diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/configure.ac Python-3.8.0/configure.ac
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/configure.ac	2019-10-22 10:00:29.329088100 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/configure.ac	2019-10-22 10:00:31.778292400 +0300
@@ -1960,6 +1960,46 @@
 	BASECFLAGS="$BASECFLAGS $ac_arch_flags"
 fi
 
+dnl NOTE:
+dnl - GCC 4.4+ for mingw* require and use posix threads(pthreads-w32)
+dnl - Host may contain installed pthreads-w32.
+dnl - On windows platform only NT-thread model is supported. 
+dnl To avoid miss detection scipt first will check for NT-thread model
+dnl and if is not found will try to detect build options for pthread
+dnl model. Autodetection could be overiden if variable with_nt_threads
+dnl is set in "Site Configuration" (see autoconf manual).
+dnl If NT-thread model is enabled script skips some checks that
+dnl impact build process. When a new functionality is added, developers
+dnl are responsible to update configure script to avoid thread models
+dnl to be mixed.
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for NT threads])
+AC_ARG_WITH(nt-threads,
+            AS_HELP_STRING([--with-nt-threads], [build with windows threads]),
+[
+	case $withval in
+	no)	with_nt_threads=no;;
+	yes)	with_nt_threads=yes;;
+	*)	with_nt_threads=yes;;
+	esac], [
+	with_nt_threads=no])
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([
+    AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]],[[_beginthread(0, 0, 0);]])
+  ],
+  [with_nt_threads=yes],
+  [with_nt_threads=no])
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_nt_threads])
+
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl temporary default flag to avoid additional pthread checks
+  dnl and initilize other ac..thread flags to no
+  ac_cv_pthread_is_default=no
+  ac_cv_kthread=no
+  ac_cv_pthread=no
+  dnl ac_cv_kpthread is set to no if default is yes (see below)
+else
 # On some compilers, pthreads are available without further options
 # (e.g. MacOS X). On some of these systems, the compiler will not
 # complain if unaccepted options are passed (e.g. gcc on Mac OS X).
@@ -2078,6 +2118,8 @@
 AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_cv_pthread)
 fi
 
+fi
+
 # If we have set a CC compiler flag for thread support then
 # check if it works for CXX, too.
 ac_cv_cxx_thread=no
@@ -2098,6 +2140,10 @@
 then
   CXX="$CXX -pthread"
   ac_cv_cxx_thread=yes
+elif test $with_nt_threads = yes
+then
+  dnl set to always to skip extra pthread check below
+  ac_cv_cxx_thread=always
 fi
 
 if test $ac_cv_cxx_thread = yes
@@ -2130,8 +2176,8 @@
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/types.h crypt.h conio.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
 fcntl.h grp.h \
-ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h process.h pthread.h \
-sched.h shadow.h signal.h stropts.h termios.h \
+ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h process.h \
+shadow.h signal.h stropts.h termios.h \
 utime.h \
 poll.h sys/devpoll.h sys/epoll.h sys/poll.h \
 sys/audioio.h sys/xattr.h sys/bsdtty.h sys/event.h sys/file.h sys/ioctl.h \
@@ -2145,6 +2191,14 @@
 AC_HEADER_DIRENT
 AC_HEADER_MAJOR
 
+# If using nt threads, don't look for pthread.h or thread.h
+if test "x$with_nt_threads" = xno ; then
+AC_HEADER_STDC
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pthread.h sched.h thread.h)
+AC_HEADER_DIRENT
+AC_HEADER_MAJOR
+fi
+
 # bluetooth/bluetooth.h has been known to not compile with -std=c99.
 # http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.kernel/22294
 SAVE_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
@@ -2342,6 +2396,10 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pthread_t)
 have_pthread_t=no
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl skip check for pthread_t if NT-thread model is enabled
+  have_pthread_t=skip
+else
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
   AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pthread.h>]], [[pthread_t x; x = *(pthread_t*)0;]])
 ],[have_pthread_t=yes],[])
@@ -2372,6 +2430,7 @@
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 fi
+fi
 CC="$ac_save_cc"
 
 AC_SUBST(OTHER_LIBTOOL_OPT)
@@ -2814,10 +2873,15 @@
   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
 )
 
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl do not search for sem_init if NT-thread model is enabled
+  :
+else
 # 'Real Time' functions on Solaris
 # posix4 on Solaris 2.6
 # pthread (first!) on Linux
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(sem_init, pthread rt posix4)
+fi
 
 # check if we need libintl for locale functions
 AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, textdomain,
@@ -3087,6 +3151,11 @@
         CXX="$CXX -pthread"
     fi
     posix_threads=yes
+elif test $with_nt_threads = yes
+then
+    posix_threads=no
+    AC_DEFINE(NT_THREADS, 1,
+        [Define to 1 if you want to use native NT threads])
 else
     if test ! -z "$withval" -a -d "$withval"
     then LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval"
@@ -3538,6 +3607,15 @@
 fi
 
 # checks for library functions
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl GCC(mingw) 4.4+ require and use posix threads(pthreads-w32)
+  dnl and host may contain installed pthreads-w32.
+  dnl Skip checks for some functions declared in pthreads-w32 if
+  dnl NT-thread model is enabled.
+  ac_cv_func_pthread_kill=skip
+  ac_cv_func_sem_open=skip
+  ac_cv_func_sched_setscheduler=skip
+fi
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(alarm accept4 setitimer getitimer bind_textdomain_codeset chown \
  clock confstr copy_file_range ctermid dup3 execv explicit_bzero explicit_memset \
  faccessat fchmod fchmodat fchown fchownat \
@@ -4462,6 +4540,10 @@
 # the kernel module that provides POSIX semaphores
 # isn't loaded by default, so an attempt to call
 # sem_open results in a 'Signal 12' error.
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl skip posix semaphores test if NT-thread model is enabled
+  ac_cv_posix_semaphores_enabled=no
+fi
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether POSIX semaphores are enabled)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_posix_semaphores_enabled,
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
@@ -4495,6 +4577,14 @@
 
 # Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for broken sem_getvalue)
+if test $with_nt_threads = yes ; then
+  dnl Skip test if NT-thread model is enabled.
+  dnl NOTE the test case below fail for pthreads-w32 as:
+  dnl - SEM_FAILED is not defined;
+  dnl - sem_open is a stub;
+  dnl - sem_getvalue work(!).
+  ac_cv_broken_sem_getvalue=skip
+fi
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_broken_sem_getvalue,
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
 #include <unistd.h>
diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.h Python-3.8.0/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.h
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.h	2019-10-14 16:34:47.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.h	2019-10-22 10:00:32.168293100 +0300
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #  endif
 #  define SEM_HANDLE HANDLE
 #  define SEM_VALUE_MAX LONG_MAX
+#  if defined(HAVE_SEM_OPEN) && defined(_POSIX_THREADS)
+#      include <semaphore.h>
+#  endif
 #else
 #  include <fcntl.h>                 /* O_CREAT and O_EXCL */
 #  if defined(HAVE_SEM_OPEN) && !defined(POSIX_SEMAPHORES_NOT_ENABLED)
diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/pyconfig.h.in Python-3.8.0/pyconfig.h.in
--- Python-3.8.0-orig/pyconfig.h.in	2019-10-14 16:34:47.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.8.0/pyconfig.h.in	2019-10-22 10:00:32.558293800 +0300
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@
 /* Define if mvwdelch in curses.h is an expression. */
 #undef MVWDELCH_IS_EXPRESSION
 
+/* Define to 1 if you want to use native NT threads */
+#undef NT_THREADS
+
 /* Define to the address where bug reports for this package should be sent. */
 #undef PACKAGE_BUGREPORT