diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/detail/dynamic_load_windows.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/detail/dynamic_load_windows.h
index 5ed2833756..c74d1b27b9 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/detail/dynamic_load_windows.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/detail/dynamic_load_windows.h
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ inline void GetLastErrorMessage(std::string &error_message) noexcept
 {
   auto error_code = ::GetLastError();
   // See https://stackoverflow.com/a/455533/4447365
-  LPTSTR error_text = nullptr;
-  auto size         = ::FormatMessage(
+  LPSTR error_text = nullptr;
+  auto size         = ::FormatMessageA(
       FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
       nullptr, error_code, MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
-      reinterpret_cast<LPTSTR>(&error_text), 0, nullptr);
+      reinterpret_cast<LPSTR>(&error_text), 0, nullptr);
   if (size == 0)
   {
     return;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DynamicLibraryHandleWindows final : public DynamicLibraryHandle
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<Factory> LoadFactory(const char *plugin, std::string &error_message) noexcept
 {
-  auto handle = ::LoadLibrary(plugin);
+  auto handle = ::LoadLibraryA(plugin);
   if (handle == nullptr)
   {
     detail::GetLastErrorMessage(error_message);
diff --git a/x/otel.yaml b/x/otel.yaml
index 8d45e2cea5..878422ffe8 100644
--- a/x/otel.yaml
+++ b/x/otel.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ receivers:
     protocols:
       grpc:
       http:
-  prometheus/collector:
-    config:
-      scrape_configs:
-        - job_name: 'opentelemetry-collector'
-          static_configs:
-            - targets: ['localhost:8888']
+  # prometheus/collector:
+  #   config:
+  #     scrape_configs:
+  #       - job_name: 'opentelemetry-collector'
+  #         static_configs:
+  #           - targets: ['localhost:8888']
 
 # service:
 #   # https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/configuration/#telemetry
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ service:
       processors: [batch]
       exporters: [otlphttp,logging/traces]
     metrics:
-      receivers: [otlp,prometheus/collector]
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      #,prometheus/collector]
       processors: [batch]
       exporters: [prometheusremotewrite,logging/metrics]
     logs:
diff --git a/x/x.cpp b/x/x.cpp
index ce5ce7ea30..a5f119b447 100644
--- a/x/x.cpp
+++ b/x/x.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static std::map<std::string, std::string> get_random_attr()
 	return { labels[rand() % ( labels.size() - 1 )], labels[rand() % ( labels.size() - 1 )] };
 }
 
-static void counter_example( const std::string &name, const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &spanContext )
+static void counter_example( const std::string &name, double startValue, const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &spanContext )
 {
 	get_logger()->Info( "counter_example" );
 	opentelemetry::trace::StartSpanOptions options;
@@ -285,16 +285,17 @@ static void counter_example( const std::string &name, const opentelemetry::trace
 
 	const auto provider{ opentelemetry::metrics::Provider::GetMeterProvider() };
 	const auto meter{ provider->GetMeter( name ) };
-
 	const auto double_counter{ meter->CreateDoubleCounter( name + "_counter" ) };
+	const auto double_updown_counter{ meter->CreateDoubleUpDownCounter( name + "_updown_counter" ) };
+
+	double_counter->Add( startValue );
+	double_updown_counter->Add( startValue + 500.0 );
 
 	for ( auto i = 0; i < 1000; ++i )
 	{
-		const double val{ rand() % 7 + 1.1 };
-
-		double_counter->Add( val );
-
-		std::this_thread::sleep_for( std::chrono::milliseconds( 10 ) );
+		double_counter->Add( 1.0 );
+		double_updown_counter->Add( 1.0 );
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for( std::chrono::milliseconds( 100 ) );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -530,17 +531,23 @@ void demo()
 	get_logger()->Info( "Spawning threads" );
 
 	auto context = span->GetContext();
-	std::thread counter_example_thread( counter_example, metric_prefix_name, context );
-	std::thread observable_counter_example_thread( observable_counter_example, metric_prefix_name, context );
-	std::thread histogram_example_thread( histogram_example, metric_prefix_name, context );
+	std::thread counter_example_thread1( counter_example, metric_prefix_name + "_0", 100.0, context );
+	std::thread counter_example_thread2( counter_example, metric_prefix_name + "_1", 200.0, context );
+	std::thread counter_example_thread3( counter_example, metric_prefix_name + "_1", 200.0, context );
+	std::thread counter_example_thread4( counter_example, metric_prefix_name + "_1", 300.0, context );
+	//std::thread observable_counter_example_thread( observable_counter_example, metric_prefix_name, context );
+	//std::thread histogram_example_thread( histogram_example, metric_prefix_name, context );
 
 	get_logger()->Info( "Joining threads" );
 
-	ui_main();
+	//ui_main();
 
-	counter_example_thread.join();
-	observable_counter_example_thread.join();
-	histogram_example_thread.join();
+	counter_example_thread1.join();
+	counter_example_thread2.join();
+	counter_example_thread3.join();
+	counter_example_thread4.join();
+	//observable_counter_example_thread.join();
+	//histogram_example_thread.join();
 
 	get_logger()->Info( "Joined all threads" );
 }