diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0043abb172ef..e7e02b2d2973 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ if(MSVC)
   add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
   add_definitions(-D_ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE)
   add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
+  # regeneration does not work well with msbuild custom rules.
+  set(CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION ON)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /EHsc")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /MP")
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /bigobj")
diff --git a/apps/cpp_rpc/rpc_env.cc b/apps/cpp_rpc/rpc_env.cc
index b76a1abbdadd..967274fd88a2 100644
--- a/apps/cpp_rpc/rpc_env.cc
+++ b/apps/cpp_rpc/rpc_env.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ int mkdir(const char* path, int /* ignored */) { return _mkdir(path); }
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "../../src/runtime/file_utils.h"
 #include "../../src/support/utils.h"
 #include "rpc_env.h"
 
@@ -115,7 +114,15 @@ RPCEnv::RPCEnv() {
         std::string file_name = this->GetPath(args[0]);
         file_name = BuildSharedLibrary(file_name);
         std::string bin;
-        LoadBinaryFromFile(file_name, &bin);
+
+        std::ifstream fs(file_name, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+        CHECK(!fs.fail()) << "Cannot open " << file_name;
+        fs.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+        size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(fs.tellg());
+        fs.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+        bin.resize(size);
+        fs.read(dmlc::BeginPtr(bin), size);
+
         TVMByteArray binarr;
         binarr.data = bin.data();
         binarr.size = bin.length();
diff --git a/apps/cpp_rpc/win32_process.h b/apps/cpp_rpc/win32_process.h
index 621444e18764..0f784681f209 100644
--- a/apps/cpp_rpc/win32_process.h
+++ b/apps/cpp_rpc/win32_process.h
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@
  */
 #ifndef TVM_APPS_CPP_RPC_WIN32_PROCESS_H_
 #define TVM_APPS_CPP_RPC_WIN32_PROCESS_H_
+
 #include <chrono>
 #include <string>
+
+#include "../../src/support/socket.h"
+
 namespace tvm {
 namespace runtime {
 /*!
@@ -41,4 +45,4 @@ void SpawnRPCChild(SOCKET fd, std::chrono::seconds timeout);
 void ChildProcSocketHandler(const std::string& mmap_path);
 }  // namespace runtime
 }  // namespace tvm
-#endif  // TVM_APPS_CPP_RPC_WIN32_PROCESS_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // TVM_APPS_CPP_RPC_WIN32_PROCESS_H_
diff --git a/src/target/llvm/codegen_cpu.cc b/src/target/llvm/codegen_cpu.cc
index 53104542417e..d15c6151edc5 100644
--- a/src/target/llvm/codegen_cpu.cc
+++ b/src/target/llvm/codegen_cpu.cc
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ void CodeGenCPU::AddMainFunction(const std::string& entry_func_name) {
 #else
   global->setAlignment(1);
 #endif
+  // comdat is needed for windows select any linking to work
+  // set comdat to Any(weak linking)
+  if (target_machine_->getTargetTriple().isOSWindows()) {
+    llvm::Comdat* comdat = module_->getOrInsertComdat(runtime::symbol::tvm_module_main);
+    comdat->setSelectionKind(llvm::Comdat::Any);
+    global->setComdat(comdat);
+  }
+
   global->setInitializer(llvm::ConstantDataArray::getString(*ctx_, entry_func_name));
   global->setDLLStorageClass(llvm::GlobalVariable::DLLExportStorageClass);
 }
@@ -358,6 +366,13 @@ llvm::GlobalVariable* CodeGenCPU::InitContextPtr(llvm::Type* p_type, std::string
 #endif
   gv->setInitializer(llvm::Constant::getNullValue(p_type));
   gv->setDLLStorageClass(llvm::GlobalValue::DLLStorageClassTypes::DLLExportStorageClass);
+  // comdat is needed for windows select any linking to work
+  // set comdat to Any(weak linking)
+  if (target_machine_->getTargetTriple().isOSWindows()) {
+    llvm::Comdat* comdat = module_->getOrInsertComdat(name);
+    comdat->setSelectionKind(llvm::Comdat::Any);
+    gv->setComdat(comdat);
+  }
   return gv;
 }