diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a71d4bcd..a06c2afa2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ projects/VS2010
 projects/VS2012
 projects/VS2013
 projects/VS2015
+build/bin
 
 # IDEA solution files
 *.idea
diff --git a/build/build.VS2010.cmd b/build/build.VS2010.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3bc1763e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.VS2010.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem build 32-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2010 Win32 Release v100
+
+rem build 64-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2010 x64 Release v100
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diff --git a/build/build.VS2012.cmd b/build/build.VS2012.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7399a9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.VS2012.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem build 32-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2012 Win32 Release v110
+rem build 64-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2012 x64 Release v110
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diff --git a/build/build.VS2013.cmd b/build/build.VS2013.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..486ba6cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.VS2013.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem build 32-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2013 Win32 Release v120
+
+rem build 64-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2013 x64 Release v120
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diff --git a/build/build.VS2015.cmd b/build/build.VS2015.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abc41c9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.VS2015.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem build 32-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2015 Win32 Release v140
+
+rem build 64-bit
+call "%~p0%build.generic.cmd" VS2015 x64 Release v140
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diff --git a/build/build.generic.cmd b/build/build.generic.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..502c8db95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.generic.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+@echo off
+
+IF "%1%" == "" GOTO display_help
+
+SET vs_version=%1
+
+SET vs_platform=%2
+IF "%vs_platform%" == "" SET vs_platform=x64
+
+SET vs_configuration=%3
+IF "%vs_configuration%" == "" SET vs_configuration=Release
+
+SET vs_toolset=%4
+
+GOTO build
+
+:display_help
+
+echo Syntax: build.generic.cmd vs_version vs_platform vs_configuration vs_toolset
+echo   vs_version:          VS installed version (VS2012, VS2013, VS2015, ...)
+echo   vs_platform:         Platform (x64 or Win32)
+echo   vs_configuration:    VS configuration (Release or Debug)
+echo   vs_toolset:          Platform Toolset (v100, v110, v120, v140)
+
+EXIT /B 1
+
+:build
+
+SET msbuild="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
+IF %vs_version% == VS2013 SET msbuild="C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
+IF %vs_version% == VS2015 SET msbuild="C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
+rem TODO: Visual Studio "15" (vNext) will use MSBuild 15.0 ?
+
+SET project="%~p0\..\projects\VS2010\zstd.sln"
+
+SET msbuildparams=/verbosity:minimal /nologo /t:Clean,Build /p:Platform=%vs_platform% /p:Configuration=%vs_configuration%
+IF NOT "%vs_toolset%" == "" SET msbuildparams=%msbuildparams% /p:PlatformToolset=%vs_toolset%
+
+SET output=%~p0%bin
+SET output="%output%/%vs_configuration%/%vs_platform%/"
+SET msbuildparams=%msbuildparams% /p:OutDir=%output%
+
+echo ### Building %vs_version% project for %vs_configuration% %vs_platform% (%vs_toolset%)...
+echo ### Build Params: %msbuildparams%
+
+%msbuild% %project% %msbuildparams%
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 EXIT /B 1
+echo # Success
+echo # OutDir: %output%
+echo #
+