diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2081d5fc..95586a10 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
         add_compile_options(-O3)
     endif()
 elseif(MSVC)
-    add_compile_options(/W4 /WX)
-endif()
+    add_compile_options(/W3)
+    add_compile_definitions(NOMINMAX)
+    add_compile_definitions(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
+    endif()
 
 # Memory sanitizer options for debugging
 option(ENABLE_ASAN "Enable AddressSanitizer for memory error detection" OFF)
@@ -224,7 +226,10 @@ if(MCP_USE_LLHTTP)
     )
     
     message(STATUS "Downloading llhttp... This may take a moment depending on your connection speed.")
-    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(llhttp)
+    FetchContent_GetProperties(llhttp)
+    if(NOT llhttp_POPULATED)
+        FetchContent_Populate(llhttp)
+    endif()
     message(STATUS "llhttp download complete.")
     
     # Build llhttp as a simple static library
@@ -232,15 +237,15 @@ if(MCP_USE_LLHTTP)
     file(GLOB LLHTTP_SOURCES ${llhttp_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.c)
     
     if(NOT TARGET llhttp)
-        add_library(llhttp STATIC ${LLHTTP_SOURCES})
-        target_include_directories(llhttp PUBLIC ${llhttp_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+    add_library(llhttp STATIC ${LLHTTP_SOURCES})
+    target_include_directories(llhttp PUBLIC ${llhttp_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
-        # Enable position-independent code for shared library linking
-        set_target_properties(llhttp PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+    # Enable position-independent code for shared library linking
+    set_target_properties(llhttp PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-        # Disable warnings for third-party code
-        if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
-            target_compile_options(llhttp PRIVATE -w)
+    # Disable warnings for third-party code
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
+        target_compile_options(llhttp PRIVATE -w)
         endif()
     endif()
     
@@ -529,8 +534,12 @@ set(MCP_SDK_SOURCES ${MCP_CORE_SOURCES} ${MCP_CLIENT_SERVER_SOURCES} ${MCP_EVENT
 
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     add_library(gopher-mcp-static STATIC ${MCP_SDK_SOURCES} ${MCP_HTTP_SOURCES})
+    if(WIN32)
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-static)
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp)
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-static PROPERTIES
-        OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
         VERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION}
         SOVERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION_MAJOR}
@@ -705,8 +714,12 @@ endif()
 # Create Gopher MCP Echo Advanced libraries
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     add_library(gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static STATIC ${MCP_ECHO_ADVANCED_SOURCES})
+    if(WIN32)
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static)
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-echo-advanced)
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static PROPERTIES
-        OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-echo-advanced
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
     )
 endif()
@@ -717,6 +730,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         VERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION}
         SOVERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION_MAJOR}
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+        WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON
     )
 else()
     add_library(gopher-mcp-echo-advanced ALIAS gopher-mcp-echo-advanced-static)
@@ -782,8 +796,12 @@ endforeach()
 # Create Gopher MCP Event libraries
 if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     add_library(gopher-mcp-event-static STATIC ${MCP_EVENT_SOURCES})
+    if(WIN32)
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-event-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-event-static)
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-event-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-event)
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-event-static PROPERTIES
-        OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-event
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
     )
 endif()
@@ -794,6 +812,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         VERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION}
         SOVERSION ${GOPHER_MCP_VERSION_MAJOR}
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+        WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON
     )
 else()
     add_library(gopher-mcp-event ALIAS gopher-mcp-event-static)
@@ -861,6 +880,9 @@ foreach(lib_target ${EVENT_REAL_TARGETS})
                 target_link_directories(${lib_target} PUBLIC ${LIBEVENT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
             endif()
             target_link_libraries(${lib_target} PUBLIC ${LIBEVENT_LIBRARIES})
+            if(WIN32)
+                target_link_libraries(${lib_target} PUBLIC ws2_32)
+            endif()
         endif()
 
         # Add Windows-specific socket libraries for event library
diff --git a/examples/mcp/mcp_example_server.cc b/examples/mcp/mcp_example_server.cc
index 7e82a2c3..5aa1c3d3 100644
--- a/examples/mcp/mcp_example_server.cc
+++ b/examples/mcp/mcp_example_server.cc
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ void setupLogging(bool verbose) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 // Windows Console Control Handler
 BOOL WINAPI ConsoleCtrlHandler(DWORD ctrlType) {
+  static std::atomic<int> signal_count(0);
+
   switch (ctrlType) {
     case CTRL_C_EVENT:
     case CTRL_BREAK_EVENT:
@@ -196,7 +198,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI ConsoleCtrlHandler(DWORD ctrlType) {
       g_shutdown_cv.notify_all();
 
       // For safety, if we receive multiple signals, force exit
-      static std::atomic<int> signal_count(0);
       signal_count++;
       if (signal_count > 1) {
         std::cerr << "\n[INFO] Force shutdown after multiple signals..."
diff --git a/include/mcp/buffer.h b/include/mcp/buffer.h
index 50951293..57f88797 100644
--- a/include/mcp/buffer.h
+++ b/include/mcp/buffer.h
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 
 #include "mcp/core/compat.h"
 
+// msvc does not define ssize_t by default
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include <BaseTsd.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
+#endif
+
 namespace mcp {
 
 // Forward declarations
diff --git a/include/mcp/event/libevent_dispatcher.h b/include/mcp/event/libevent_dispatcher.h
index d0a56ce5..a9baa481 100644
--- a/include/mcp/event/libevent_dispatcher.h
+++ b/include/mcp/event/libevent_dispatcher.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace mcp {
 namespace event {
 
 // Rename to avoid conflict with struct event
-using libevent_event = struct event;
+using libevent_event = struct ::event;
 
 // Use libevent's socket type for callback signature compatibility.
 // On Windows, libevent uses intptr_t (SOCKET), on POSIX it uses int.
diff --git a/include/mcp/filter/request_logger_filter.h b/include/mcp/filter/request_logger_filter.h
index bbc7b123..dd9a99fd 100644
--- a/include/mcp/filter/request_logger_filter.h
+++ b/include/mcp/filter/request_logger_filter.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <optional>
 
 #include "mcp/core/compat.h"
 #include "mcp/json/json_serialization.h"
diff --git a/include/mcp/logging/log_message.h b/include/mcp/logging/log_message.h
index 2a8e0640..31dac2ee 100644
--- a/include/mcp/logging/log_message.h
+++ b/include/mcp/logging/log_message.h
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
-// Platform-specific process ID header
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <process.h>
-#define getpid _getpid
+using pid_t = int;
+inline pid_t getpid() { return _getpid(); }
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mcp/network/address.h b/include/mcp/network/address.h
index be18397b..0b4b8aba 100644
--- a/include/mcp/network/address.h
+++ b/include/mcp/network/address.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #define _SOCKLEN_T_DEFINED
 typedef int socklen_t;
 #endif
+#ifndef _MODE_T_DEFINED
+#define _MODE_T_DEFINED
+typedef int mode_t;
+#endif
 // mode_t and other POSIX types are defined in mcp/core/compat.h
 #else
 #include <netinet/in.h>
diff --git a/src/c_api/CMakeLists.txt b/src/c_api/CMakeLists.txt
index a40885c9..c9f263ac 100644
--- a/src/c_api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/c_api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ option(BUILD_C_API_STATIC "Build static C API library" ON)
 
 if(BUILD_C_API_STATIC)
     add_library(gopher_mcp_c_static STATIC ${MCP_C_API_SOURCES})
-    
-    set_target_properties(gopher_mcp_c_static PROPERTIES
-        OUTPUT_NAME gopher_mcp_c
-        POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
-    )
+        if(WIN32)
+            set_target_properties(gopher_mcp_c_static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher_mcp_c_static-static)
+        else()
+            set_target_properties(gopher_mcp_c_static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher_mcp_c_static)
+        endif()
+        set_target_properties(gopher_mcp_c_static PROPERTIES
+            POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+        )
     
     target_include_directories(gopher_mcp_c_static
         PUBLIC
diff --git a/src/config/file_config_source.cc b/src/config/file_config_source.cc
index 941e290d..08adf121 100644
--- a/src/config/file_config_source.cc
+++ b/src/config/file_config_source.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 // Platform-specific includes
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
+#define S_ISDIR(m) (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
 #endif
 
 namespace mcp {
diff --git a/src/echo/echo_stdio_transport_advanced.cc b/src/echo/echo_stdio_transport_advanced.cc
index 173fedb3..e46608c1 100644
--- a/src/echo/echo_stdio_transport_advanced.cc
+++ b/src/echo/echo_stdio_transport_advanced.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <io.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>
+typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 #define read(fd, buf, len) _read(fd, buf, static_cast<unsigned int>(len))
 #define write(fd, buf, len) _write(fd, buf, static_cast<unsigned int>(len))
 #ifndef STDIN_FILENO
diff --git a/src/logging/CMakeLists.txt b/src/logging/CMakeLists.txt
index d485c740..bf1762ea 100644
--- a/src/logging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/logging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ set(MCP_LOGGING_SOURCES
 
 # Create static library
 add_library(gopher-mcp-logging-static STATIC ${MCP_LOGGING_SOURCES})
-set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-logging-static PROPERTIES
-  OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-logging
-  POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
-)
+  if(WIN32)
+    set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-logging-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-logging-static)
+  else()
+    set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-logging-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME gopher-mcp-logging)
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-logging-static PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
+  )
 
 target_include_directories(gopher-mcp-logging-static PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(gopher-mcp-logging-static PUBLIC
 # Create shared library
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library(gopher-mcp-logging SHARED ${MCP_LOGGING_SOURCES})
-  
+
   target_include_directories(gopher-mcp-logging PUBLIC
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_compile_definitions(gopher-mcp-logging PUBLIC
     $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:MCP_DEBUG_LOGGING>
   )
+  
+  set_target_properties(gopher-mcp-logging PROPERTIES
+    WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON
+  )
 else()
   add_library(gopher-mcp-logging ALIAS gopher-mcp-logging-static)
 endif()
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c54e99cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": [
+    "libevent",
+    "openssl"
+  ]
+}