diff --git a/vesin/CMakeLists.txt b/vesin/CMakeLists.txt
index c72bcf8..18a336e 100644
--- a/vesin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vesin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
     # GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/rubber-duck-debug/gpu-lite.git
     # GIT_TAG 78b4bad091e329b332def47ee9692e367a28ea85 # v1.0.0
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/Luthaf/gpu-lite.git
-    GIT_TAG 223a893176a12a639a72d8b9fcc53135a7f15782
+    GIT_TAG b1672c8751ccb9411f2ff57c20e78959449862ad
     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(gpulite)
diff --git a/vesin/src/vesin_cuda.cpp b/vesin/src/vesin_cuda.cpp
index 7d6de06..5bf2f78 100644
--- a/vesin/src/vesin_cuda.cpp
+++ b/vesin/src/vesin_cuda.cpp
@@ -329,24 +329,45 @@ void vesin::cuda::free_neighbors(VesinNeighborList& neighbors) {
 }
 
 void checkCuda() {
+    std::string cuda_libname;
+    std::string cudart_libname;
+    std::string nvrtc_libname;
+    std::string suggestion;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    cuda_libname = "libcuda.so";
+    cudart_libname = "libcudart.so";
+    nvrtc_libname = "libnvrtc.so";
+    suggestion = ("Try appending the directory containing this library to "
+                  "your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.");
+
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+    cuda_libname = "nvcuda.dll";
+    cudart_libname = "cudart64_*.dll";
+    nvrtc_libname = "nvrtc64_*.dll";
+    suggestion = ("Try adding the directory containing this library to your "
+                  "system PATH, or making sure that CUDA_PATH is properly set "
+                  "to your CUDA installation directory.");
+#else
+    cuda_libname = "cuda";
+    cudart_libname = "cudart";
+    nvrtc_libname = "nvrtc";
+    suggestion = "Unsupported platform: unable to load CUDA libraries.";
+#endif
     if (!CUDA_DRIVER_INSTANCE.loaded()) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Failed to load libcuda.so. Try appending the directory containing this library to "
-            "your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable."
+            "Failed to load " + cuda_libname + ". " + suggestion
         );
     }
 
     if (!CUDART_INSTANCE.loaded()) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Failed to load libcudart.so. Try appending the directory containing this library to "
-            "your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable."
+            "Failed to load " + cudart_libname + ". " + suggestion
         );
     }
 
     if (!NVRTC_INSTANCE.loaded()) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Failed to load libnvrtc.so. Try appending the directory containing this library to "
-            "your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable."
+            "Failed to load " + nvrtc_libname + ". " + suggestion
         );
     }
 }