diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 3beae09c..c1e2542b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -4,113 +4,112 @@ variables:
   releaseExamples: 'controlgallery cpp-multithread datetime drawtext histogram tester timer'
 
 jobs:
-- job: linux_amd64_shared_ninja
-  displayName: 'Linux amd64 Shared with Ninja'
+- job: windows_386_msvc2015_shared_ninja
+  displayName: 'Windows 386 MSVC2015 Shared Ninja'
   pool:
-    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+    vmImage: 'vs2015-win2012r2'
   workspace:
     clean: all
   steps:
-  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/vs2015-install-python3.yml
   - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
-  - script: |
-      sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev ninja-build
-    displayName: 'Install Dependencies'
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-install-ninja.yml
   - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
     parameters:
-      defaultLibrary: shared
-      backend: ninja
-  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
-    parameters:
-      os: linux
-      arch: amd64
-      libtype: shared
-      libfiles: libui.so.0
-      osHeader: ui_unix.h
-
-- job: linux_amd64_static_ninja
-  displayName: 'Linux amd64 Static with Ninja'
-  pool:
-    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
-  workspace:
-    clean: all
-  steps:
-  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
-  - script: |
-      sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev ninja-build
-    displayName: 'Install Dependencies'
-  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
-    parameters:
-      defaultLibrary: static
-      backend: ninja
-  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
-    parameters:
-      os: linux
-      arch: amd64
-      libtype: static
-      libfiles: libui.a
-      osHeader: ui_unix.h
-
-# mac {
-
-# notes:
-# [18:36:55]  <@jpakkane>	Don't use the xcode backend for anything serious, it's a bit crap.
-
-# TODO macosx10.14 doesn't work; it just uses the default SDK
-
-- job: darwin_amd64_1014sdk_shared_ninja
-  displayName: 'Darwin amd64 10.14 SDK Shared with Ninja'
-  pool:
-    vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
-  workspace:
-    clean: all
-  steps:
-  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/darwin-install-ninja.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
-    parameters:
-      beforeConfigure: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+      beforeConfigure: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
       defaultLibrary: shared
       backend: ninja
   - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
     parameters:
-      beforeBuild: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+      beforeBuild: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
   - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
     parameters:
-      os: darwin
-      arch: amd64
+      os: windows
+      arch: 386
+      toolchain: msvc2015
       libtype: shared
-      libfiles: libui.A.dylib
-      osHeader: ui_darwin.h
+      libfiles: libui.dll libui.exp libui.lib
+      osHeader: ui_windows.h
 
-- job: darwin_amd64_1014sdk_static_ninja
-  displayName: 'Darwin amd64 10.14 SDK Static with Ninja'
+- job: windows_386_msvc2015_static_ninja
+  displayName: 'Windows 386 MSVC2015 Static Ninja'
   pool:
-    vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+    vmImage: 'vs2015-win2012r2'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/vs2015-install-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-install-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeConfigure: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+      defaultLibrary: static
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeBuild: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+      afterBuild: ren build\meson-out\libui.a build\meson-out\libui.lib
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: windows
+      arch: 386
+      toolchain: msvc2015
+      libtype: static
+      libfiles: libui.lib
+      osHeader: ui_windows.h
+
+- job: windows_386_msvc2017_shared_ninja
+  displayName: 'Windows 386 MSVC2017 Shared Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'vs2017-win2016'
   workspace:
     clean: all
   steps:
   - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
   - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
-  - template: azure-pipelines/darwin-install-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-install-ninja.yml
   - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
     parameters:
-      beforeConfigure: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+      beforeConfigure: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+      defaultLibrary: shared
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeBuild: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: windows
+      arch: 386
+      toolchain: msvc2017
+      libtype: shared
+      libfiles: libui.dll libui.exp libui.lib
+      osHeader: ui_windows.h
+
+- job: windows_386_msvc2017_static_ninja
+  displayName: 'Windows 386 MSVC2017 Static Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'vs2017-win2016'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-install-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeConfigure: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
       defaultLibrary: static
       backend: ninja
   - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
     parameters:
-      beforeBuild: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
-  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
+      beforeBuild: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+      afterBuild: ren build\meson-out\libui.a build\meson-out\libui.lib
+  - template: azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml
     parameters:
-      os: darwin
-      arch: amd64
+      os: windows
+      arch: 386
+      toolchain: msvc2017
       libtype: static
-      libfiles: libui.a
-      osHeader: ui_darwin.h
-
-# }
+      libfiles: libui.lib
+      osHeader: ui_windows.h
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml b/azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
index 2fd591e7..b7f24b54 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 parameters:
   beforeBuild: ''
+  afterBuild: ''
 
 steps:
 - script: |
     ${{ parameters.beforeBuild }}
     ninja -C build
+    ${{ parameters.afterBuild }}
   displayName: 'Build'
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml b/azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69d63145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines/windows-artifacts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# 6 april 2019
+
+parameters:
+  os: ''
+  arch: ''
+  toolchain: ''
+  libtype: ''
+  libfiles: ''
+  osHeader: ''
+
+steps:
+- powershell: |
+    echo $PSVersionTable
+    Set-PSDebug
+    pushd build\meson-out
+    Copy-Item @("..\..\ui.h","..\..\${{ parameters.osHeader }}") -Destination .
+    Compress-Archive $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\libui-$(Build.SourceBranchName)-${{ parameters.os }}-${{ parameters.arch }}-${{ parameters.toolchain }}-${{ parameters.libtype }}.zip -Path $("${{ parameters.libfiles }}",ui.h,${{ parameters.osHeader}})
+    Compress-Archive -Destination $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\examples-$(Build.SourceBranchName)-${{ parameters.os }}-${{ parameters.arch }}-${{ parameters.libtype }}.zip -Path @("$(releaseExamples)".Split(" ") | % {$_ + ".exe"})
+    del ui.h ${{ parameters.osHeader }}
+    popd
+  displayName: 'Create Artifacts'
+- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+  inputs:
+    pathToPublish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+    artifactName: ${{ parameters.os }}-${{ parameters.arch }}-${{ parameters.libtype }}
diff --git a/azure-pipelines_linux b/azure-pipelines_linux
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3beae09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines_linux
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# 31 march 2019
+
+variables:
+  releaseExamples: 'controlgallery cpp-multithread datetime drawtext histogram tester timer'
+
+jobs:
+- job: linux_amd64_shared_ninja
+  displayName: 'Linux amd64 Shared with Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - script: |
+      sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev ninja-build
+    displayName: 'Install Dependencies'
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      defaultLibrary: shared
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: linux
+      arch: amd64
+      libtype: shared
+      libfiles: libui.so.0
+      osHeader: ui_unix.h
+
+- job: linux_amd64_static_ninja
+  displayName: 'Linux amd64 Static with Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - script: |
+      sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev ninja-build
+    displayName: 'Install Dependencies'
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      defaultLibrary: static
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: linux
+      arch: amd64
+      libtype: static
+      libfiles: libui.a
+      osHeader: ui_unix.h
+
+# mac {
+
+# notes:
+# [18:36:55]  <@jpakkane>	Don't use the xcode backend for anything serious, it's a bit crap.
+
+# TODO macosx10.14 doesn't work; it just uses the default SDK
+
+- job: darwin_amd64_1014sdk_shared_ninja
+  displayName: 'Darwin amd64 10.14 SDK Shared with Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwin-install-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeConfigure: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+      defaultLibrary: shared
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeBuild: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: darwin
+      arch: amd64
+      libtype: shared
+      libfiles: libui.A.dylib
+      osHeader: ui_darwin.h
+
+- job: darwin_amd64_1014sdk_static_ninja
+  displayName: 'Darwin amd64 10.14 SDK Static with Ninja'
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+  workspace:
+    clean: all
+  steps:
+  - template: azure-pipelines/setup-python3.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/install-latest-meson.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwin-install-ninja.yml
+  - template: azure-pipelines/configure.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeConfigure: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+      defaultLibrary: static
+      backend: ninja
+  - template: azure-pipelines/build-ninja.yml
+    parameters:
+      beforeBuild: export SDKROOT=$(xcodebuild -version -sdk macosx10.14 Path)
+  - template: azure-pipelines/darwinunix-artifacts.yml
+    parameters:
+      os: darwin
+      arch: amd64
+      libtype: static
+      libfiles: libui.a
+      osHeader: ui_darwin.h
+
+# }