diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
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+# **building instructions for Nuked-SC55**
+
+## CMake
+
+**generic instructions for CMake**
+
+### Ninja
+
+#### **install prerequisites:**
+
+`git cmake pkg-config ninja SDL2` and a c-compiler capable of C++11
+
+#### **build:**
+
+```
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-SC55.git
+cd .\Nuked-SC55
+cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -GNinja
+cmake --build .
+```
+
+## Linux
+
+T.B.D.
+
+## MacOS
+
+### Xcode
+
+
+#### **install prerequisites (brew/macports - untested):**
+```
+git
+cmake
+SDL2
+```
+#### **build:**
+
+open terminal.app
+
+`git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-SC55.git`
+
+create an Xcode project:
+
+```
+$ cd Nuked-SC55
+$ cmake -G Xcode .
+```
+
+- open created Xcode project
+- Product -> Scheme -> Edit Scheme -> Build Configuration set to Release
+- build
+- copy data/back.data the same directory as built binary
+
+
+
+## Windows
+
+### VisualStudio 2022
+
+#### **install prerequisites:**
+- ##### Visual Studio with Windows SDK and [CMake](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/cmake-projects-in-visual-studio?view=msvc-170)
+  
+- ##### git:
+in cmd:
+```
+winget install Git.Git
+```
+
+**[manual handling of SDL2 dependency](#underlined-text)**
+
+#### **build:**
+
+note: example msvc-build-release64.cmd uses hardcoded urls for SDL2-download and thus might fail  
+use VCPKG-version described [below](https://github.com/000MDK/Nuked-SC55/edit/building.md/BUILDING.md#vcpkg-handling-of-sdl2-dependency) instead.
+
+#### **use `msvc-build-release64.cmd`**
+
+in new cmd:
+
+```
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-SC55.git
+cd .\Nuked-SC55
+.\msvc-build-release64.cmd
+```
+
+**[VCPKG handling of SDL2 dependency](#underlined-text)**
+
+#### **install prerequisites:**
+
+- ##### [vcpkg](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg):
+
+in new cmd:
+```
+c:
+cd %ProgramData%
+git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+cd vcpkg
+setx VCPKG_PATH %cd%
+setx PATH "%PATH%;%cd%"
+.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics
+```
+
+in new admin-cmd:
+
+`C:\ProgramData\vcpkg\vcpkg integrate install`
+
+- ##### pkgconf:
+
+in new cmd:
+```
+vcpkg install pkgconf
+```
+
+- ##### [SDL2](https://github.com/libsdl-org)
+
+in new cmd:
+```
+vcpkg install SDL2 SDL2-image
+```
+
+#### **build:**
+
+#### **use `msvc-vcpkg-build-release64.cmd`**
+
+in new cmd:
+
+```
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-SC55.git
+cd .\Nuked-SC55
+.\msvc-vcpkg-build-release64.cmd
+```
+
+###### note: if SDL2 can't be found use
+
+`setx SDL2_DIR %VCPKG_PATH%\installed\x64-windows\share\sdl2` (permanent, must reopen cmd to use) or
+
+`set SDL2_DIR=%VCPKG_PATH%\installed\x64-windows\share\sdl2` (temporary, only for currently open cmd)
+
+
+
+### MSYS2
+
+[MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/wiki/MSYS2-installation/)-**MSYS2 MinGW32** shell
+
+#### **install prerequisites:**
+```
+pacman -S base-devel libtool pkg-config make gettext gcc git cmake mingw-w64-i686-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-i686-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-i686-pkg-config mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config mingw-w64-i686-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-i686-SDL2 mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2
+```
+note: you are asked twice to make a selection - just press "Return"/"Enter" to select all
+
+#### **build:**
+
+#### **use `msys2mingw32-build-release.sh`**
+
+```
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-SC55.git
+cd ./Nuked-SC55
+sh ./msys2mingw32-build-release.sh
+```
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 34a53bf6..bd228077 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ else()
     target_link_libraries(nuked-sc55 PRIVATE ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
+# Add linker flag MSVC
+if(MSVC)
+    set_property(TARGET "nuked-sc55" APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " /ENTRY:WinMainCRTStartup")
+endif()
+
 if(USE_RTMIDI)
     if(USE_SYSTEM_RTMIDI)
         target_compile_options(nuked-sc55 PRIVATE ${SYSTEM_RTMIDI_CFLAGS})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66f5e861..9d5cb1be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nuked SC-55
-Roland SC-55 emulator, by nukeykt.
+Roland SC-55 emulator, by [nukeykt](https://github.com/nukeykt).
 
 Supported models:
 - SC-55mk2 (v1.01 firmware is confirmed to work)
diff --git a/msvc-build-release64.cmd b/msvc-build-release64.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0750fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msvc-build-release64.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+wget https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-2.30.2/SDL2-devel-2.30.2-VC.zip
+tar -xf SDL2-devel-2.30.2-VC.zip
+del SDL2-devel-2.30.2-VC.zip
+set SDL2_DIR %cd%\SDL2-2.30.2\cmake
+cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -G"Visual Studio 17 2022"
+cmake --build . --config Release
+copy .\data\back.data .\Release
+copy %SDL2_DIR%\..\lib\x64\SDL2.dll .\Release
+move .\Release\nuked-sc55.exe .\Release\sc55emu.exe
+start .\Release
diff --git a/msvc-vcpkg-build-release64.cmd b/msvc-vcpkg-build-release64.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2a37c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msvc-vcpkg-build-release64.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -G"Visual Studio 17 2022"
+cmake --build . --config Release
+copy .\data\back.data .\Release
+move .\Release\nuked-sc55.exe .\Release\sc55emu.exe
+explorer .\Release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msys2mingw32-build-release.sh b/msys2mingw32-build-release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82ff1b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/msys2mingw32-build-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#/bin/sh
+cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -G "MinGW Makefiles"
+mingw32-make
+mkdir ./release
+cp ./nuked-sc55.exe ./release/sc55emu.exe
+cp ./back.data ./release/back.data
+cp ./README.md ./release/README.md
+cp /mingw32/bin/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll ./release/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
+cp /mingw32/bin/libstdc++-6.dll ./release/libstdc++-6.dll
+cp /mingw32/bin/SDL2.dll ./release/SDL2.dll
+start release
+cd ..