diff --git a/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
index d9fa9717..d065ef74 100644
--- a/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if (WIN32)
     set_property(TARGET zlibstatic PROPERTY FOLDER "dependencies")
 
     set(ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zlib" CACHE PATH " " FORCE)
-    set(ZLIB_LIBRARY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib/$<CONFIGURATION>/zlibstatic.lib" CACHE FILEPATH " " FORCE)
+    set(ZLIB_LIBRARY zlibstatic)
 
     include_directories(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib")
 endif()
diff --git a/scripts/create-exe-ninja.bat b/scripts/create-exe-ninja.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d483c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-exe-ninja.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@echo off
+
+set cwd=%cd%
+cd /D %~dp0
+
+set DevCmd="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
+set BuildDir64="build-exe-64"
+
+call %DevCmd%
+
+echo Building tev with ninja...
+mkdir %BuildDir64%
+cd %BuildDir64%
+cmake -DTEV_DEPLOY=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -GNinja ..\..
+ninja
+move "tev.exe" "..\..\tev.exe"
+cd ..
+
+echo Returning to original directory.
+cd /D %cwd%
+pause