diff --git a/src/blade/backend.py b/src/blade/backend.py
index 699ff6ae..1aa5a0f6 100644
--- a/src/blade/backend.py
+++ b/src/blade/backend.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import codecs
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -730,9 +731,12 @@ def generate_cuda_rules(self):
             description='CUDA LINK SHARED ${out}')
 
     def _builtin_command(self, builder, args=''):
-        cmd = ['PYTHONPATH=%s:$$PYTHONPATH' % self.blade_path]
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            cmd = ['cmd /c set PYTHONPATH=%s:%%PYTHONPATH%%;' % self.blade_path]
+        else:
+            cmd = ['PYTHONPATH=%s:$$PYTHONPATH' % self.blade_path]
         python = os.environ.get('BLADE_PYTHON_INTERPRETER') or sys.executable
-        cmd.append('%s -m blade.builtin_tools %s' % (python, builder))
+        cmd.append('"%s" -m blade.builtin_tools %s' % (python, builder))
         if args:
             cmd.append(args)
         else:
@@ -789,6 +793,6 @@ def generate_build_code(self):
     def generate_build_script(self):
         """Generate build script for underlying build system."""
         code = self.generate_build_code()
-        script = open(self.script_path, 'w')
+        script = codecs.open(self.script_path, 'w', 'utf-8')
         script.writelines(code)
         script.close()
diff --git a/src/blade/build_manager.py b/src/blade/build_manager.py
index 4fecead6..2cce3960 100644
--- a/src/blade/build_manager.py
+++ b/src/blade/build_manager.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 from blade import maven
 from blade import ninja_runner
 from blade import target_pattern
+from blade import toolchain
 from blade.binary_runner import BinaryRunner
-from blade.toolchain import ToolChain
 from blade.build_accelerator import BuildAccelerator
 from blade.dependency_analyzer import analyze_deps
 from blade.load_build_files import load_targets
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         # Indicate whether the deps list is expanded by expander or not
         self.__targets_expanded = False
 
-        self.__build_toolchain = ToolChain()
+        self.__build_toolchain = toolchain.default()
         self.build_accelerator = BuildAccelerator(self.__build_toolchain)
         self.__build_jobs_num = 0
 
diff --git a/src/blade/command_line.py b/src/blade/command_line.py
index 018715f1..5d828cd7 100644
--- a/src/blade/command_line.py
+++ b/src/blade/command_line.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from blade import console
 from blade import constants
 from blade.toolchain import BuildArchitecture
-from blade.toolchain import ToolChain
+from blade.toolchain import CcToolChain
 
 # The 'version.py' is generated by the dist script, then it only exists in blade.zip
 try:
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ def _check_test_options(self, options, targets):
 
     def _check_plat_and_profile_options(self, options, targets):
         """check platform and profile options."""
+        arch = 'x64'
+        bits = 32
+        options.arch = arch
+        options.bits = bits
+        return
         compiler_arch = self._compiler_target_arch()
         arch = BuildArchitecture.get_canonical_architecture(compiler_arch)
         if arch is None:
@@ -414,6 +419,7 @@ def _add_dump_arguments(self, parser):
         group.add_argument(
             '--all-tags', dest='dump_all_tags', default=False, action='store_true',
             help='Dump all tags of targets in json format')
+
     def _build_arg_parser(self):
         """Add command options, add options whthin this method."""
         blade_cmd_help = 'blade <subcommand> [options...] [targets...]'
@@ -462,7 +468,7 @@ def _build_arg_parser(self):
 
     def _compiler_target_arch(self):
         """Compiler(gcc) target architecture."""
-        arch = ToolChain.get_cc_target_arch()
+        arch = CcToolChain.get_cc_target_arch()
         pos = arch.find('-')
         if pos == -1:
             console.fatal('Unknown target architecture %s from gcc.' % arch)
diff --git a/src/blade/console.py b/src/blade/console.py
index c18e6d3e..29bdf6cc 100644
--- a/src/blade/console.py
+++ b/src/blade/console.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import datetime
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
@@ -25,10 +26,34 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 
-# Global color enabled or not
-_color_enabled = (sys.stdout.isatty() and
-                  os.environ.get('TERM') not in ('emacs', 'dumb'))
+def _windows_console_support_ansi_color():
+    from ctypes import byref, windll, wintypes
+    ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004
+    INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = -1
+
+    handle = windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(subprocess.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
+    if handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE:
+        return False
+
+    mode = wintypes.DWORD()
+    if not windll.kernel32.GetConsoleMode(handle, byref(mode)):
+        return False
 
+    if not (mode.value & ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING):
+        if windll.kernel32.SetConsoleMode(
+            handle,
+            mode.value | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING) == 0:
+            print('kernel32.SetConsoleMode to enable ANSI sequences failed',
+                file=sys.stderr)
+    return True
+
+def _console_support_ansi_color():
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        return _windows_console_support_ansi_color()
+    return sys.stdout.isatty() and os.environ.get('TERM') not in ('emacs', 'dumb')
+
+# Global color enabled or not
+_color_enabled = _console_support_ansi_color()
 # See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
 # colors
 
diff --git a/src/blade/toolchain.py b/src/blade/toolchain.py
index 303c07be..d03a3a20 100644
--- a/src/blade/toolchain.py
+++ b/src/blade/toolchain.py
@@ -104,7 +104,47 @@ def get_model_architecture(arch, bits):
         return None
 
 
-class ToolChain(object):
+class CcToolChain(object):
+    """The build platform handles and gets the platform information."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cc = ''
+        self.cxx = ''
+        self.ld = ''
+        self.cc_version = ''
+        self.ar = ''
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_cc_target_arch():
+        """Get the cc target architecture."""
+        cc = CcToolChain._get_cc_command('CC', 'gcc')
+        returncode, stdout, stderr = run_command(cc + ' -dumpmachine', shell=True)
+        if returncode == 0:
+            return stdout.strip()
+        return ''
+
+    def get_cc_commands(self):
+        return self.cc, self.cxx, self.ld
+
+    def get_cc(self):
+        return self.cc
+
+    def get_cc_version(self):
+        return self.cc_version
+
+    def get_ar(self):
+        return self.ar
+
+    def cc_is(self, vendor):
+        """Is cc is used for C/C++ compilation match vendor."""
+        return vendor in self.cc
+
+    def filter_cc_flags(self, flag_list, language='c'):
+        """Filter out the unrecognized compilation flags."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class CcToolChainGcc(CcToolChain):
     """The build platform handles and gets the platform information."""
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -132,7 +172,78 @@ def _get_cc_version(self):
     @staticmethod
     def get_cc_target_arch():
         """Get the cc target architecture."""
-        cc = ToolChain._get_cc_command('CC', 'gcc')
+        cc = CcToolChain._get_cc_command('CC', 'gcc')
+        returncode, stdout, stderr = run_command(cc + ' -dumpmachine', shell=True)
+        if returncode == 0:
+            return stdout.strip()
+        return ''
+
+    def filter_cc_flags(self, flag_list, language='c'):
+        """Filter out the unrecognized compilation flags."""
+        flag_list = var_to_list(flag_list)
+        valid_flags, unrecognized_flags = [], []
+
+        # Put compilation output into test.o instead of /dev/null
+        # because the command line with '--coverage' below exit
+        # with status 1 which makes '--coverage' unsupported
+        # echo "int main() { return 0; }" | gcc -o /dev/null -c -x c --coverage - > /dev/null 2>&1
+        fd, obj = tempfile.mkstemp('.o', 'filter_cc_flags_test')
+        cmd = ('export LC_ALL=C; echo "int main() { return 0; }" | '
+               '%s -o %s -c -x %s -Werror %s -' % (
+                   self.cc, obj, language, ' '.join(flag_list)))
+        returncode, _, stderr = run_command(cmd, shell=True)
+
+        try:
+            # In case of error, the `.o` file will be deleted by the compiler
+            os.remove(obj)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+        os.close(fd)
+
+        if returncode == 0:
+            return flag_list
+        for flag in flag_list:
+            # Example error messages:
+            #   clang: warning: unknown warning option '-Wzzz' [-Wunknown-warning-option]
+            #   gcc:   gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-Wxxx'
+            if " option '%s'" % flag in stderr:
+                unrecognized_flags.append(flag)
+            else:
+                valid_flags.append(flag)
+
+        if unrecognized_flags:
+            console.warning('config: Unrecognized %s flags: %s' % (
+                    language, ', '.join(unrecognized_flags)))
+
+        return valid_flags
+
+
+class CcToolChainMsvc(CcToolChain):
+    """The build platform handles and gets the platform information."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cc = 'cl.exe'
+        self.cxx = 'cl.exe'
+        self.ld = 'link.exe'
+        self.ar = 'lib.exe'
+        self.rc = 'rc.exe'
+        self.cc_version = self._get_cc_version()
+
+    def _get_cc_version(self):
+        version = ''
+        returncode, stdout, stderr = run_command(self.cc, shell=True)
+        if returncode == 0:
+            m = re.search('Compiler Version ([\d.]+)', stderr.strip())
+            if m:
+                version = m.group(1)
+        if not version:
+            console.fatal('Failed to obtain cc toolchain.')
+        return version
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_cc_target_arch():
+        """Get the cc target architecture."""
+        cc = CcToolChain._get_cc_command('CC', 'gcc')
         returncode, stdout, stderr = run_command(cc + ' -dumpmachine', shell=True)
         if returncode == 0:
             return stdout.strip()
@@ -163,32 +274,36 @@ def filter_cc_flags(self, flag_list, language='c'):
         # because the command line with '--coverage' below exit
         # with status 1 which makes '--coverage' unsupported
         # echo "int main() { return 0; }" | gcc -o /dev/null -c -x c --coverage - > /dev/null 2>&1
-        fd, obj = tempfile.mkstemp('.o', 'filter_cc_flags_test')
-        cmd = ('export LC_ALL=C; echo "int main() { return 0; }" | '
-               '%s -o %s -c -x %s -Werror %s -' % (
-                   self.cc, obj, language, ' '.join(flag_list)))
-        returncode, _, stderr = run_command(cmd, shell=True)
-
-        try:
-            # In case of error, the `.o` file will be deleted by the compiler
-            os.remove(obj)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
+        suffix = language
+        if suffix == 'c++':
+            suffix = 'cpp'
+        fd, src = tempfile.mkstemp('.' + suffix, 'filter_cc_flags_test')
+        os.write(fd, b"int main() { return 0; }\n")
         os.close(fd)
 
-        if returncode == 0:
-            return flag_list
         for flag in flag_list:
             # Example error messages:
             #   clang: warning: unknown warning option '-Wzzz' [-Wunknown-warning-option]
             #   gcc:   gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-Wxxx'
-            if " option '%s'" % flag in stderr:
+            cmd = ('"%s" /nologo /FoNUL /c /WX %s "%s"' % (self.cc, flag, src))
+            returncode, stdout, stderr = run_command(cmd, shell=True)
+            message = stdout + stderr
+            if "'%s'" % flag in message:
                 unrecognized_flags.append(flag)
             else:
                 valid_flags.append(flag)
+        try:
+            # In case of error, the `.o` file will be deleted by the compiler
+            os.remove(src)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
 
         if unrecognized_flags:
             console.warning('config: Unrecognized %s flags: %s' % (
                     language, ', '.join(unrecognized_flags)))
 
         return valid_flags
+
+
+def default():
+    return CcToolChainMsvc()
diff --git a/src/blade/util.py b/src/blade/util.py
index 05ef1c7e..edebe08f 100644
--- a/src/blade/util.py
+++ b/src/blade/util.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 except ImportError:
     fcntl = None
 
+try:
+    import msvcrt
+except ImportError:
+    msvcrt = None
+
 _IN_PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
 
 
@@ -77,13 +82,17 @@ def md5sum(obj):
 def lock_file(filename):
     """lock file."""
     try:
-        fd = os.open(filename, os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR | os.O_EXCL)
+        fd = os.open(filename, os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR)
         if fcntl:
             old_fd_flags = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFD)
             fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFD, old_fd_flags | fcntl.FD_CLOEXEC)
             fcntl.flock(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+        elif msvcrt:
+            msvcrt.locking(fd, msvcrt.LK_NBLCK, os.stat(fd).st_size)
         return fd, 0
     except IOError as ex_value:
+        if msvcrt: # msvcrt did't set errno correctly
+            return -1, errno.EAGAIN
         return -1, ex_value.errno
 
 
@@ -92,6 +101,8 @@ def unlock_file(fd):
     try:
         if fcntl:
             fcntl.flock(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+        elif msvcrt:
+            msvcrt.locking(fd, msvcrt.LK_UNLCK, os.stat(fd).st_size)
         os.close(fd)
     except IOError:
         pass