diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml
index e96cde987..32900025f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml
@@ -239,6 +239,55 @@ jobs:
             metrix-simulator/build/install/bin
             metrix-simulator/build/install/etc
 
+  cpp_windows:
+    name: Build C++ Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: cmd
+    env:
+      BOOST_ROOT: C:\thirdparties\boost-1.72.0
+      BOOST_URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe/download
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Boost
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+          choco install wget --no-progress
+          wget -nv -O boost-installer.exe %BOOST_URL%
+          boost-installer.exe /dir=%BOOST_ROOT% /sp- /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes /norestart
+
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 #v4.1.6
+
+      - name: Configure 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\external -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external
+
+      - name: Build 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        run: >
+          cmake -Wno-dev -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build --target install --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Tests
+        run: cd %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build && ctest -j2 --output-on-failure -C Release
+
+      - name: Upload Metrix Simulator archive
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.generate_artifacts }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: metrix-simulator-windows
+          path: |
+            metrix-simulator/build/install/bin
+            metrix-simulator/build/install/etc
+
   cpp_ubuntu_qa:
     name: Short QA C++ Ubuntu
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/full-ci.yml
index 2ee627c8e..31ab3abaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-ci.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tests
         run: cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/metrix-simulator/build && ctest -j2 --output-on-failure
 
+  cpp_windows:
+    name: Build C++ Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: cmd
+    env:
+      BOOST_ROOT: C:\thirdparties\boost-1.72.0
+      BOOST_URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe/download
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Boost
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+          choco install wget --no-progress
+          wget -nv -O boost-installer.exe %BOOST_URL%
+          boost-installer.exe /dir=%BOOST_ROOT% /sp- /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes /norestart
+
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 #v4.1.6
+
+      - name: Configure 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\external -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external
+
+      - name: Build 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        run: >
+          cmake -Wno-dev -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build --target install --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Tests
+        run: cd %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build && ctest -j2 --output-on-failure -C Release
+
   cpp_ubuntu_qa:
     name: Full QA C++ Ubuntu
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml
index 3729a9a7d..f4f3567e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-ci.yml
@@ -215,3 +215,60 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@e7a8f85e1c67a31e6ed99a94b41bd0b71bbee6b8 # v2.0.9
         with:
           files: ${{ steps.metrix-install.outputs.archive_path }}.zip
+
+  cpp_windows:
+    name: Package C++ Windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: cmd
+    env:
+      BOOST_ROOT: C:\thirdparties\boost-1.72.0
+      BOOST_URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost-binaries/1.72.0/boost_1_72_0-msvc-14.2-64.exe/download
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Boost
+        run: |
+          call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+          choco install wget --no-progress
+          wget -nv -O boost-installer.exe %BOOST_URL%
+          boost-installer.exe /dir=%BOOST_ROOT% /sp- /verysilent /suppressmsgboxes /norestart
+
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 #v4.1.6
+
+      - name: Configure 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\external -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external
+
+      - name: Build 3rd parties
+        run: >
+          cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\external --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Configure CMake
+        run: >
+          cmake -Wno-dev -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build\install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cmake --build %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build --target install --parallel 2 --config Release
+
+      - name: Tests
+        run: cd %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\metrix-simulator\build && ctest -j2 --output-on-failure -C Release
+
+      - name: Prepare Metrix package
+        id: metrix-install
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $env:ARCHIVE_NAME = "metrix-simulator-windows"
+          $env:ARCHIVE_PATH = "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\$env:ARCHIVE_NAME"
+          $env:ARCHIVE_PATH = $env:ARCHIVE_PATH -replace '\\','/'
+          cd $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/metrix-simulator/build/install
+          Compress-Archive -Path bin,etc -Destination $env:ARCHIVE_PATH
+          echo "archive_name=$env:ARCHIVE_NAME" >> "$env:GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "archive_path=$env:ARCHIVE_PATH" >> "$env:GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Upload release package
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@e7a8f85e1c67a31e6ed99a94b41bd0b71bbee6b8 # v2.0.9
+        with:
+          files: ${{ steps.metrix-install.outputs.archive_path }}.zip
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 688636982..10233de14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ all input options are described in --help option
 
 To build metrix-simulator, you need:
 - A C++ compiler that supports C++11 ([clang](https://clang.llvm.org) 3.3 or higher, [g++](https://gcc.gnu.org) 5.0 or higher)
-- [CMake](https://cmake.org) (3.12 or higher)
+- [CMake](https://cmake.org) (3.14 or higher)
 - [Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
 - [Boost](https://www.boost.org) development packages (1.66 or higher)
 
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ $> apt install -y g++ git libboost-all-dev libxml2-dev make wget
 
 **Note:** Under Ubuntu 18.04, the default CMake package is too old (3.10), so you have to install it manually:
 ```
-$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.12/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> tar xzf cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.14/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> tar xzf cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
 ```
 
 ###### CentOS 8
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ $> yum install -y boost-devel gcc-c++ git libxml2-devel make wget
 
 **Note:** Under CentOS 8, the default CMake package is too old (3.11.4), so you have to install it manually:
 ```
-$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.12/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> tar xzf cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.14/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> tar xzf cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
 ```
 
 ###### CentOS 7
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ $> export BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=/usr/lib64/boost166
 
 **Note:** Under CentOS 7, the default CMake package is too old (2.8.12), so you have to install it manually:
 ```
-$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.12/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> tar xzf cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
-$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.12.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
+$> wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.14/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> tar xzf cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
+$> export PATH=$PWD/cmake-3.14.0-Linux-x86_64/bin:$PATH
 ```
 ##### Build sources
 
diff --git a/metrix-simulator/CMakeLists.txt b/metrix-simulator/CMakeLists.txt
index cf7487d27..5474e29ca 100755
--- a/metrix-simulator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/metrix-simulator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 # 
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR cmake CACHE PATH "Installation directory for cmake files")
 
 if(MSVC)
-  add_compile_definitions(WIN32)
+  add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00)
+  add_compile_definitions("_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS")
   set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /STACK:5000000 ")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
   # In release, we prefer speed over size of the code
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2")
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2")
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
 else()
   if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${target}
     SuiteSparse::SuiteSparse_BTF
     SuiteSparse::SuiteSparse_Config
     ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+    $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:msvcrt.lib>
 )
 
 if (USE_SIRIUS_SHARED)
diff --git a/metrix-simulator/cmake/tnr.cmake b/metrix-simulator/cmake/tnr.cmake
index 08bf75242..3c18886a6 100644
--- a/metrix-simulator/cmake/tnr.cmake
+++ b/metrix-simulator/cmake/tnr.cmake
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 # 
 
 function(check_file file expected_file)
-    configure_file(${file} ${file} NEWLINE_STYLE LF) # required for windows ctest
-    execute_process( COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E compare_files ${file} ${expected_file}
+    execute_process( COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E compare_files --ignore-eol ${file} ${expected_file}
         RESULT_VARIABLE compare_result)
     if(compare_result)
         MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "File " ${file} " is different from expected file " ${expected_file})
diff --git a/metrix-simulator/log/src/logger.cpp b/metrix-simulator/log/src/logger.cpp
index 854fb47a6..835e0c865 100644
--- a/metrix-simulator/log/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/metrix-simulator/log/src/logger.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define localtime_r(T,Tm) (localtime_s(Tm,T) ? NULL : Tm)
+#endif
+
 using namespace boost::log;
 
 namespace metrix
diff --git a/metrix-simulator/tests/variantes_regroupees/CMakeLists.txt b/metrix-simulator/tests/variantes_regroupees/CMakeLists.txt
index c76d72cfe..c35c5de54 100644
--- a/metrix-simulator/tests/variantes_regroupees/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/metrix-simulator/tests/variantes_regroupees/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ set(TEST_DIR ${MAIN_TEST_DIR}/${TEST_DIR_NAME})
 set(EXPECTED_TEST_DIR ${MAIN_TEST_DIR}_reference/${TEST_DIR_NAME})
 
 if(METRIX_RUN_ALL_TESTS)
-metrix_test("variantes_regroupees_complexe" 11) # no check here because of random and equivalent solutions
+metrix_test_no_check("variantes_regroupees_complexe" 11) # no check here because of random and equivalent solutions
 endif()
 metrix_test("variantes_regroupees_simple" 8)