diff --git a/core/build.rs b/core/build.rs
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2025 Sysand contributors <opensource@sensmetry.com>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ENV").unwrap_or_default() == "msvc" {
+        // Statically link VCRUNTIME140.dll when building for MSVC target
+        // because otherwise Sysand may segfault if the system has a conflicting
+        // version of VCRUNTIME140.dll.
+
+        // Do not link these versions of VCRUNTIME140.dll
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=/NODEFAULTLIB:libvcruntimed.lib");
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=/NODEFAULTLIB:vcruntime.lib");
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=/NODEFAULTLIB:vcruntimed.lib");
+        // Link this version of VCRUNTIME140.dll
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=/DEFAULTLIB:libvcruntime.lib");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}