diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index 1dfe46a3c..1832c8485 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Reworked the epicsEvent C &amp; C++ APIs</h3>
     libCom/osi/epicsEvent.cpp source file, and call cantProceed() instead of
     mis-using assert()</li>
   <li>Implemented epicsEventShow() on Posix</li>
+  <li>Win32: Removed all epicsShareAPI decorations</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h3>
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h b/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
index 41816858a..e77d9a5ce 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.h
@@ -52,23 +52,23 @@ private:
 extern "C" {
 #endif /*__cplusplus */
 
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsShareAPI epicsEventCreate(
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsEventCreate(
     epicsEventInitialState initialState);
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsShareAPI epicsEventMustCreate (
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsEventMustCreate (
     epicsEventInitialState initialState);
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventDestroy(epicsEventId id);
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventTrigger(
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventDestroy(epicsEventId id);
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventTrigger(
     epicsEventId id);
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventMustTrigger(epicsEventId id);
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventMustTrigger(epicsEventId id);
 #define epicsEventSignal(ID) epicsEventMustTrigger(ID)
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWait(
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventWait(
     epicsEventId id);
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventMustWait(epicsEventId id);
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventMustWait(epicsEventId id);
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventWaitWithTimeout(
     epicsEventId id, double timeOut);
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventTryWait(
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventTryWait(
     epicsEventId id);
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventShow(
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventShow(
     epicsEventId id, unsigned int level);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/WIN32/osdEvent.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/WIN32/osdEvent.c
index d017104ca..a57d43608 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/WIN32/osdEvent.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/WIN32/osdEvent.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ typedef struct epicsEventOSD {
 /*
  * epicsEventCreate ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsShareAPI epicsEventCreate (
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsEventCreate (
     epicsEventInitialState initialState ) 
 {
     epicsEventOSD *pSem;
@@ -54,26 +54,26 @@ epicsShareFunc epicsEventId epicsShareAPI epicsEventCreate (
 /*
  * epicsEventDestroy ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventDestroy ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventDestroy ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
 {
     CloseHandle ( pSem->handle );
     free ( pSem );
 }
 
 /*
- * epicsEventSignal ()
+ * epicsEventTrigger ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventTrigger ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventTrigger ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
 {
     BOOL status;
     status = SetEvent ( pSem->handle );
-    return status ? epicsEventError : epicsEventOK;
+    return status ? epicsEventOK : epicsEventError;
 }
 
 /*
  * epicsEventWait ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWait ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventWait ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
 { 
     DWORD status;
     status = WaitForSingleObject (pSem->handle, INFINITE);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWait ( epicsEventId pSem
 /*
  * epicsEventWaitWithTimeout ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWaitWithTimeout (
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventWaitWithTimeout (
     epicsEventId pSem, double timeOut )
 { 
     static const unsigned mSecPerSec = 1000;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventWaitWithTimeout (
 /*
  * epicsEventTryWait ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventTryWait ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
+epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventTryWait ( epicsEventId pSem ) 
 { 
     DWORD status;
 
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@ epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsShareAPI epicsEventTryWait ( epicsEventId p
 /*
  * epicsEventShow ()
  */
-epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI epicsEventShow ( epicsEventId id, unsigned level ) 
+epicsShareFunc void epicsEventShow ( epicsEventId id, unsigned level ) 
 { 
 }
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
index 9c1a5a88b..cfd80aa67 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventTrigger(epicsEventId pevent)
     }
     status = pthread_mutex_unlock(&pevent->mutex);
     checkStatusReturn(status, "pthread_mutex_unlock", "epicsEventTrigger");
+    return epicsEventOK;
 }
 
 epicsShareFunc epicsEventStatus epicsEventWait(epicsEventId pevent)