diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c277e2a10a..872cb0b740 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ endif()
 # as defined above.
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries)
 
-if (WIN32)
+if (MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Binary)
 
   if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "x86_64|amd64|AMD64")
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ if(ENABLE_EGL)
 endif()
 
 if(ENCODE_FRAMEDUMPS)
-  if(WIN32)
+  if(MSVC)
     if(_M_X86_64)
       set(FFMPEG_DIR Externals/FFmpeg-bin/x64)
     elseif(_M_ARM_64)
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ if(ENCODE_FRAMEDUMPS)
     if(WIN32)
       # Our prebuilt binaries depend on Bcrypt
       set_property(TARGET FFmpeg::avutil APPEND PROPERTY
-        INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "Bcrypt.lib"
+        INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES Bcrypt
       )
     endif()
   else()
@@ -769,8 +769,10 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "libsystemd not found, disabling traversal server watchdog support")
 endif()
 
-if (WIN32)
+if (MSVC)
   include_directories(Externals/WIL/include)
+endif()
+if (WIN32)
   include_directories(Externals/OpenAL/include)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Externals/hidapi/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/hidapi/CMakeLists.txt
index 210643caf0..08f0cd7780 100644
--- a/Externals/hidapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/hidapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ target_include_directories(hidapi PUBLIC hidapi-src/hidapi)
 
 if(APPLE)
   target_sources(hidapi PRIVATE hidapi-src/mac/hid.c)
-elseif(MSVC)
+elseif(WIN32)
   target_sources(hidapi PRIVATE hidapi-src/windows/hid.c)
+  target_link_libraries(hidapi PUBLIC setupapi)
 else()
   find_package(LIBUDEV)
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND LIBUDEV_FOUND)
diff --git a/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
index c91df85403..35267d0654 100644
--- a/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ add_library(usb STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 dolphin_disable_warnings(usb)
 
 set_target_properties(usb PROPERTIES VERSION 1.0.26)
-if(WIN32)
+if(MSVC)
     target_include_directories(usb BEFORE PUBLIC libusb/libusb PRIVATE libusb/msvc)
 else()
 target_include_directories(usb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if(WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
       libusb/libusb/os/events_windows.c
     )
     set(PLATFORM_WINDOWS TRUE)
+    set(ENABLE_LOGGING TRUE)
 elseif(APPLE)
     target_sources(usb PRIVATE libusb/libusb/os/darwin_usb.c)
     find_library(COREFOUNDATION_LIBRARY CoreFoundation)
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@ include(CheckTypeSize)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 
 check_include_files(asm/types.h HAVE_ASM_TYPES_H)
-check_function_exists(clock_gettime HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME)
+if(NOT WIN32)
+    check_function_exists(clock_gettime HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME)
+endif()
 check_symbol_exists(EFD_CLOEXEC "sys/eventfd.h" HAVE_DECL_EFD_CLOEXEC)
 check_symbol_exists(EFD_NONBLOCK "sys/eventfd.h" HAVE_DECL_EFD_NONBLOCK)
 check_symbol_exists(TFD_CLOEXEC "sys/timerfd.h" HAVE_DECL_TFD_CLOEXEC)
diff --git a/Externals/libusb/config.h.in b/Externals/libusb/config.h.in
index 43e603ed25..72eb8e04a6 100644
--- a/Externals/libusb/config.h.in
+++ b/Externals/libusb/config.h.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #undef ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING
 
 /* Define to 1 to enable message logging. */
-#undef ENABLE_LOGGING
+#cmakedefine ENABLE_LOGGING 1
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <asm/types.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ASM_TYPES_H 1
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index ee738ba4e3..430d5939f9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,12 +205,17 @@ if (APPLE)
 elseif(WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(common
   PRIVATE
-    kernel32.lib
-    shlwapi.lib
-    winmm.lib
+    kernel32
+    shlwapi
+    winmm
+    SetupAPI
   )
   if (_M_X86_64)
-    target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE opengl32.lib)
+    target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE opengl32)
+  endif()
+  if(MINGW)
+    target_compile_definitions(common PRIVATE _WIN32_WINNT=0x0602)
+    target_compile_options(common PRIVATE -mxsave)
   endif()
 elseif (ANDROID)
   target_link_libraries(common
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
   target_sources(common PRIVATE HRWrap.h HRWrap.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(common PUBLIC qwave)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_UPNP)
@@ -381,7 +387,7 @@ if(UNIX)
   if(SYSTEMD_FOUND)
     target_link_libraries(traversal_server PRIVATE ${SYSTEMD_LIBRARIES})
   endif()
-elseif(WIN32)
+elseif(MSVC)
   find_package(PowerShell REQUIRED)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND ${POWERSHELL_EXE} -Command "[System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo('$ENV{VCToolsRedistDir}vc_redist.x64.exe').ProductVersion"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e7ff1a0bc..ea5b7a782e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(core
+add_library(core STATIC
   AchievementManager.cpp
   AchievementManager.h
   ActionReplay.cpp
@@ -733,8 +733,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC
     videod3d
     videod3d12
-    setupapi.lib
-    iphlpapi.lib
+    setupapi
   )
   target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE "-D_WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS")
 elseif(APPLE)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/CMakeLists.txt
index 566a643c89..e119bc5c4e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
   target_sources(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE PlatformWin32.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE Dwmapi)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ PRIVATE
   cpp-optparse
 )
 
+if(WIN32)
+  target_link_libraries(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE d3d11)
+  if(NOT MSVC)
+    target_link_options(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE -municode)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(dolphin-nogui
     PRIVATE
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
   # needed for adjusting window decorations with DwmSetWindowAttribute
-  target_link_libraries(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE dwmapi.lib)
+  target_link_libraries(dolphin-nogui PRIVATE dwmapi)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a8c84d3b1..6c2504be1f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ message(STATUS "Found Qt version ${Qt6_VERSION}")
 
 set_property(TARGET Qt6::Core PROPERTY INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES "")
 
-add_executable(dolphin-emu
+add_executable(dolphin-emu WIN32
   AboutDialog.cpp
   AboutDialog.h
   CheatSearchFactoryWidget.cpp
@@ -443,10 +443,13 @@ PRIVATE
 if (WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(dolphin-emu
   PRIVATE
-    gdi32.lib
-    shell32.lib
-    dwmapi.lib # Needed to set window decorations for dark theme
+    gdi32
+    shell32
+    dwmapi # Needed to set window decorations for dark theme
   )
+  if(NOT MSVC)
+    target_link_options(dolphin-emu PRIVATE -municode)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if (MSVC)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinTool/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinTool/CMakeLists.txt
index e907fb9bbd..155a7ca630 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinTool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinTool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ PRIVATE
   fmt::fmt
 )
 
+if(WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
+  target_link_options(dolphin-tool PRIVATE -municode)
+endif()
+
 if(MSVC)
   # Add precompiled header
   target_link_libraries(dolphin-tool PRIVATE use_pch)
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e5612f353..d4044dc453 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(inputcommon
+add_library(inputcommon STATIC
   DynamicInputTextureManager.cpp
   DynamicInputTextureManager.h
   GCAdapter.cpp
@@ -101,13 +101,20 @@ if(WIN32)
     ControllerInterface/DInput/XInputFilter.h
     ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.cpp
     ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.h
-    ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp
-    ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.h
     ControllerInterface/XInput/XInput.cpp
     ControllerInterface/XInput/XInput.h
     ControllerInterface/ForceFeedback/ForceFeedbackDevice.cpp
     ControllerInterface/ForceFeedback/ForceFeedbackDevice.h
   )
+  if(MSVC)
+    target_sources(inputcommon PRIVATE
+      ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp
+      ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.h
+    )
+  else()
+    target_compile_definitions(inputcommon PRIVATE WINVER=0x0602)
+  endif()
+  target_link_libraries(inputcommon PUBLIC cfgmgr32 dinput8)
 elseif(APPLE)
   target_sources(inputcommon PRIVATE
     ControllerInterface/Quartz/Quartz.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/CMakeLists.txt
index ed75b29b77..ae6e4096eb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_library(videod3d
+add_library(videod3d STATIC
   D3DBase.cpp
   D3DBase.h
   D3DBoundingBox.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/WinUpdater/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/WinUpdater/CMakeLists.txt
index 23135d706f..a56f5d2291 100644
--- a/Source/Core/WinUpdater/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/WinUpdater/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ target_link_libraries(winupdater PRIVATE
   Comctl32
 )
 
+target_compile_definitions(winupdater PRIVATE _UNICODE UNICODE)
+if(NOT MSVC)
+  target_link_options(winupdater PRIVATE -municode)
+endif()
+
 set_target_properties(winupdater PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "Updater")
 
 if(MSVC)