diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Install.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Install.pm
index 05548d7..097db91 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Install.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Install.pm
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ sub Install
 	my $target = shift;
 	$insttype = shift;
 	$insttype = "all" unless ($insttype);
+	if ($insttype eq 'core')
+	{
+		$insttype = 'client';
+		@client_program_files = ( 'libecpg','libecpg_compat', 'libpgtypes', 'libpq' );
+	}
 
 	# if called from vcregress, the config will be passed to us
 	# so no need to re-include these
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ sub Install
 	my $majorver = DetermineMajorVersion();
 	print "Installing version $majorver for $conf in $target\n";
 
-	my @client_dirs = ('bin', 'lib', 'share', 'symbols');
+	my @client_dirs = ('bin', 'lib', 'share', 'tools', 'share/libpq', 'tools/libpq');
 	my @all_dirs = (
 		@client_dirs, 'doc', 'doc/contrib', 'doc/extension', 'share/contrib',
 		'share/extension', 'share/timezonesets', 'share/tsearch_data');
@@ -117,11 +122,11 @@ sub Install
 			}
 		},
 		@top_dir);
-	CopySetOfFiles('config files', $sample_files, $target . '/share/');
+	CopySetOfFiles('config files', $sample_files, $target . '/share/libpq/');
 	CopyFiles(
 		'Import libraries',
 		$target . '/lib/',
-		"$conf\\", "postgres\\postgres.lib", "libpgcommon\\libpgcommon.lib",
+		"$conf\\", "libpgcommon\\libpgcommon.lib",
 		"libpgport\\libpgport.lib");
 	CopyContribFiles($config, $target);
 	CopyIncludeFiles($target);
@@ -293,7 +298,16 @@ sub CopySolutionOutput
 		{
 			if ($1 == 1)
 			{
-				push(@{ $install_list{'bin'} }, "exe");
+				push(@{ $install_list{'tools\\libpq'} }, "exe");
+			}
+			elsif ($1 == 2)
+			{
+				push(@{ $install_list{'bin'} }, "dll");
+				push(@{ $install_list{'lib'} }, "lib") if $is_sharedlib; # not for plugins
+			}
+			elsif ($is_sharedlib) # forced to static lib by vcpkg triplet
+			{
+				push(@{ $install_list{'lib'} }, "lib");
 			}
 			elsif ($1 == 2)
 			{
@@ -317,7 +331,16 @@ sub CopySolutionOutput
 		{
 			if ($1 eq 'Application')
 			{
-				push(@{ $install_list{'bin'} }, "exe");
+				push(@{ $install_list{'tools\\libpq'} }, "exe");
+			}
+			elsif ($1 eq 'DynamicLibrary')
+			{
+				push(@{ $install_list{'bin'} }, "dll");
+				push(@{ $install_list{'lib'} }, "lib") if $is_sharedlib; # not for plugins
+			}
+			elsif ($is_sharedlib) # forced to static lib by vcpkg triplet
+			{
+				push(@{ $install_list{'lib'} }, "lib");
 			}
 			elsif ($1 eq 'DynamicLibrary')
 			{
@@ -350,7 +373,8 @@ sub CopySolutionOutput
 				  || croak "Could not copy $pf.$ext\n";
 			}
 		}
-		lcopy("$conf\\$pf\\$pf.pdb", "$target\\symbols\\$pf.pdb")
+		$1 ne 'DynamicLibrary' ||
+		lcopy("$conf\\$pf\\$pf.pdb", "$target\\bin\\$pf.pdb")
 		  || croak "Could not copy $pf.pdb\n";
 		print ".";
 	}
@@ -453,7 +477,7 @@ sub CopySubdirFiles
 		foreach my $f (split /\s+/, $flist)
 		{
 			lcopy("$subdir/$module/$f.control",
-				"$target/share/extension/$f.control")
+				"$target/share/libpq/extension/$f.control")
 			  || croak("Could not copy file $f.control in contrib $module");
 			print '.';
 		}
@@ -471,7 +495,7 @@ sub CopySubdirFiles
 		foreach my $f (split /\s+/, $flist)
 		{
 			lcopy("$subdir/$module/$f",
-				"$target/share/$moduledir/" . basename($f))
+				"$target/share/libpq/$moduledir/" . basename($f))
 			  || croak("Could not copy file $f in contrib $module");
 			print '.';
 		}
@@ -486,7 +510,7 @@ sub CopySubdirFiles
 		foreach my $f (split /\s+/, $flist)
 		{
 			lcopy("$subdir/$module/$f",
-				"$target/share/tsearch_data/" . basename($f))
+				"$target/share/libpq/tsearch_data/" . basename($f))
 			  || croak("Could not copy file $f in $subdir $module");
 			print '.';
 		}
@@ -549,7 +573,7 @@ sub CopySubdirFiles
 		  if ($module eq 'spi');
 		foreach my $f (split /\s+/, $flist)
 		{
-			lcopy("$subdir/$module/$f", "$target/doc/$moduledir/$f")
+			lcopy("$subdir/$module/$f", "$target/share/libpq/doc/$moduledir/$f")
 			  || croak("Could not copy file $f in contrib $module");
 			print '.';
 		}
@@ -675,7 +699,7 @@ sub GenerateNLSFiles
 	my $majorver = shift;
 
 	print "Installing NLS files...";
-	EnsureDirectories($target, "share/locale");
+	EnsureDirectories($target, "share/libpq/locale");
 	my @flist;
 	File::Find::find(
 		{
@@ -697,12 +721,12 @@ sub GenerateNLSFiles
 			next unless /([^\/]+)\.po/;
 			$lang = $1;
 
-			EnsureDirectories($target, "share/locale/$lang",
-				"share/locale/$lang/LC_MESSAGES");
+			EnsureDirectories($target, "share/libpq/locale/$lang",
+				"share/libpq/locale/$lang/LC_MESSAGES");
 			my @args = (
-				"$nlspath\\bin\\msgfmt",
+				"msgfmt",
 				'-o',
-				"$target\\share\\locale\\$lang\\LC_MESSAGES\\$prgm-$majorver.mo",
+				"$target\\share\\libpq\\locale\\$lang\\LC_MESSAGES\\$prgm-$majorver.mo",
 				$_);
 			system(@args) && croak("Could not run msgfmt on $dir\\$_");
 			print ".";
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
index 62fec1f..ecb1b86 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/MSBuildProject.pm
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ EOF
 	print $f <<EOF;
   </PropertyGroup>
 EOF
-
+    my $maybe_dll = $self->{solution}->{options}->{VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE} eq 'dynamic' ? "DLL" : '';
 	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
 		$f, 'Debug',
 		{
 			defs => "_DEBUG;DEBUG=1",
 			opt => 'Disabled',
 			strpool => 'false',
-			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDebugDLL'
+			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDebug' . $maybe_dll
 		});
 	$self->WriteItemDefinitionGroup(
 		$f,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ EOF
 			defs => "",
 			opt => 'Full',
 			strpool => 'true',
-			runtime => 'MultiThreadedDLL'
+			runtime => 'MultiThreaded' . $maybe_dll
 		});
 	return;
 }
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ sub WriteConfigurationPropertyGroup
 	  ($self->{type} eq "exe")
 	  ? 'Application'
 	  : ($self->{type} eq "dll" ? 'DynamicLibrary' : 'StaticLibrary');
+	if ($self->{solution}->{options}->{VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE} eq 'static')
+	  { $cfgtype =~ s/DynamicLibrary/StaticLibrary/; }
 
 	print $f <<EOF;
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'\$(Configuration)|\$(Platform)'=='$cfgname|$self->{platform}'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@ sub WriteItemDefinitionGroup
 	my $libs = $self->GetAdditionalLinkerDependencies($cfgname, ';');
 
 	my $targetmachine =
-	  $self->{platform} eq 'Win32' ? 'MachineX86' : 'MachineX64';
+	  'Machine' . uc($self->{platform});
+	$targetmachine =~ s/WIN32/X86/;
+	my $randomizebase = ($self->{platform} =~ /^ARM/) ? 'true' : 'false';
 	my $arch = $self->{platform} eq 'Win32' ? 'x86' : 'x86_64';
 
 	my $includes = join ';', @{ $self->{includes} }, "";
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
index 9e05eb9..8ac0a5d 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Mkvcbuild.pm
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 
 	if ($vsVersion >= '9.00')
 	{
+        if ($solution->{platform} !~ /^ARM/) {
 		push(@pgportfiles, 'pg_crc32c_sse42_choose.c');
 		push(@pgportfiles, 'pg_crc32c_sse42.c');
+        }
 		push(@pgportfiles, 'pg_crc32c_sb8.c');
 	}
 	else
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 		'syncrep_gram.y');
 	$postgres->AddFiles('src/backend/utils/adt', 'jsonpath_scan.l',
 		'jsonpath_gram.y');
+    ($config->{VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE} eq 'dynamic') &&
 	$postgres->AddDefine('BUILDING_DLL');
 	$postgres->AddLibrary('secur32.lib');
 	$postgres->AddLibrary('ws2_32.lib');
@@ -252,12 +255,13 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 		$pltcl->AddIncludeDir($solution->{options}->{tcl} . '/include');
 		$pltcl->AddReference($postgres);
 
-		for my $tclver (qw(86t 86 85 84))
+		my $v = $solution->{options}->{tcl_version};
+		for my $tclver ( ("${v}","${v}s","${v}sx") )
 		{
 			my $tcllib = $solution->{options}->{tcl} . "/lib/tcl$tclver.lib";
 			if (-e $tcllib)
 			{
-				$pltcl->AddLibrary($tcllib);
+				$pltcl->AddLibrary("\$(VcpkgTcl${tclver}Libs)");
 				$found = 1;
 				last;
 			}
@@ -512,8 +516,7 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 		  . "print(str(sys.version_info[0])+str(sys.version_info[1]))";
 		my $prefixcmd =
 		  qq("$solution->{options}->{python}\\python" -c "$pythonprog");
-		my $pyout = `$prefixcmd`;
-		die "Could not query for python version!\n" if $?;
+        my $pyout = "$solution->{options}->{python}\n$solution->{options}->{python_version}";
 		my ($pyprefix, $pyver) = split(/\r?\n/, $pyout);
 
 		# Sometimes (always?) if python is not present, the execution
@@ -529,8 +532,8 @@ sub mkvcbuild
 
 		my $plpython = $solution->AddProject('plpython' . $pymajorver,
 			'dll', 'PLs', 'src/pl/plpython');
-		$plpython->AddIncludeDir($pyprefix . '/include');
-		$plpython->AddLibrary($pyprefix . "/Libs/python$pyver.lib");
+		$plpython->AddIncludeDir($pyprefix . "/include/python$pyver");
+		$plpython->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgPythonLibs)');
 		$plpython->AddReference($postgres);
 
 		# Add transform modules dependent on plpython
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Project.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Project.pm
index 0507ad0..48caab9 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Project.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Project.pm
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ sub AddReference
 		}
 		$self->AddLibrary(
 			"__CFGNAME__/" . $ref->{name} . "/" . $ref->{name} . ".lib");
+
+		if ($self->{solution}->{options}->{VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE} eq 'static')
+		{
+			map { $self->AddLibrary($_) } @{ $ref->{libraries} };
+		}
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
index b6d31c3..27d89fc 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ sub DeterminePlatform
 	my $self = shift;
 
 	if ($^O eq "MSWin32")
+	{
+		$self->{platform} = uc($self->{options}->{VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE});
+		$self->{platform} =~ s/^X86$/Win32/;
+	}
+	elsif (0)
 	{
 		# Examine CL help output to determine if we are in 32 or 64-bit mode.
 		my $output = `cl /help 2>&1`;
@@ -124,6 +129,9 @@ sub copyFile
 sub GetOpenSSLVersion
 {
 	my $self = shift;
+	if ($self->{options}->{openssl_version} =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/m) {
+		return ($1, $2, $3);
+	}
 
 	# Attempt to get OpenSSL version and location.  This assumes that
 	# openssl.exe is in the specified directory.
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ sub GetOpenSSLVersion
 sub GenerateFiles
 {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $bits = $self->{platform} eq 'Win32' ? 32 : 64;
+	my $bits          = $self->{platform} =~ /64/ ? 64 : 32;
 	my $ac_init_found = 0;
 	my $package_name;
 	my $package_version;
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ sub GenerateFiles
 		USE_PAM => undef,
 		USE_SLICING_BY_8_CRC32C => undef,
 		USE_SSE42_CRC32C => undef,
-		USE_SSE42_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK => 1,
+		USE_SSE42_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK => $self->{platform} =~ /^ARM/ ? undef : 1,
 		USE_SYSTEMD => undef,
 		USE_SYSV_SEMAPHORES => undef,
 		USE_SYSV_SHARED_MEMORY => undef,
@@ -725,14 +733,14 @@ sub GenerateFiles
 		  || confess "Could not open pg_config_paths.h";
 		print $o <<EOF;
 #define PGBINDIR "/bin"
-#define PGSHAREDIR "/share"
+#define PGSHAREDIR "/share/libpq"
 #define SYSCONFDIR "/etc"
 #define INCLUDEDIR "/include"
 #define PKGINCLUDEDIR "/include"
 #define INCLUDEDIRSERVER "/include/server"
 #define LIBDIR "/lib"
 #define PKGLIBDIR "/lib"
-#define LOCALEDIR "/share/locale"
+#define LOCALEDIR "/share/libpq/locale"
 #define DOCDIR "/doc"
 #define HTMLDIR "/doc"
 #define MANDIR "/man"
@@ -957,11 +965,15 @@ sub AddProject
 	if ($self->{options}->{zlib})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{zlib} . '\include');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{zlib} . '\lib\zdll.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgZlibLibs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{openssl})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{openssl} . '\include');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgOpensslLibs)');
+	}
+	elsif (0)
+	{
 		my ($digit1, $digit2, $digit3) = $self->GetOpenSSLVersion();
 
 		# Starting at version 1.1.0 the OpenSSL installers have
@@ -1032,7 +1044,7 @@ sub AddProject
 	if ($self->{options}->{nls})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{nls} . '\include');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{nls} . '\lib\libintl.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgNlsLibs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{gss})
 	{
@@ -1065,6 +1077,10 @@ sub AddProject
 	if ($self->{options}->{icu})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{icu} . '\include');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgIcuLibs)');
+	}
+	elsif (0)
+	{
 		if ($self->{platform} eq 'Win32')
 		{
 			$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{icu} . '\lib\icuin.lib');
@@ -1082,22 +1098,22 @@ sub AddProject
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{xml} . '\include');
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{xml} . '\include\libxml2');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{xml} . '\lib\libxml2.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgXmlLibs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{xslt})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{xslt} . '\include');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{xslt} . '\lib\libxslt.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgXsltLibs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{lz4})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{lz4} . '\include');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{lz4} . '\lib\liblz4.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgLz4Libs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{zstd})
 	{
 		$proj->AddIncludeDir($self->{options}->{zstd} . '\include');
-		$proj->AddLibrary($self->{options}->{zstd} . '\lib\libzstd.lib');
+		$proj->AddLibrary('$(VcpkgZstdLibs)');
 	}
 	if ($self->{options}->{uuid})
 	{