diff --git a/compat/bswap.h b/compat/bswap.h
index e4e25735ceb332..4c3a27de872291 100644
--- a/compat/bswap.h
+++ b/compat/bswap.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static inline uint64_t git_bswap64(uint64_t x)
 }
 #endif
 
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64))
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_ARM64))
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat b/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
index 8330d8120fb511..2d1d5e78f9e040 100644
--- a/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@ECHO OFF
+@IF NOT DEFINED _ECHO ECHO OFF
 REM ================================================================
 REM This script installs the "vcpkg" source package manager and uses
 REM it to build the third-party libraries that git requires when it
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ REM ================================================================
 
 	SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
 
+	SET arch=%1
+	IF NOT DEFINED arch (
+		echo defaulting to 'x64-windows`. Invoke %0 with 'x86-windows', 'x64-windows', or 'arm64-windows' 
+		set arch=x64-windows
+	)
+
 	@FOR /F "delims=" %%D IN ("%~dp0") DO @SET cwd=%%~fD
 	cd %cwd%
 
@@ -55,9 +61,8 @@ REM ================================================================
 	echo Successfully installed %cwd%vcpkg\vcpkg.exe
 
 :install_libraries
-	SET arch=x64-windows
 
-	echo Installing third-party libraries...
+	echo Installing third-party libraries(%arch%)...
 	FOR %%i IN (zlib expat libiconv openssl libssh2 curl) DO (
 	    cd %cwd%vcpkg
 	    IF NOT EXIST "packages\%%i_%arch%" CALL :sub__install_one %%i
@@ -80,14 +85,50 @@ REM ================================================================
 :sub__install_one
 	echo     Installing package %1...
 
+	call :%1_features
+	
 	REM vcpkg may not be reliable on slow, intermittent or proxy
 	REM connections, see e.g.
 	REM https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/4a8f7be5-5e15-4213-a7bb-ddf424a954e6/winhttpsendrequest-ends-with-12002-errorhttptimeout-after-21-seconds-no-matter-what-timeout?forum=windowssdk
 	REM which explains the hidden 21 second timeout
 	REM (last post by Dave : Microsoft - Windows Networking team)
 
-	.\vcpkg.exe install %1:%arch%
+	.\vcpkg.exe install %1%features%:%arch%
 	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( EXIT /B 1 )
 
 	echo     Finished %1
 	goto :EOF
+
+
+
+::
+:: features for each vcpkg to install
+:: there should be an entry here for each package to install
+:: 'set features=' means use the default otherwise
+:: 'set features=[comma-delimited-feature-set]' is the syntax  
+::
+
+:zlib_features
+set features=
+goto :EOF
+
+:expat_features
+set features=
+goto :EOF
+
+:libiconv_features
+set features=
+goto :EOF
+
+:openssl_features
+set features=
+goto :EOF
+
+:libssh2_features
+set features=
+goto :EOF
+
+:curl_features
+set features=[core,openssl]
+goto :EOF
+
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
index 5c666f9ac03b01..5f2193e9b346fc 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcxproj.pm
@@ -113,12 +113,21 @@ sub createProject {
       <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>$uuid</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <VCPKGArch Condition="'\$(Platform)'=='Win32'">x86-windows</VCPKGArch>
-    <VCPKGArch Condition="'\$(Platform)'!='Win32'">x64-windows</VCPKGArch>
+    <VCPKGArch Condition="'\$(Platform)'=='x64'">x64-windows</VCPKGArch>
+    <VCPKGArch Condition="'\$(Platform)'=='ARM64'">arm64-windows</VCPKGArch>
     <VCPKGArchDirectory>$cdup\\compat\\vcbuild\\vcpkg\\installed\\\$(VCPKGArch)</VCPKGArchDirectory>
     <VCPKGBinDirectory Condition="'\$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">\$(VCPKGArchDirectory)\\debug\\bin</VCPKGBinDirectory>
     <VCPKGLibDirectory Condition="'\$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">\$(VCPKGArchDirectory)\\debug\\lib</VCPKGLibDirectory>
@@ -139,7 +148,7 @@ sub createProject {
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ConfigurationType>$config_type</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <!-- <CharacterSet>UTF-8</CharacterSet> -->
     <OutDir>..\\</OutDir>
     <!-- <IntDir>\$(ProjectDir)\$(Configuration)\\</IntDir> -->
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@ EOM
     <PreBuildEvent Condition="!Exists('$cdup\\compat\\vcbuild\\vcpkg\\installed\\\$(VCPKGArch)\\include\\openssl\\ssl.h')">
       <Message>Initialize VCPKG</Message>
       <Command>del "$cdup\\compat\\vcbuild\\vcpkg"</Command>
-      <Command>call "$cdup\\compat\\vcbuild\\vcpkg_install.bat"</Command>
+      <Command>call "$cdup\\compat\\vcbuild\\vcpkg_install.bat" \$(VCPKGArch)</Command>
     </PreBuildEvent>
 EOM
     }
@@ -345,8 +354,10 @@ sub createGlueProject {
     print F << "EOM";
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|ARM64 = Debug|ARM64
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
 		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
+		Release|ARM64 = Release|ARM64
 		Release|x64 = Release|x64
 		Release|x86 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
@@ -357,10 +368,14 @@ EOM
     foreach (@apps) {
         my $appname = $_;
         my $uuid = $build_structure{"APPS_${appname}_GUID"};
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32\n";
@@ -369,10 +384,14 @@ EOM
     foreach (@libs) {
         my $libname = $_;
         my $uuid = $build_structure{"LIBS_${libname}_GUID"};
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64\n";
+        print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64\n";
         print F "\t\t${uuid}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32\n";