diff --git a/scripts/README-WINDOWS.md.in b/scripts/README-WINDOWS.md.in
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+# This package contains the LibXML2, LibXSLT, OpenSSL, and XMLSec binaries for Win64 (/MD runtime).
+
+## LibXML2 (@libxml2_version@)
+```
+cd win32
+cscript configure.js iconv=no zlib=no cruntime=/MD prefix=c:\local\distro\libxml2
+nmake
+nmake install
+```
+
+## LibXSLT (@libxslt_version@)
+```
+cd win32
+cscript configure.js iconv=no zlib=no cruntime=/MD prefix=c:\local\distro\libxslt include=c:\local\distro\libxml2\include\libxml2 lib=c:\local\distro\libxml2\lib
+nmake
+nmake install
+```
+
+## OpenSSL (@openssl_version@)
+```
+C:\Strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe Configure no-unit-test --prefix=c:\local\distro\openssl --release VC-WIN64A
+nmake
+nmake install_sw
+```
+
+## XMLSec (@xmlsec_version@)
+```
+cd win32
+cscript configure.js pedantic=yes werror=yes with-dl=yes cruntime=/MD xslt=yes crypto=openssl,mscng unicode=yes prefix=C:\local\distro\xmlsec include=C:\local\distro\libxml2\include;C:\local\distro\libxml2\include\libxml2;C:\local\distro\libxslt\include;C:\local\distro\openssl\include; lib=C:\local\distro\libxml2\lib;C:\local\distro\libxslt\lib;C:\local\distro\openssl\lib
+nmake
+nmake install
+```
+
+## Archive
+```
+cd c:\local\distro
+find . -name "*.pdb" -exec rm {} \;
+zip -r xmlsec1-@xmlsec_version@-win64.zip libxml2 libxslt openssl xmlsec README.md
+```
diff --git a/scripts/build_windows.sh b/scripts/build_windows.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# 
+# MUST BE RUN FROM x64 Native Tools Command Prompt 
+# 
+# $ bash build_windows.sh
+#
+libxml2_version="2.13.4"
+libxslt_version="1.1.42"
+openssl_version="3.3.2"
+xmlsec_version="1.3.6-rc1"
+
+pwd=`pwd`
+script_dir=`dirname $0`
+work_dir="c:\\local\\dev"
+distro_dir="c:\\local\\distro"
+libxml2_output_dir="${distro_dir}\libxml2"
+libxslt_output_dir="${distro_dir}\libxslt"
+openssl_output_dir="${distro_dir}\openssl"
+xmlsec_output_dir="${distro_dir}\xmlsec"
+
+zip_folders_and_files="libxml2 libxslt openssl xmlsec README.md"
+zip_output_file="${distro_dir}\\xmlsec1-${xmlsec_version}-win64.zip"
+
+PERL_PATH="C:\\Strawberry\\perl\\bin"
+LOG_FILE="C:\\temp\\build-windows.log"
+
+function build_libxml2 {
+  # check if already built
+  full_name="libxml2-v${libxml2_version}"
+  full_url="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/archive/v${libxml2_version}/${full_name}.tar.gz"
+
+  echo "*** Checking if ${full_name} is already built..."
+  if [ -d "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" -a -d "${libxml2_output_dir}" ] ; then
+    echo "Found ${full_name}, skipping build"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "Folder \"${work_dir}\\${full_name}\" and/or \"${libxml2_output_dir}\" are missing, rebuilding ${full_name}"
+  fi
+
+  # build it!
+  cd "${work_dir}"
+  rm -rf "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" "${libxml2_output_dir}"
+
+  if [ ! -f "${full_name}.tar.gz" ] ; then
+    echo "*** Downloading ${full_name}..."
+    wget "${full_url}"
+  else
+    echo "*** File \"${full_name}.tar.gz\" already exists"
+  fi
+
+  echo "*** Extracting \"${full_name}\" archive..."
+  tar xvfz "${full_name}.tar.gz" 2>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Configuring \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  cd "${full_name}\win32"
+  cscript configure.js iconv=no zlib=no cruntime=/MD prefix="${libxml2_output_dir}" >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Building \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Installing \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake install >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Done with \"${full_name}\"!!!"
+  return 0
+}
+
+function build_libxslt {
+  # check if already built
+  full_name="libxslt-v${libxslt_version}"
+  full_url="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/archive/v${libxslt_version}/${full_name}.tar.gz"
+
+  echo "*** Checking if ${full_name} is already built..."
+  if [ -d "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" -a -d "${libxslt_output_dir}" ] ; then
+    echo "Found ${full_name}, skipping build"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "Folder \"${work_dir}\\${full_name}\" and/or \"${libxslt_output_dir}\" are missing, rebuilding ${full_name}"
+  fi
+
+  # build it!
+  cd "${work_dir}"
+  rm -rf "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" "${libxslt_output_dir}"
+
+  if [ ! -f "${full_name}.tar.gz" ] ; then
+    echo "*** Downloading ${full_name}..."
+    wget "${full_url}"
+  else
+    echo "*** File \"${full_name}.tar.gz\" already exists"
+  fi
+
+  echo "*** Extracting \"${full_name}\" archive..."
+  tar xvfz "${full_name}.tar.gz" 2>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Configuring \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  cd "${full_name}\win32"
+  cscript configure.js iconv=no zlib=no cruntime=/MD prefix="${libxslt_output_dir}" include="${libxml2_output_dir}\include\libxml2" lib="${libxml2_output_dir}\lib"
+
+  echo "*** Building \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Installing \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake install >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Done with \"${full_name}\"!!!"
+  return 0
+}
+
+function build_openssl {
+  # check if already built
+  full_name="openssl-${openssl_version}"
+  full_url="https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-${openssl_version}/${full_name}.tar.gz"
+
+  echo "*** Checking if ${full_name} is already built..."
+  if [ -d "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" -a -d "${openssl_output_dir}" ] ; then
+    echo "Found ${full_name}, skipping build"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "Folder \"${work_dir}\\${full_name}\" and/or \"${openssl_output_dir}\" are missing, rebuilding ${full_name}"
+  fi
+
+  # build it!
+  cd "${work_dir}"
+  rm -rf "${work_dir}\\${full_name}" "${openssl_output_dir}"
+
+  if [ ! -f "${full_name}.tar.gz" ] ; then
+    echo "*** Downloading ${full_name}..."
+    wget "${full_url}"
+  else
+    echo "*** File \"${full_name}.tar.gz\" already exists"
+  fi
+
+  echo "*** Extracting \"${full_name}\" archive..."
+  tar xvfz "${full_name}.tar.gz" 2>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Configuring \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  OLD_PATH="$PATH"
+  PATH="$PATH;$PERL_PATH"
+  cd "${full_name}"
+  perl Configure no-unit-test --prefix="${openssl_output_dir}" --release VC-WIN64A
+  PATH="$OLD_PATH"  
+
+  echo "*** Building \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Installing \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake install_sw >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Done with \"${full_name}\"!!!"
+  return 0
+}
+
+function build_xmlsec {
+  # check if already built
+  xmlsec_version_without_rc=`echo "${xmlsec_version}" | sed 's/-rc.*//g'`
+  full_name="xmlsec1-${xmlsec_version}"
+  full_name_without_rc="xmlsec1-${xmlsec_version_without_rc}"
+  full_url="https://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/download/${full_name}.tar.gz"
+
+  echo "*** Checking if ${full_name} is already built..."
+  if [ -d "${work_dir}\\${full_name_without_rc}" -a -d "${xmlsec_output_dir}" ] ; then
+    echo "Found ${full_name}, skipping build"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "Folder \"${work_dir}\\${full_name_without_rc}\" and/or \"${xmlsec_output_dir}\" are missing, rebuilding ${full_name}"
+  fi
+
+  # build it!
+  cd "${work_dir}"
+  rm -rf "${work_dir}\\${full_name_without_rc}" "${xmlsec_output_dir}"
+
+  if [ ! -f "${full_name}.tar.gz" ] ; then
+    echo "*** Downloading ${full_name}..."
+    wget "${full_url}"
+  else
+    echo "*** File \"${full_name}.tar.gz\" already exists"
+  fi
+
+  echo "*** Extracting \"${full_name}\" archive..."
+  tar xvfz "${full_name}.tar.gz" 2>> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Configuring \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  cd "${full_name_without_rc}\win32"
+  cscript configure.js pedantic=yes werror=yes with-dl=yes cruntime=/MD xslt=yes crypto=openssl,mscng unicode=yes prefix="${xmlsec_output_dir}" include="${libxml2_output_dir}\include;${libxml2_output_dir}\include\libxml2;${libxslt_output_dir}\include;${openssl_output_dir}\include" lib="${libxml2_output_dir}\lib;${libxslt_output_dir}\lib;${openssl_output_dir}\lib"
+
+
+  echo "*** Building \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Installing \"${full_name}\" ..."
+  nmake install >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+
+  echo "*** Done with \"${full_name}\"!!!"
+  return 0
+}
+
+function create_readme {
+  echo "*** Creating README..."
+  cd "${pwd}"
+  cat "${script_dir}\\README-WINDOWS.md.in" | sed "s/@libxml2_version@/${libxml2_version}/g" |  sed "s/@libxslt_version@/${libxslt_version}/g" |  sed "s/@openssl_version@/${openssl_version}/g" |  sed "s/@xmlsec_version@/${xmlsec_version}/g" > "${distro_dir}\\README.md"
+  echo "*** Done with README!!!"
+  return 0
+}
+
+function create_distro {
+  echo "*** Creating zip file..."
+  cd "${distro_dir}"
+  for ii in ${zip_folders_and_files} ; do
+    echo "*** Removing pdb files from ${ii}..." 
+    rm -f ${ii}/bin/*.pdb ${ii}/bin/*/*.pdb ${ii}/lib/*.pdb  ${ii}/lib/*/*.pdb
+  done
+  rm -f "${zip_output_file}"
+  zip -r "${zip_output_file}" ${zip_folders_and_files} >> "${LOG_FILE}"
+  echo "*** Done with zip file: \"${zip_output_file}\""
+  return 0
+   
+}
+
+rm "${LOG_FILE}"
+echo "*** LOG FILE: \"${LOG_FILE}\""
+
+build_libxml2
+build_libxslt
+build_openssl
+build_xmlsec
+create_readme
+create_distro
+
+exit 0
+
+