diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index f044d22d4d..a78b9aa1e9 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32_MSVC_NAMING)
     if(wxBUILD_SHARED)
-        set(lib_suffix "_dll")
+        # set(lib_suffix "_dll")
     else()
-        set(lib_suffix "_lib")
+        # set(lib_suffix "_lib")
     endif()
 
-    set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}${lib_suffix}")
+    # set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}${lib_suffix}")
 
     # Generator expression to not create different Debug and Release directories
     set(GEN_EXPR_DIR "$<1:/>")
diff --git a/build/cmake/install.cmake b/build/cmake/install.cmake
index a373983043..2e1ace7bf9 100644
--- a/build/cmake/install.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/install.cmake
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ else()
 
     install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION "bin")
     install(CODE "execute_process( \
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy \
         \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/wx/config/${wxBUILD_FILE_ID}\" \
         \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/wx-config\" \
         )"
diff --git a/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 15f4339ef9..f93849e025 100644
--- a/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if(wxUSE_XRC)
 
         # Don't use wx_install() here to preserve escaping.
         install(CODE "execute_process( \
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy \
             \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/${wxrc_output_name}${EXE_SUFFIX}\" \
             \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/wxrc${EXE_SUFFIX}\" \
             )"