diff --git a/build/vc18/build-all.bat b/build/vc18/build-all.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8627ea9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/vc18/build-all.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+set "VSWHERE=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+if "%VS18_PATH%" == "" (
+    for /f "usebackq tokens=1* delims=: " %%i in (`"!VSWHERE!" -latest -version [18.0^,19.0^)`) do (
+        if /i "%%i"=="productPath" (
+            set VS18_PATH=%%j
+        )
+    )
+)
+
+if "%VS18_PATH%" == "" (
+    msg "%username%" "Visual Studio 18 not detected"
+    exit 1
+)
+echo %VS18_PATH%
+setx VS18_PATH "!VS18_PATH!"
+if not exist x265.slnx (
+    call make-solutions.bat
+)
+if exist x265.slnx (
+    call "%VS18_PATH%\..\..\tools\VsDevCmd.bat"
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="Release" x265.slnx
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="Debug" x265.slnx
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="RelWithDebInfo" x265.slnx
+)
diff --git a/build/vc18/make-solutions.bat b/build/vc18/make-solutions.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..725bbd7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/vc18/make-solutions.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@echo off
+::
+:: run this batch file to create a Visual Studio solution file for this project.
+:: See the cmake documentation for other generator targets
+::
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" ..\..\source && cmake-gui ..\..\source
diff --git a/build/vc18/multilib.bat b/build/vc18/multilib.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34da10c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/vc18/multilib.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+set "VSWHERE=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+if "%VS18_PATH%" == "" (
+    for /f "usebackq tokens=1* delims=: " %%i in (`"!VSWHERE!" -latest -version [18.0^,19.0^)`) do (
+        if /i "%%i"=="productPath" (
+            set VS18_PATH=%%j
+        )
+    )
+)
+setx VS18_PATH "!VS18_PATH!"
+call "%VS18_PATH%\..\..\tools\VsDevCmd.bat"
+
+@mkdir 12bit
+@mkdir 10bit
+@mkdir 8bit
+
+@cd 12bit
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" ../../../source -DHIGH_BIT_DEPTH=ON -DEXPORT_C_API=OFF -DENABLE_SHARED=OFF -DENABLE_CLI=OFF -DMAIN12=ON
+if exist x265.slnx (
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="Release" x265.slnx
+    copy /y Release\x265-static.lib ..\8bit\x265-static-main12.lib
+)
+
+@cd ..\10bit
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" ../../../source -DHIGH_BIT_DEPTH=ON -DEXPORT_C_API=OFF -DENABLE_SHARED=OFF -DENABLE_CLI=OFF
+if exist x265.slnx (
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="Release" x265.slnx
+    copy /y Release\x265-static.lib ..\8bit\x265-static-main10.lib
+)
+
+@cd ..\8bit
+if not exist x265-static-main10.lib (
+    msg "%username%" "10bit build failed"
+    exit 1
+)
+if not exist x265-static-main12.lib (
+    msg "%username%" "12bit build failed"
+    exit 1
+)
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 18 2026" ../../../source -DEXTRA_LIB="x265-static-main10.lib;x265-static-main12.lib" -DLINKED_10BIT=ON -DLINKED_12BIT=ON
+if exist x265.slnx (
+    MSBuild /p:Configuration="Release" x265.slnx
+    :: combine static libraries (ignore warnings caused by winxp.cpp hacks)
+    move Release\x265-static.lib x265-static-main.lib
+    LIB.EXE /ignore:4006 /ignore:4221 /OUT:Release\x265-static.lib x265-static-main.lib x265-static-main10.lib x265-static-main12.lib
+)
+
+pause