I'm trying to use the boost-thread library in a Windows Runtime (UWP) project. The tutorial at https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2014/07/18/using-boost-libraries-in-windows-store-and-phone-applications/ doesn't seem to work anymore. 

If I compile boost sources, either from the primary distribution, or from https://github.com/wpbest/Boost, I can compile it as a static library but when I link to it from the project, I receive linker errors that four identifiers could not be found. These identifiers are API functions such as CreateWaitableTimer.

Is there a way to use boost-thread from a UWP project despite this? Perhaps setting some preprocessor symbols?

Thank you,

Petr Hudecek