         support_vulkan_packing = impl->support_vulkan_packing;
+        support_vulkan_any_packing = impl->support_vulkan_any_packing;
         support_bf16_storage = impl->support_bf16_storage;
         support_fp16_storage = impl->support_fp16_storage;
         support_int8_storage = impl->support_int8_storage;