diff -rupN --no-dereference Python-3.10.9/Modules/Setup Python-3.10.9-new/Modules/Setup
--- Python-3.10.9/Modules/Setup	2022-12-08 09:37:00.233024881 +0100
+++ Python-3.10.9-new/Modules/Setup	2022-12-08 09:37:01.200024902 +0100
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ _stat _stat.c				# stat.h interface
 time -DPy_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN -I$(srcdir)/Include/internal timemodule.c	# -lm # time operations and variables
 _thread -DPy_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN -I$(srcdir)/Include/internal _threadmodule.c	# low-level threading interface
 
+# build-in modules for windows platform:
+winreg ../PC/winreg.c
+
 # access to ISO C locale support
 _locale -DPy_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN _localemodule.c  # -lintl
 
diff -rupN --no-dereference Python-3.10.9/PC/winreg.c Python-3.10.9-new/PC/winreg.c
--- Python-3.10.9/PC/winreg.c	2022-12-08 09:36:57.116024811 +0100
+++ Python-3.10.9-new/PC/winreg.c	2022-12-08 09:37:01.201024902 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@
 #include "structmember.h"         // PyMemberDef
 #include <windows.h>
 
+#ifndef SIZEOF_HKEY
+/* used only here */
+#if defined(MS_WIN64)
+#  define SIZEOF_HKEY 8
+#elif defined(MS_WIN32)
+#  define SIZEOF_HKEY 4
+#else
+#  error "SIZEOF_HKEY is not defined"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef REG_LEGAL_CHANGE_FILTER
+#define REG_LEGAL_CHANGE_FILTER        (\
+          REG_NOTIFY_CHANGE_NAME       |\
+          REG_NOTIFY_CHANGE_ATTRIBUTES |\
+          REG_NOTIFY_CHANGE_LAST_SET   |\
+          REG_NOTIFY_CHANGE_SECURITY   )
+#endif
+
 static BOOL PyHKEY_AsHKEY(PyObject *ob, HKEY *pRes, BOOL bNoneOK);
 static BOOL clinic_HKEY_converter(PyObject *ob, void *p);
 static PyObject *PyHKEY_FromHKEY(HKEY h);