diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index 6f72a209..9ed784a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -1,42 +1,56 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
 
-SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'; $VerbosePreference = 'Continue';"]
-
-# RUN $env:starter_path = Get-Location
+# Reset the shell.
+SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
 
 # download and install vs build tools needed by vcpkg
-RUN Invoke-WebRequest "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe" \
-    -OutFile "$env:TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe" -UseBasicParsing
-RUN Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe" \
+RUN powershell -Command \
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/channel -OutFile $env:TEMP\VisualStudio.chman; \
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe -OutFile $env:TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe; \
+    Start-Process -Wait -FilePath "$env:TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe" \
     -ArgumentList "--wait", "--nocache", "--norestart", "--noUpdateInstaller", \
+    "--channelUri", "$env:TEMP\VisualStudio.chman" \
+    "--installChannelUri", "$env:TEMP\VisualStudio.chman" \
     "--add", "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64", \
     "--add", "Microsoft.Component.MSBuild", \
     "--add", "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.22621", \
-    "--includeRecommended" \
-    -Wait; \
-    Start-Process -FilePath "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\BuildTools\\Common7\\Tools\\VsDevCmd.bat" -NoNewWindow
-
-# install git from choco
-RUN iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1')); \
-    choco install git -y --no-progress
+    "--includeRecommended";
+
+# install git
+RUN powershell -Command \
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.44.0.windows.1/Git-2.44.0-64-bit.exe -OutFile $env:TEMP\git-installer.exe ; \
+    Start-Process -Wait -FilePath "$env:TEMP\git-installer.exe" -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT', '/NORESTART' ; \
+    Remove-Item $env:TEMP\git-installer.exe -Force
+ENV PATH="${PATH};C:\Program Files\Git\cmd"
+
+# install cmake
+RUN powershell -Command \
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.29.2/cmake-3.29.2-windows-x86_64.msi -OutFile $env:TEMP\cmake-installer.msi ; \
+    Start-Process -Wait -FilePath msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', '$env:TEMP\cmake-installer.msi', '/quiet', '/norestart' ; \
+    Remove-Item $env:TEMP\cmake-installer.msi -Force
+ENV PATH="${PATH};C:\Program Files\CMake\bin"
+
+# add MSVC path
+ENV PATH="${PATH};C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin"
+ENV PATH="${PATH};C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.39.33519\bin\Hostx64\x64"
 
 # install vcpkg
-# RUN $env:VCPKG_INSTALL_DIR="c:\\vcpkg"
-# RUN $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET="x64-windows"
-RUN git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg c:\vcpkg; \
-    Start-Process -FilePath "c:\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -ArgumentList "-disableMetrics" -Wait; \
-    c:\vcpkg\vcpkg install cgal boost-program-options boost-timer boost-test --triplet x64-windows
+RUN git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg c:\vcpkg && \
+    c:\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat -disableMetrics
+ENV VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET=x64-windows
+ENV PATH="${PATH};C:\vcpkg"
+
+# install sfcgal dependencies
+RUN vcpkg integrate install && \
+    vcpkg install cgal boost-program-options boost-timer boost-test
 
 # build sfcgal
-# RUN cd $env:starter_path; \
-#     cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSFCGAL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_INSTALL_DIR\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake"
-RUN cmake -S . -B build \
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-    -DSFCGAL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-    -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_INSTALL_DIR\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake"
-
-# Restore default shell for Windows containers.
-SHELL ["cmd.exe", "/s", "/c"]
-
-# Default to PowerShell if no other command specified.
-CMD ["powershell.exe", "-NoLogo", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass"]
+# # RUN cd $env:starter_path; \
+# #     cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSFCGAL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_INSTALL_DIR\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake"
+# RUN cmake -S . -B build \
+#     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+#     -DSFCGAL_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+#     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_INSTALL_DIR\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake"
+
+# # Default to PowerShell if no other command specified.
+# CMD ["powershell.exe", "-NoLogo", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass"]