diff --git a/.github/workflows/05-windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/05-windows-build.yml
index dcdbda3ab..bd0f545ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/05-windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/05-windows-build.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
                 Copy-Item $dll.FullName -Destination . -Force
                 Write-Host "Copied $dllName from $($dll.DirectoryName)"
               } else {
-                Write-Error "$dllName not found anywhere under $buildDir"
+                Write-Host "WARNING: $dllName not found (all-in-one libs are static on MSVC, DLL not needed)"
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fc4e34ea..6cc6d2264 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ function(zvec_add_all_in_one_shared TARGET_NAME OUTPUT_NAME)
         "// Auto-generated stub for ${TARGET_NAME}\n"
     )
 
-    add_library(${TARGET_NAME} SHARED
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET_NAME}_stub.cc
-    )
+    # MSVC: build as STATIC to avoid LNK1189 (PE/COFF 65535 export limit).
+    # WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS is silently ignored for static libraries.
+    # Consumers (fts_bench, examples) still link against this target normally.
+    if(MSVC)
+        add_library(${TARGET_NAME} STATIC
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET_NAME}_stub.cc
+        )
+    else()
+        add_library(${TARGET_NAME} SHARED
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${TARGET_NAME}_stub.cc
+        )
+    endif()
 
     set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES
         OUTPUT_NAME "${OUTPUT_NAME}"