diff --git a/lib/std/fs/File.zig b/lib/std/fs/File.zig
index 3c712fa145..fa2b97b044 100644
--- a/lib/std/fs/File.zig
+++ b/lib/std/fs/File.zig
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ fn posReadVec(context: *anyopaque, data: []const []u8, offset: u64) anyerror!std
     };
 }
 
-fn streamRead(
+pub fn streamRead(
     context: ?*anyopaque,
     bw: *std.io.BufferedWriter,
     limit: std.io.Reader.Limit,
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ fn streamRead(
     };
 }
 
-fn streamReadVec(context: ?*anyopaque, data: []const []u8) anyerror!std.io.Reader.Status {
+pub fn streamReadVec(context: ?*anyopaque, data: []const []u8) anyerror!std.io.Reader.Status {
     const handle = opaqueToHandle(context);
 
     if (is_windows) {
diff --git a/lib/std/net.zig b/lib/std/net.zig
index 0e0e9327bc..af29d98ea1 100644
--- a/lib/std/net.zig
+++ b/lib/std/net.zig
@@ -1837,10 +1837,20 @@ pub const Stream = struct {
         Unexpected,
     };
 
-    pub const Reader = io.Reader(Stream, ReadError, read);
-
-    pub fn reader(self: Stream) Reader {
-        return .{ .context = self };
+    pub fn reader(stream: Stream) std.io.Reader {
+        return .{
+            .context = handleToOpaque(stream.handle),
+            .vtable = switch (native_os) {
+                .windows => &.{
+                    .read = windows_read,
+                    .readv = windows_readv,
+                },
+                else => &.{
+                    .read = std.fs.File.streamRead,
+                    .readv = std.fs.File.streamReadVec,
+                },
+            },
+        };
     }
 
     pub fn writer(stream: Stream) std.io.Writer {
@@ -1859,46 +1869,50 @@ pub const Stream = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn read(self: Stream, buffer: []u8) ReadError!usize {
-        if (native_os == .windows) {
-            return windows.ReadFile(self.handle, buffer, null);
-        }
-
-        return posix.read(self.handle, buffer);
+    fn windows_read(
+        context: ?*anyopaque,
+        bw: *std.io.BufferedWriter,
+        limit: std.io.Reader.Limit,
+    ) anyerror!std.io.Reader.Status {
+        const buf = limit.slice(try bw.writableSlice(1));
+        const status = try windows_readv(context, &.{buf});
+        bw.advance(status.len);
+        return status;
     }
 
-    pub fn readv(s: Stream, iovecs: []const posix.iovec) ReadError!usize {
-        if (native_os == .windows) {
-            // TODO improve this to use ReadFileScatter
-            if (iovecs.len == 0) return @as(usize, 0);
-            const first = iovecs[0];
-            return windows.ReadFile(s.handle, first.base[0..first.len], null);
+    fn windows_readv(context: ?*anyopaque, data: []const []u8) anyerror!std.io.Reader.Status {
+        var iovecs: [max_buffers_len]windows.WSABUF = undefined;
+        var iovecs_i: usize = 0;
+        for (data) |d| {
+            // In case Windows checks pointer address before length, we must omit
+            // length-zero vectors.
+            if (d.len == 0) continue;
+            iovecs[iovecs_i] = .{ .buf = d.ptr, .len = d.len };
+            iovecs_i += 1;
+            if (iovecs_i >= iovecs.len) break;
         }
-
-        return posix.readv(s.handle, iovecs);
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the number of bytes read. If the number read is smaller than
-    /// `buffer.len`, it means the stream reached the end. Reaching the end of
-    /// a stream is not an error condition.
-    pub fn readAll(s: Stream, buffer: []u8) ReadError!usize {
-        return readAtLeast(s, buffer, buffer.len);
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the number of bytes read, calling the underlying read function
-    /// the minimal number of times until the buffer has at least `len` bytes
-    /// filled. If the number read is less than `len` it means the stream
-    /// reached the end. Reaching the end of the stream is not an error
-    /// condition.
-    pub fn readAtLeast(s: Stream, buffer: []u8, len: usize) ReadError!usize {
-        assert(len <= buffer.len);
-        var index: usize = 0;
-        while (index < len) {
-            const amt = try s.read(buffer[index..]);
-            if (amt == 0) break;
-            index += amt;
-        }
-        return index;
+        const bufs = iovecs[0..iovecs_i];
+        if (bufs.len == 0) return .{}; // Prevent false positive end detection on empty `data`.
+        const handle = opaqueToHandle(context);
+        var n: u32 = undefined;
+        var flags: u32 = 0;
+        const rc = windows.ws2_32.WSARecvFrom(handle, bufs.ptr, bufs.len, &n, &flags, null, null, null, null);
+        if (rc != 0) switch (windows.ws2_32.WSAGetLastError()) {
+            .WSAECONNRESET => return error.ConnectionResetByPeer,
+            .WSAEFAULT => unreachable, // a pointer is not completely contained in user address space.
+            .WSAEINPROGRESS, .WSAEINTR => unreachable, // deprecated and removed in WSA 2.2
+            .WSAEINVAL => return error.SocketNotBound,
+            .WSAEMSGSIZE => return error.MessageTooBig,
+            .WSAENETDOWN => return error.NetworkSubsystemFailed,
+            .WSAENETRESET => return error.ConnectionResetByPeer,
+            .WSAENOTCONN => return error.SocketNotConnected,
+            .WSAEWOULDBLOCK => return error.WouldBlock,
+            .WSANOTINITIALISED => unreachable, // WSAStartup must be called before this function
+            .WSA_IO_PENDING => unreachable, // not using overlapped I/O
+            .WSA_OPERATION_ABORTED => unreachable, // not using overlapped I/O
+            else => |err| return windows.unexpectedWSAError(err),
+        };
+        return .{ .len = n, .end = n == 0 };
     }
 
     fn windows_writeSplat(context: *anyopaque, data: []const []const u8, splat: usize) anyerror!usize {