diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index c53e2243..093ac8ee 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ environment:
 
 install:
   - ps: $env:path = ($env:path -split ";").Where({!($_ -like "*Microsoft SQL Server*")}) -join ";"
+  - cmd: C:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "cd $APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER && scripts/fetch_deps.sh"
+  - cmd: set "CUTTER_DEPS_DIR=%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\cutter-deps"
   - cmd: set "PATH=%CD%;%PYTHON%;%PATH%"
   - cmd: call "%VSVARSALLPATH%" %ARCH%
   - cmd: if "%ARCH%" == "x64" ( set "PATH=%QT64PATH%\bin;%PATH%" ) else ( set "PATH=%QT32PATH%\bin;%PATH%" )
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ before_build:
 
 # Build config
 build_script:
-  - cmd: if defined QMAKE ( call prepare_r2.bat && call build.bat CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON=true CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=false CUTTER_ENABLE_JUPYTER=true CUTTER_ENABLE_QTWEBENGINE=false CUTTER_APPVEYOR_R2DEC=true )
+  - cmd: if defined QMAKE ( call prepare_r2.bat && call build.bat CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON=true CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=false CUTTER_ENABLE_JUPYTER=true CUTTER_ENABLE_QTWEBENGINE=false CUTTER_APPVEYOR_R2DEC=true CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON=true CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=true SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%\pyside\bin\shiboken2.exe" SHIBOKEN_INCLUDEDIR="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%/pyside/include/shiboken2" SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%/pyside/lib/shiboken2.cp36-win_amd64.lib" PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%/pyside/include/PySide2" PYSIDE_LIBRARY="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%/pyside/lib/pyside2.cp36-win_amd64.lib" PYSIDE_TYPESYSTEMS="%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%/pyside/share/PySide2/typesystems")
   - cmd: if defined MESON ( python meson.py --release --dist=%ARTIFACT_PATH% --backend=%BACKEND% --python --jupyter )
 
 after_build:
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ after_build:
   - cmd: copy python_embed\*.pyd "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\python36\"
   - cmd: copy python_embed\sqlite3.dll "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\python36\"
   - cmd: copy python_embed\python*.dll "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\"
+  - cmd: xcopy "%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%\pyside\lib\site-packages" "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\python36\site-packages" /e /i /h
+  - cmd: copy "%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%\pyside\bin\shiboken2.cp36-win_amd64.dll" "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\"
+  - cmd: copy "%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%\pyside\bin\pyside2.cp36-win_amd64.dll" "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\"
   - cmd: powershell -Command "[System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines(\"%ARTIFACT_PATH%\python36._pth\", \"python36`r`npython36\python36.zip`r`npython36\site-packages\")"
 
 # Tests
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 2a8d0707..90ab71ed 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ FOR %%i in (src\translations\*.ts) DO lrelease %%i
 CD %BUILDDIR%
 
 ECHO Building cutter
-qmake %* ..\src\cutter.pro -config release -tp vc
+qmake %* ..\src\cutter.pro -config release
 IF !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 EXIT /B 1
-msbuild /m cutter.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Release
+nmake
 IF !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 EXIT /B 1
 
 ECHO Deploying cutter
diff --git a/scripts/fetch_deps.sh b/scripts/fetch_deps.sh
index 514eaaa4..fd1c3e67 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch_deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch_deps.sh
@@ -4,25 +4,35 @@ cd $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 mkdir -p cutter-deps && cd cutter-deps
 
 LINUX_FILE="cutter-deps-linux.tar.gz"
-LINUX_MD5=b52ab4f06cb9e4b92372022c37920bf1
-LINUX_URL=https://github.com/radareorg/cutter-deps/releases/download/v6/cutter-deps-linux.tar.gz
+LINUX_MD5=0d20ec9217bed56098b78e9031b544ab
+LINUX_URL=https://github.com/radareorg/cutter-deps/releases/download/v8/cutter-deps-linux.tar.gz
 
 MACOS_FILE="cutter-deps-macos.tar.gz"
-MACOS_MD5=85b663ea73b80663a532dfafe998905d
-MACOS_URL=https://github.com/radareorg/cutter-deps/releases/download/v6/cutter-deps-macos.tar.gz
+MACOS_MD5=2763c59a9917a0f7c88995d4b77ec209
+MACOS_URL=https://github.com/radareorg/cutter-deps/releases/download/v8/cutter-deps-macos.tar.gz
 
-UNAME_S="$(uname -s)"
-if [ "$UNAME_S" == "Linux" ]; then
-	FILE="${LINUX_FILE}"
-	MD5="${LINUX_MD5}"
-	URL="${LINUX_URL}"
-elif [ "$UNAME_S" == "Darwin" ]; then
-	FILE="${MACOS_FILE}"
-	MD5="${MACOS_MD5}"
-	URL="${MACOS_URL}"
+WIN_FILE="cutter-deps-win.tar.gz"
+WIN_MD5=74aa2b35a2c87ceba81c8049d702f63d
+WIN_URL=https://github.com/radareorg/cutter-deps/releases/download/v8/cutter-deps-win.tar.gz
+
+if [ "$OS" == "Windows_NT" ]; then
+	FILE="${WIN_FILE}"
+	MD5="${WIN_MD5}"
+	URL="${WIN_URL}"
 else
-	echo "Unsupported Platform: $UNAME_S"
-	exit 1
+	UNAME_S="$(uname -s)"
+	if [ "$UNAME_S" == "Linux" ]; then
+		FILE="${LINUX_FILE}"
+		MD5="${LINUX_MD5}"
+		URL="${LINUX_URL}"
+	elif [ "$UNAME_S" == "Darwin" ]; then
+		FILE="${MACOS_FILE}"
+		MD5="${MACOS_MD5}"
+		URL="${MACOS_URL}"
+	else
+		echo "Unsupported Platform: uname -s => $UNAME_S, \$OS => $OS"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 fi
 
 curl -L "$URL" -o "$FILE" || exit 1
@@ -39,5 +49,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 tar -xf "$FILE" || exit 1
-./relocate.sh || exit 1
+
+if [ -f relocate.sh ]; then
+	./relocate.sh || exit 1
+fi
 
diff --git a/src/Cutter.pro b/src/Cutter.pro
index d5f5e2f0..9c5fb37a 100644
--- a/src/Cutter.pro
+++ b/src/Cutter.pro
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ win32 {
     # Generate debug symbols in release mode
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -Zi   # Compiler
     QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE += /DEBUG  # Linker
-	
+
     # Multithreaded compilation
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -MP
 }
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ include(lib_radare2.pri)
 
 CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON {
     win32 {
-        PYTHON_EXECUTABLE = $$quote($$system("where python"))
+        PYTHON_EXECUTABLE = $$system("where python", lines)
+        PYTHON_EXECUTABLE = $$first(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
         pythonpath = $$replace(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE, ".exe ", ".exe;")
         pythonpath = $$section(pythonpath, ";", 0, 0)
         pythonpath = $$clean_path($$dirname(pythonpath))
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON {
     }
 
     CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS {
-        !packagesExist(shiboken2) {
+        isEmpty(SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE):!packagesExist(shiboken2) {
             error("ERROR: Shiboken2, which is required to build the Python Bindings, could not be found. Make sure it is available to pkg-config.")
         }
-        !packagesExist(pyside2) {
+        isEmpty(PYSIDE_LIBRARY):!packagesExist(pyside2) {
             error("ERROR: PySide2, which is required to build the Python Bindings, could not be found. Make sure it is available to pkg-config.")
         }
         win32 {
@@ -169,25 +170,50 @@ CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON {
         for(path, INCLUDEPATH) {
             BINDINGS_INCLUDE_DIRS += $$absolute_path("$$path")
         }
-        BINDINGS_INCLUDE_DIRS = $$join(BINDINGS_INCLUDE_DIRS, ":")
-        PYSIDE_TYPESYSTEMS = $$system("pkg-config --variable=typesystemdir pyside2")
-        PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR = $$system("pkg-config --variable=includedir pyside2")
+
+        win32 {
+            PATH_SEP = ";"
+        } else {
+            PATH_SEP = ":"
+        }
+        BINDINGS_INCLUDE_DIRS = $$join(BINDINGS_INCLUDE_DIRS, $$PATH_SEP)
+
+        isEmpty(SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE) {
+            SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE = $$system("pkg-config --variable=generator_location shiboken2")
+        }
+
+        isEmpty(PYSIDE_TYPESYSTEMS) {
+            PYSIDE_TYPESYSTEMS = $$system("pkg-config --variable=typesystemdir pyside2")
+        }
+        isEmpty(PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR) {
+            PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR = $$system("pkg-config --variable=includedir pyside2")
+        }
+
         QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += bindings/bindings.txt.in
-        SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE = $$system("pkg-config --variable=generator_location shiboken2")
+
+        SHIBOKEN_OPTIONS = --project-file="$${BINDINGS_BUILD_DIR}/bindings.txt"
+        win32:SHIBOKEN_OPTIONS += --avoid-protected-hack
         bindings.target = bindings_target
-        bindings.commands = "$${SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE}" --project-file="$${BINDINGS_BUILD_DIR}/bindings.txt"
+        bindings.commands = "$${SHIBOKEN_EXECUTABLE}" $${SHIBOKEN_OPTIONS}
         QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += bindings
-        GENERATED_SOURCES += $${BINDINGS_SOURCE}
-        INCLUDEPATH += "$${BINDINGS_BUILD_DIR}/CutterBindings"
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += bindings_target
-        macx {
+        GENERATED_SOURCES += $${BINDINGS_SOURCE}
+
+        INCLUDEPATH += "$${BINDINGS_BUILD_DIR}/CutterBindings"
+
+        win32:DEFINES += WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+
+        !isEmpty(PYSIDE_LIBRARY) {
+            LIBS += "$$SHIBOKEN_LIBRARY" "$$PYSIDE_LIBRARY"
+            INCLUDEPATH += "$$SHIBOKEN_INCLUDEDIR"
+        } else:macx {
             # Hack needed because with regular PKGCONFIG qmake will mess up everything
             QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += $$system("pkg-config --cflags shiboken2 pyside2")
             LIBS += $$system("pkg-config --libs shiboken2 pyside2")
         } else {
             PKGCONFIG += shiboken2 pyside2
         }
-        INCLUDEPATH += "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtCore" "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtWidgets" "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtGui"
+        INCLUDEPATH += "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR" "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtCore" "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtWidgets" "$$PYSIDE_INCLUDEDIR/QtGui"
     }
 }