diff --git a/launcher/Application.h b/launcher/Application.h
index 041e5b892..1ffc6e153 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.h
+++ b/launcher/Application.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -44,12 +46,12 @@
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QUrl>
-#include <memory>
 
-#include <BaseInstance.h>
+#include "QObjectPtr.h"
 
 #include "launch/LogModel.h"
-#include "minecraft/launch/MinecraftTarget.h"
+#include "minecraft/auth/MinecraftAccount.h"
+#include "settings/SettingsObject.h"
 
 class LaunchController;
 class LocalPeer;
@@ -74,6 +76,13 @@ class ITheme;
 class MCEditTool;
 class ThemeManager;
 class IconTheme;
+class BaseInstance;
+
+struct MinecraftTarget;
+
+// pointers for lazy people
+using InstancePtr = std::shared_ptr<BaseInstance>;
+using MinecraftTargetPtr = std::shared_ptr<MinecraftTarget>;
 
 namespace Meta {
 class Index;
@@ -212,7 +221,7 @@ class Application : public QApplication {
     bool launch(BaseInstance* instance,
                 bool online = true,
                 bool demo = false,
-                MinecraftTarget::Ptr targetToJoin = nullptr,
+                MinecraftTargetPtr targetToJoin = nullptr,
                 MinecraftAccountPtr accountToUse = nullptr,
                 const QString& offlineName = QString());
     bool kill(BaseInstance* instance);
diff --git a/launcher/include/base.pch.hpp b/launcher/include/base.pch.hpp
index 989d1eeec..ecaf41fdd 100644
--- a/launcher/include/base.pch.hpp
+++ b/launcher/include/base.pch.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define PRISM_PRECOMPILED_BASE_HEADERS_H
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
diff --git a/launcher/include/qtcore.pch.hpp b/launcher/include/qtcore.pch.hpp
index d7c24ddb6..b8836618a 100644
--- a/launcher/include/qtcore.pch.hpp
+++ b/launcher/include/qtcore.pch.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QObject>
+
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
+
 #include <QVariant>
+#include <QVariantMap>
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/ShortcutUtils.h b/launcher/minecraft/ShortcutUtils.h
index b995c36bd..5cf31f9b2 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/ShortcutUtils.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/ShortcutUtils.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include "Application.h"
+#include "BaseInstance.h"
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QMessageBox>
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthFlow.h b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthFlow.h
index 710509d8e..d881a7691 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthFlow.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthFlow.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QList>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSet>
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthStep.h b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthStep.h
index aaaec6e7f..f8131509f 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthStep.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/auth/AuthStep.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <QList>
-#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QObject>
 
 #include "QObjectPtr.h"