diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index a9c8c60c..ab97fbd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
       - name: Configure
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="cl.exe" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="cl.exe" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_ALL=ON
           # We do the following in order to help ensure files are "flushed"
           # to disk before compilation is attempted
@@ -52,7 +54,10 @@ jobs:
           powershell Write-VolumeCache D
 
       - name: Build
-        run: cd build && ninja -j2 -v
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
+          cd build && ninja -j2 -v
 
         # TODO - if the loading isn't too extreme, it would be good to do a BRL-CAD
         # build against the output of this...
@@ -83,7 +88,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
       - name: Configure
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="cl.exe" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="cl.exe" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_ALL=ON
           # We do the following in order to help ensure files are "flushed"
           # to disk before compilation is attempted
@@ -92,7 +99,10 @@ jobs:
           powershell Write-VolumeCache D
 
       - name: Build
-        run: cd build && ninja -j2 -v
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
+          cd build && ninja -j2 -v
 
         # TODO - if the loading isn't too extreme, it would be good to do a BRL-CAD
         # build against the output of this...
@@ -118,7 +128,9 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "$ENV{GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
 
       - name: Configure
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake -S . -B build -DENABLE_ALL=ON
           # We do the following in order to help ensure files are "flushed"
           # to disk before compilation is attempted
@@ -127,7 +139,9 @@ jobs:
           powershell Write-VolumeCache D
 
       - name: Build
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake --build build --config Release -j2
 
   windows_std_tools_debug:
@@ -147,7 +161,9 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "$ENV{GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
 
       - name: Configure
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake -S . -B build -DENABLE_ALL=ON
           # We do the following in order to help ensure files are "flushed"
           # to disk before compilation is attempted
@@ -156,7 +172,9 @@ jobs:
           powershell Write-VolumeCache D
 
       - name: Build
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
+          call "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Auxiliary/Build/vcvars64.bat"
           cmake --build build --config Debug -j2
 
 
diff --git a/qt/qt_build.cmake.in b/qt/qt_build.cmake.in
index fe6c8d04..a3d34319 100644
--- a/qt/qt_build.cmake.in
+++ b/qt/qt_build.cmake.in
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@ else ()
   message(WARNING "Unexpected CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} building Qt6")
 endif ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
 
-
-if (WIN32)
-  file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "@VCVARS_BAT@" VCVARS_BAT_NATIVE)
-  execute_process(COMMAND "${VCVARS_BAT_NATIVE}" && "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" --build . ${QT_CMAKE_OPTS} RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY "@QT_BUILD_DIR@" OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
-else (WIN32)
-  execute_process(COMMAND "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" --build . ${QT_CMAKE_OPTS} RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY "@QT_BUILD_DIR@" OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
-endif (WIN32)
+execute_process(COMMAND "@CMAKE_COMMAND@" --build . ${QT_CMAKE_OPTS} RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY "@QT_BUILD_DIR@" OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
 
 if (QT_RET)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Qt build failed: ${MSG}\n")
diff --git a/qt/qt_config.cmake.in b/qt/qt_config.cmake.in
index 3594c66a..f42c3718 100644
--- a/qt/qt_config.cmake.in
+++ b/qt/qt_config.cmake.in
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ else ()
   message(WARNING "Unexpected CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} preparing Qt6")
 endif ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "" OR "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
 
-if (WIN32)
-  execute_process(COMMAND "@VCVARS_BAT@" && @QT_SOURCE_DIR@/${CONFIG_FILE} ${CONFIG_EXTRA_OPTS} ${QT_CONFIG_OPTS} --prefix=@CMAKE_BUNDLE_INSTALL_PREFIX@ RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY @QT_BUILD_DIR@ OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
-else (WIN32)
-  execute_process(COMMAND @QT_SOURCE_DIR@/${CONFIG_FILE} ${CONFIG_EXTRA_OPTS} ${QT_CONFIG_OPTS} --prefix=@CMAKE_BUNDLE_INSTALL_PREFIX@ RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY @QT_BUILD_DIR@ OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
-endif (WIN32)
+execute_process(COMMAND @QT_SOURCE_DIR@/${CONFIG_FILE} ${CONFIG_EXTRA_OPTS} ${QT_CONFIG_OPTS} --prefix=@CMAKE_BUNDLE_INSTALL_PREFIX@ RESULT_VARIABLE QT_RET WORKING_DIRECTORY @QT_BUILD_DIR@ OUTPUT_VARIABLE MSG ERROR_VARIABLE MSG)
 
 if (QT_RET)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Qt configure failed: ${MSG}\n")