diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d9c60e5540..d52f6a3fdc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,49 @@ if (WIN32)
     set_target_properties(openmw PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
     set_target_properties(openmw PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELEASE "_CONSOLE")
     set_target_properties(openmw PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
+
+    # Play a bit with the warning levels
+
+    set(WARNINGS "/Wall") # Since windows can only disable specific warnings, not enable them
+
+    set(WARNINGS_DISABLE
+        # Warnings that aren't enabled normally and don't need to be enabled
+        # They're unneeded and sometimes completely retarded warnings that /Wall enables
+        # Not going to bother commenting them as they tend to warn on every standard library files
+        4061 4263 4264 4266 4350 4514 4548 4571 4610 4619 4623 4625 4626 4628 4640 4668 4710 4711 4820 4826 4917 4946
+
+        # Warnings that are thrown on standard libraries and not OpenMW
+        4347 # Non-template function with same name and parameter count as template function
+        4365 # Variable signed/unsigned mismatch
+        4510 4512 # Unable to generate copy constructor/assignment operator as it's not public in the base
+        4706 # Assignment in conditional expression
+        4738 # Storing 32-bit float result in memory, possible loss of performance
+        4986 # Undocumented warning that occurs in the crtdbg.h file
+        4996 # Function was declared deprecated
+
+        # OpenMW specific warnings
+        4099 # Type mismatch, declared class or struct is defined with other type
+        4100 # Unreferenced formal parameter (-Wunused-parameter)
+        4101 # Unreferenced local variable
+        4127 # Conditional expression is constant
+        4146 # Unary minus on unsigned type, result still unsigned
+        4242 # Storing value in a variable of a smaller type, possible loss of data
+        4244 # Storing value of one type in variable of another (size_t in int, for example)
+        4265 # Class has virtual functions but no virtual destructor (-Wnon-virtual-dtor)
+        4305 # Truncating value (double to float, for example)
+        4309 # Variable overflow, trying to store 128 in a signed char for example
+        4355 # Using 'this' in member initialization list
+        4701 # Potentially uninitialized local variable used
+        4702 # Unreachable code
+        )
+
+    foreach(d ${WARNINGS_DISABLE})
+        set(WARNINGS "${WARNINGS} /wd${d}")
+    endforeach(d)
+
+    set_target_properties(components PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${WARNINGS})
+    set_target_properties(omwlauncher PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${WARNINGS})
+    set_target_properties(openmw PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS ${WARNINGS})
   endif(MSVC)
 
   # Same for MinGW