diff --git a/recipe/bld.bat b/recipe/bld.bat
index c62e5f0..0f4dcdf 100644
--- a/recipe/bld.bat
+++ b/recipe/bld.bat
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-:: Configure using the CMakeFiles
-cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" ^
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%" ^
-      -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH="%LIBRARY_PREFIX%" ^
-      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release ^
-      ..
-if errorlevel 1 exit 1
-
 cmake -B build ^
   -G "NMake Makefiles" ^
   -DSUITESPARSE_ENABLE_PROJECTS="suitesparse_config;amd;btf;camd;ccolamd;colamd;cholmod;cxsparse;ldl;klu;umfpack;paru;rbio;spqr;spex" ^
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 4eda7a6..b92bfad 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -32,19 +32,24 @@ requirements:
 test:
   commands:
     # graphblas and mongoose are omitted
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/bin/mongoose
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/include/GraphBLAS.h
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/include/Mongoose.hpp
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libgraphblas${SHLIB_EXT}
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libmongoose${SHLIB_EXT}
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libgraphblas.a
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libmongoose.a
-
-    - test -f ${PREFIX}/include/suitesparse/amd.h
-    - test -f ${PREFIX}/include/suitesparse/umfpack.h
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/bin/mongoose  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/include/GraphBLAS.h  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/include/Mongoose.hpp  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libgraphblas${SHLIB_EXT}  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libmongoose${SHLIB_EXT}  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libgraphblas.a  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/libmongoose.a  # [not win]
+
+    - test -f ${PREFIX}/include/suitesparse/amd.h  # [not win]
+    - test -f ${PREFIX}/include/suitesparse/umfpack.h  # [not win]
+    - if not exist %LIBRARY_PREFIX%\include\suitesparse\amd.h exit 1  # [win]
+    - if not exist %LIBRARY_PREFIX%\include\suitesparse\umfpack.h exit 1  # [win]
+
     {% for name in ['amd', 'btf', 'camd', 'ccolamd', 'cholmod', 'colamd', 'cxsparse', 'klu', 'ldl', 'rbio', 'spqr', 'suitesparseconfig', 'umfpack'] %}
-    - test -f ${PREFIX}/lib/lib{{ name }}${SHLIB_EXT}
-    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/lib{{ name }}.a
+    - test -f ${PREFIX}/lib/lib{{ name }}${SHLIB_EXT}  # [not win]
+    - test ! -f ${PREFIX}/lib/lib{{ name }}.a  # [not win]
+    - if not exist %LIBRARY_PREFIX%\\bin\\{{ name }}.dll exit 1  # [win]
+    - if not exist %LIBRARY_PREFIX%\\lib\\{{ name }}.lib exit 1  # [win]
     {% endfor %}
 
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