diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48c593da..dcec2473 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ manual/t*.synctex.gz
 manual/t*.toc
 profiler/build/win32/packages
 profiler/build/win32/Tracy.aps
+
+# include the vcpkg install script but not the files it produces
+vcpkg/*
+!vcpkg/install_vcpkg_dependencies.bat
diff --git a/capture/build/win32/capture.vcxproj b/capture/build/win32/capture.vcxproj
index d0d59fd2..ffea25c1 100644
--- a/capture/build/win32/capture.vcxproj
+++ b/capture/build/win32/capture.vcxproj
@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@
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       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\debug\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -121,12 +123,14 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_NO_STATISTICS;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;NOMINMAX;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/import-chrome/build/win32/import-chrome.vcxproj b/import-chrome/build/win32/import-chrome.vcxproj
index 009f03e9..a6a5167c 100644
--- a/import-chrome/build/win32/import-chrome.vcxproj
+++ b/import-chrome/build/win32/import-chrome.vcxproj
@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@
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       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\debug\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -121,12 +123,14 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_NO_STATISTICS;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;NOMINMAX;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/manual/tracy.tex b/manual/tracy.tex
index ebf0ec1f..a8545bbc 100644
--- a/manual/tracy.tex
+++ b/manual/tracy.tex
@@ -574,12 +574,22 @@ To build the application contained in the \texttt{profiler} directory, you will
 
 \paragraph{Windows}
 
-On Windows you will need to use the \texttt{vcpkg} utility, which will automatically download and build the required files. If you are not familiar with this tool, please read the description at the following address: \url{https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/vcpkg}. Please follow the installation instructions, then execute the following commands:
+On Windows you will need to use the \texttt{vcpkg} utility. If you are not familiar with this tool, please read the description at the following address: \url{https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/vcpkg}.
 
+There are two ways you can run \texttt{vcpkg} to install the dependencies for Tracy:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item \texttt{STANDALONE} -- run this script to download and build both \texttt{vcpkg} and the required dependencies:
+\begin{lstlisting}[language=sh]
+tracy\vcpkg\install_vcpkg_dependencies.bat
+\end{lstlisting}
+This writes files only to the \texttt{tracy\textbackslash{}vcpkg\textbackslash{}vcpkg} directory and makes no other changes on your machine.
+\item \texttt{SEPARATE} -- install \texttt{vcpkg} by following the instructions on its website, and then execute the following commands:
 \begin{lstlisting}[language=sh]
 vcpkg integrate install
 vcpkg install --triplet x64-windows-static freetype glfw3 capstone[arm,arm64,x86]
 \end{lstlisting}
+\end{itemize}
 
 \paragraph{Unix}
 
diff --git a/profiler/build/win32/Tracy.vcxproj b/profiler/build/win32/Tracy.vcxproj
index d84fa9ea..4d25bd24 100644
--- a/profiler/build/win32/Tracy.vcxproj
+++ b/profiler/build/win32/Tracy.vcxproj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;NOMINMAX;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\libs\gl3w;..\..\..\imgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\libs\gl3w;..\..\..\imgui;..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@
       <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;opengl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;opengl32.lib;freetyped.lib;glfw3.lib;libpng16d.lib;zlibd.lib;bz2d.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\debug\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDpiAwareness>true</EnableDpiAwareness>
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;NOMINMAX;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\libs\gl3w;..\..\..\imgui;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\libs\gl3w;..\..\..\imgui;..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;opengl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;opengl32.lib;freetype.lib;glfw3.lib;libpng16.lib;zlib.lib;bz2.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDpiAwareness>true</EnableDpiAwareness>
diff --git a/update/build/win32/update.vcxproj b/update/build/win32/update.vcxproj
index 739835a0..46ed6aa9 100644
--- a/update/build/win32/update.vcxproj
+++ b/update/build/win32/update.vcxproj
@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@
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       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\debug\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -121,12 +123,14 @@
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       <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;capstone.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\vcpkg\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows-static\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/vcpkg/install_vcpkg_dependencies.bat b/vcpkg/install_vcpkg_dependencies.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..089c389c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/install_vcpkg_dependencies.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@echo off
+
+REM get vcpkg distribution
+if not exist vcpkg git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
+
+REM build vcpkg
+if not exist vcpkg\vcpkg.exe call vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
+
+REM install required packages
+vcpkg\vcpkg.exe install --triplet x64-windows-static freetype glfw3 capstone[arm,arm64,x86]