diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d815c7d77..565feff14 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ MacOS:
   tags:
     - macos
     - xcode
+  except:
+    - branches # because our CI VMs are not public, MRs can't use them and timeout
   stage: build
   allow_failure: true
   script:
@@ -43,4 +45,25 @@ MacOS:
     - cd build; make -j2 package
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - build/OpenMW-*.dmg
\ No newline at end of file
+      - build/OpenMW-*.dmg
+
+Windows:
+  tags:
+    - win10
+    - msvc2017
+  except:
+    - branches # because our CI VMs are not public, MRs can't use them and timeout
+  stage: build
+  allow_failure: true
+  script:
+    # - env  # turn on for debugging
+    - sh %CI_PROJECT_DIR%/CI/before_script.msvc.sh -c Release -p x64 -v 2017 -V
+    - SET msBuildLocation="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\msbuild.exe"
+    - call %msBuildLocation% MSVC2017_64\OpenMW.sln /t:Build /p:Configuration=Release /m:%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
+    - 7z a OpenMW_MSVC2017_64_%CI_BUILD_REF_NAME%_%CI_BUILD_ID%.zip %CI_PROJECT_DIR%\MSVC2017_64\Release\
+  cache:
+    paths:
+    - deps
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+    - "*.zip"
diff --git a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
index eba278316..264d33dd2 100644
--- a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			h )
 				cat <<EOF
 Usage: $0 [-cdehkpuvV]
-
 Options:
 	-c <Release/Debug>
 		Set the configuration, can also be set with environment variable CONFIGURATION.
@@ -459,12 +458,10 @@ fi
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # Bullet
 printf "Bullet 2.86... "
 {
 	cd $DEPS_INSTALL
-
 	if [ -d Bullet ]; then
 		printf -- "Exists. (No version checking) "
 	elif [ -z $SKIP_EXTRACT ]; then
@@ -472,49 +469,38 @@ printf "Bullet 2.86... "
 		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/Bullet-2.86-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.7z" $STRIP
 		mv "Bullet-2.86-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}" Bullet
 	fi
-
 	export BULLET_ROOT="$(real_pwd)/Bullet"
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # FFmpeg
 printf "FFmpeg 3.2.4... "
 {
 	cd $DEPS_INSTALL
-
 	if [ -d FFmpeg ] && grep "FFmpeg version: 3.2.4" FFmpeg/README.txt > /dev/null; then
 		printf "Exists. "
 	elif [ -z $SKIP_EXTRACT ]; then
 		rm -rf FFmpeg
-
 		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/ffmpeg-3.2.4-win${BITS}.zip" $STRIP
 		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/ffmpeg-3.2.4-dev-win${BITS}.zip" $STRIP
-
 		mv "ffmpeg-3.2.4-win${BITS}-shared" FFmpeg
 		cp -r "ffmpeg-3.2.4-win${BITS}-dev/"* FFmpeg/
 		rm -rf "ffmpeg-3.2.4-win${BITS}-dev"
 	fi
-
 	export FFMPEG_HOME="$(real_pwd)/FFmpeg"
 	add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/FFmpeg/bin/"{avcodec-57,avformat-57,avutil-55,swresample-2,swscale-4}.dll
-
 	if [ $BITS -eq 32 ]; then
 		add_cmake_opts "-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=\"/machine:X86 /safeseh:no\""
 	fi
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # MyGUI
 printf "MyGUI 3.2.2... "
 {
 	cd $DEPS_INSTALL
-
 	if [ -d MyGUI ] && \
 		grep "MYGUI_VERSION_MAJOR 3" MyGUI/include/MYGUI/MyGUI_Prerequest.h > /dev/null && \
 		grep "MYGUI_VERSION_MINOR 2" MyGUI/include/MYGUI/MyGUI_Prerequest.h > /dev/null && \
@@ -526,21 +512,17 @@ printf "MyGUI 3.2.2... "
 		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/MyGUI-3.2.2-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.7z" $STRIP
 		mv "MyGUI-3.2.2-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}" MyGUI
 	fi
-
 	export MYGUI_HOME="$(real_pwd)/MyGUI"
-
 	if [ $CONFIGURATION == "Debug" ]; then
 		SUFFIX="_d"
 	else
 		SUFFIX=""
 	fi
 	add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/MyGUI/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/MyGUIEngine${SUFFIX}.dll"
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # OpenAL
 printf "OpenAL-Soft 1.17.2... "
 {
@@ -550,24 +532,18 @@ printf "OpenAL-Soft 1.17.2... "
 		rm -rf openal-soft-1.17.2-bin
 		eval 7z x -y OpenAL-Soft-1.17.2.zip $STRIP
 	fi
-
 	OPENAL_SDK="$(real_pwd)/openal-soft-1.17.2-bin"
-
 	add_cmake_opts -DOPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR="${OPENAL_SDK}/include/AL" \
 		-DOPENAL_LIBRARY="${OPENAL_SDK}/libs/Win${BITS}/OpenAL32.lib"
-
 	add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/openal-soft-1.17.2-bin/bin/WIN${BITS}/soft_oal.dll:OpenAL32.dll"
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # OSG
 printf "OSG 3.4.1-scrawl... "
 {
 	cd $DEPS_INSTALL
-
 	if [ -d OSG ] && \
 		grep "OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION    3" OSG/include/osg/Version > /dev/null && \
 		grep "OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION    4" OSG/include/osg/Version > /dev/null && \
@@ -579,28 +555,21 @@ printf "OSG 3.4.1-scrawl... "
 		eval 7z x -y "${DEPS}/OSG-3.4.1-scrawl-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.7z" $STRIP
 		mv "OSG-3.4.1-scrawl-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}" OSG
 	fi
-
 	OSG_SDK="$(real_pwd)/OSG"
-
 	add_cmake_opts -DOSG_DIR="$OSG_SDK"
-
 	if [ $CONFIGURATION == "Debug" ]; then
 		SUFFIX="d"
 	else
 		SUFFIX=""
 	fi
-
 	add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/OSG/bin/"{OpenThreads,zlib,libpng*}${SUFFIX}.dll \
 		"$(pwd)/OSG/bin/osg"{,Animation,DB,FX,GA,Particle,Text,Util,Viewer}${SUFFIX}.dll
-
 	add_osg_dlls "$(pwd)/OSG/bin/osgPlugins-3.4.1/osgdb_"{bmp,dds,jpeg,osg,png,tga}${SUFFIX}.dll
 	add_osg_dlls "$(pwd)/OSG/bin/osgPlugins-3.4.1/osgdb_serializers_osg"{,animation,fx,ga,particle,text,util,viewer}${SUFFIX}.dll
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # Qt
 if [ -z $APPVEYOR ]; then
 	printf "Qt 5.7.0... "
@@ -613,71 +582,53 @@ fi
 	else
 		SUFFIX=""
 	fi
-
 	if [ -z $APPVEYOR ]; then
 		cd $DEPS_INSTALL
 		QT_SDK="$(real_pwd)/Qt/5.7/msvc${MSVC_YEAR}${SUFFIX}"
-
 		if [ -d Qt ] && head -n2 Qt/InstallationLog.txt | grep "5.7.0" > /dev/null; then
 			printf "Exists. "
 		elif [ -z $SKIP_EXTRACT ]; then
 			rm -rf Qt
 			cp "${DEPS}/qt-5-install.qs" qt-install.qs
-
-
 			sed -i "s|INSTALL_DIR|$(real_pwd)/Qt|" qt-install.qs
 			sed -i "s/qt.VERSION.winBITS_msvcYEAR/qt.57.win${BITS}_msvc${MSVC_YEAR}${SUFFIX}/" qt-install.qs
-
 			printf -- "(Installation might take a while) "
 			"${DEPS}/qt-5.7.0-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.exe" --script qt-install.qs --silent
-
 			mv qt-install.qs Qt/
-
 			echo Done.
 			printf "  Cleaning up extraneous data... "
 			rm -r "$(real_pwd)/Qt/"{dist,Docs,Examples,Tools,vcredist,components.xml,MaintenanceTool.dat,MaintenanceTool.exe,MaintenanceTool.ini,network.xml,qt-install.qs}
 		fi
-
 		cd $QT_SDK
-
 		add_cmake_opts -DDESIRED_QT_VERSION=5 \
 			-DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE="${QT_SDK}/bin/qmake.exe" \
 			-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$QT_SDK"
-
 		if [ $CONFIGURATION == "Debug" ]; then
 			SUFFIX="d"
 		else
 			SUFFIX=""
 		fi
-
 		add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/bin/Qt5"{Core,Gui,Network,OpenGL,Widgets}${SUFFIX}.dll
 		add_qt_platform_dlls "$(pwd)/plugins/platforms/qwindows${SUFFIX}.dll"
-
 		echo Done.
 	else
 		QT_SDK="C:/Qt/5.10/msvc${MSVC_DISPLAY_YEAR}${SUFFIX}"
-
 		add_cmake_opts -DDESIRED_QT_VERSION=5 \
 			-DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE="${QT_SDK}/bin/qmake.exe" \
 			-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$QT_SDK"
-
 		if [ $CONFIGURATION == "Debug" ]; then
 			SUFFIX="d"
 		else
 			SUFFIX=""
 		fi
-
 		DIR=$(echo "${QT_SDK}" | sed "s,\\\\,/,g" | sed "s,\(.\):,/\\1,")
-
 		add_runtime_dlls "${DIR}/bin/Qt5"{Core,Gui,Network,OpenGL,Widgets}${SUFFIX}.dll
 		add_qt_platform_dlls "${DIR}/plugins/platforms/qwindows${SUFFIX}.dll"
-
 		echo Done.
 	fi
 }
 cd $DEPS
 echo
-
 # SDL2
 printf "SDL 2.0.7... "
 {
@@ -687,26 +638,18 @@ printf "SDL 2.0.7... "
 		rm -rf SDL2-2.0.7
 		eval 7z x -y SDL2-2.0.7.zip $STRIP
 	fi
-
 	export SDL2DIR="$(real_pwd)/SDL2-2.0.7"
-
 	add_runtime_dlls "$(pwd)/SDL2-2.0.7/lib/x${ARCHSUFFIX}/SDL2.dll"
-
 	echo Done.
 }
 echo
-
-
 cd $DEPS_INSTALL/..
-
 echo
 echo "Setting up OpenMW build..."
-
 add_cmake_opts -DBUILD_BSATOOL=no \
 	-DBUILD_ESMTOOL=no \
 	-DBUILD_MYGUI_PLUGIN=no \
 	-DOPENMW_MP_BUILD=on
-
 if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 	case $STEP in
 		components )
@@ -718,7 +661,6 @@ if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 				-DBUILD_OPENMW=no \
 				-DBUILD_WIZARD=no
 			;;
-
 		openmw )
 			echo "  Building subproject: OpenMW."
 			add_cmake_opts -DBUILD_ESSIMPORTER=no \
@@ -727,7 +669,6 @@ if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 				-DBUILD_OPENCS=no \
 				-DBUILD_WIZARD=no
 			;;
-
 		opencs )
 			echo "  Building subproject: OpenCS."
 			add_cmake_opts -DBUILD_ESSIMPORTER=no \
@@ -736,7 +677,6 @@ if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 				-DBUILD_OPENMW=no \
 				-DBUILD_WIZARD=no
 			;;
-
 		misc )
 			echo "  Building subprojects: Misc."
 			add_cmake_opts -DBUILD_OPENCS=no \
@@ -744,7 +684,6 @@ if [ ! -z $CI ]; then
 			;;
 	esac
 fi
-
 # NOTE: Disable this when/if we want to run test cases
 #if [ -z $CI ]; then
 	echo "- Copying Runtime DLLs..."
@@ -753,16 +692,13 @@ fi
 		TARGET="$(basename "$DLL")"
 		if [[ "$DLL" == *":"* ]]; then
 			IFS=':'; SPLIT=( ${DLL} ); unset IFS
-
 			DLL=${SPLIT[0]}
 			TARGET=${SPLIT[1]}
 		fi
-
 		echo "    ${TARGET}."
 		cp "$DLL" "$BUILD_CONFIG/$TARGET"
 	done
 	echo
-
 	echo "- OSG Plugin DLLs..."
 	mkdir -p $BUILD_CONFIG/osgPlugins-3.4.1
 	for DLL in $OSG_PLUGINS; do
@@ -770,7 +706,6 @@ fi
 		cp "$DLL" $BUILD_CONFIG/osgPlugins-3.4.1
 	done
 	echo
-
 	echo "- Qt Platform DLLs..."
 	mkdir -p ${BUILD_CONFIG}/platforms
 	for DLL in $QT_PLATFORMS; do
@@ -779,16 +714,13 @@ fi
 	done
 	echo
 #fi
-
 if [ -z $VERBOSE ]; then
 	printf -- "- Configuring... "
 else
 	echo "- cmake .. $CMAKE_OPTS"
 fi
-
 run_cmd cmake .. $CMAKE_OPTS
 RET=$?
-
 if [ -z $VERBOSE ]; then
 	if [ $RET -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo Done.
@@ -796,5 +728,4 @@ if [ -z $VERBOSE ]; then
 		echo Failed.
 	fi
 fi
-
 exit $RET