diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 71e3a8ce..1551c902 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -151,17 +151,12 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::write_to_file_(const memory_buf_
         return;
     }
 
-    DWORD total_written = 0;
-    do
+    DWORD bytes_written = 0;
+    bool ok = ::WriteFile(out_handle_, formatted.data(), size, &bytes_written, nullptr) != 0;
+    if (!ok)
     {
-        DWORD bytes_written = 0;
-        bool ok = ::WriteFile(out_handle_, formatted.data() + total_written, size - total_written, &bytes_written, nullptr) != 0;
-        if (!ok || bytes_written == 0)
-        {
-            throw_spdlog_ex("wincolor_sink: write_to_file_ failed. GetLastError(): " + std::to_string(::GetLastError()));
-        }
-        total_written += bytes_written;
-    } while (total_written < size);
+        throw_spdlog_ex("wincolor_sink: write_to_file_ failed. GetLastError(): " + std::to_string(::GetLastError()));
+    }
 }
 
 // wincolor_stdout_sink