diff --git a/src/backends/winrt.rs b/src/backends/winrt.rs
index 32fb219..f558c91 100644
--- a/src/backends/winrt.rs
+++ b/src/backends/winrt.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #[cfg(windows)]
-use std::sync::Mutex;
-
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use log::{info, trace};
 
 use tts_winrt_bindings::windows::media::core::MediaSource;
@@ -24,10 +21,6 @@ pub struct WinRT {
     playback_list: MediaPlaybackList,
 }
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref NEXT_UTTERANCE_ID: Mutex<u64> = Mutex::new(0);
-}
-
 impl WinRT {
     pub fn new() -> std::result::Result<Self, Error> {
         info!("Initializing WinRT backend");
@@ -83,13 +76,11 @@ impl Backend for WinRT {
                 self.reinit_player()?;
             }
         }
-        self.playback_list.items()?.append(item)?;
+        self.playback_list.items()?.append(&item)?;
         if !self.is_speaking()? {
             self.player.play()?;
         }
-        let mut utterance_id = NEXT_UTTERANCE_ID.lock().unwrap();
-        *utterance_id += 1;
-        Ok(Some(UtteranceId::WinRT(*utterance_id)))
+        Ok(Some(UtteranceId::WinRT(item)))
     }
 
     fn stop(&mut self) -> std::result::Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2d494cf..fc0558a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ use libc::c_char;
 use objc::{class, msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use tts_winrt_bindings::windows::media::playback::MediaPlaybackItem;
+
 mod backends;
 
 pub enum Backends {
@@ -40,14 +43,14 @@ pub enum Backends {
     AvFoundation,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum UtteranceId {
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     SpeechDispatcher(i32),
     #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
     Web(u64),
     #[cfg(windows)]
-    WinRT(u64),
+    WinRT(MediaPlaybackItem),
 }
 
 pub struct Features {