diff --git a/msvc/Makefile b/msvc/Makefile
index 5ab61530..46822a52 100755
--- a/msvc/Makefile
+++ b/msvc/Makefile
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ ecl-cc.bat: util\ecl-cc.bat Makefile
 
 eclmin.lib: eclgmp.lib eclgc.lib lsp/config.lsp
 	cd c
-	$(MAKE) ECL_VERSION_NUMBER=$(ECL_VERSION_NUMBER) \
+	$(MAKE) /nologo ECL_VERSION_NUMBER=$(ECL_VERSION_NUMBER) \
 	        ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) ECL_UNICODE=$(ECL_UNICODE) \
 		ECL_SSE=$(ECL_SSE) ECL_WIN64=$(ECL_WIN64) \
 		ECL_USE_DBGHELP=$(ECL_USE_DBGHELP) \
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ eclmin.lib: eclgmp.lib eclgc.lib lsp/config.lsp
 	cd ..
 eclgc.lib:
 	cd gc
-	$(MAKE) $(GCFLAGS) ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" "MY_CPU=$(GC_CPU)" gc.lib
+	$(MAKE) /nologo $(GCFLAGS) ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" "MY_CPU=$(GC_CPU)" gc.lib
 	$(CP) gc.lib ..\eclgc.lib
 	cd ..
 	if not exist ecl\gc $(MKDIR) ecl\gc
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ eclgc.lib:
 
 eclgmp.lib:
 	cd gmp
-	$(MAKE) "MPN_TYPE=$(GMP_TYPE)" "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" \
+	$(MAKE) /nologo "MPN_TYPE=$(GMP_TYPE)" "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" \
 		"BITS=$(GMP_BITS)" "YASM=$(YASM)"
 	$(CP) gmp.lib ..\eclgmp.lib
 	$(CP) gmp.h ..\ecl\gmp.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ install:
 	IF EXIST "$(include)\ecl\atomic_ops" rmdir /S /Q "$(include)\ecl\atomic_ops"
 	IF EXIST "ecl\atomic_ops" xcopy /S /Y "ecl\atomic_ops" "$(includedir)\atomic_ops\"
 	cd c
-	$(MAKE) cut.exe
+	$(MAKE) /nologo cut.exe
 	cd ..
 	c\cut.exe < ecl\config.h > $(includedir)\ecl\config.h
 	IF NOT EXIST "$(libdir)" $(MKDIR) "$(libdir)"
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@ install:
 
 check: package\ecl.exe
 	cd tests
-	$(MAKE)
+	$(MAKE) /nologo 
 
 recheck: package\ecl.exe
 	cd tests
-	$(MAKE) clean
-	$(MAKE)
+	$(MAKE) /nologo clean
+	$(MAKE) /nologo 
 
 package\ecl.exe: ecl2$(EXE)
-	$(MAKE) install ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) ECL_UNICODE=$(ECL_UNICODE) 
+	$(MAKE) /nologo install ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) ECL_UNICODE=$(ECL_UNICODE) 
 
 windows-nsi:
 	IF EXIST "$(TAR_DIR)" $(RMDIR) "$(TAR_DIR)"
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ clean: clean_ecl clean_lisp
 	-$(RM) .gdbinit cinit.lib ecl_min.lib
 	-$(RM) bdwgc\*.pdb
 	cd gc
-	-$(MAKE) $(GCFLAGS) ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" "MY_CPU=$(GC_CPU)" clean
+	-$(MAKE) /nologo $(GCFLAGS) ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" "MY_CPU=$(GC_CPU)" clean
 	cd ..
 	-for %h in (gc.h gc_local_alloc.h gc_pthread_redirects.h \
 	            gc_config_macros.h leak_detector.h gc_typed.h \
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ clean: clean_ecl clean_lisp
 	-$(RMDIR) ecl\gc\private
 	-$(RMDIR) ecl\gc
 	cd gmp
-	-$(MAKE) "MPN_TYPE=$(GMP_TYPE)" "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" \
+	-$(MAKE) /nologo "MPN_TYPE=$(GMP_TYPE)" "CFLAGS_CONFIG=$(CFLAGS_CONFIG)" \
 		"BITS=$(GMP_BITS)" "YASM=$(YASM)" clean
 	cd ..
 	-$(RM) ecl\gmp.h
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ clean_ecl:
 		    ecl-cc.bat ecl.rc ecl.res) \
 	     do $(RM) %i
 	cd c
-	-$(MAKE) ECL_VERSION_NUMBER=$(ECL_VERSION_NUMBER) \
+	-$(MAKE) /nologo ECL_VERSION_NUMBER=$(ECL_VERSION_NUMBER) \
 	        ECL_THREADS=$(ECL_THREADS) ECL_UNICODE=$(ECL_UNICODE) \
 		ECL_SSE=$(ECL_SSE) ECL_WIN64=$(ECL_WIN64) \
 		ECL_USE_DBGHELP=$(ECL_USE_DBGHELP) \
diff --git a/msvc/c/Makefile b/msvc/c/Makefile
index 15a594f1..141c18aa 100755
--- a/msvc/c/Makefile
+++ b/msvc/c/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ECL_USE_DBGHELP_FLAG=0
 
 # Programs used by "make":
 #
-TRUE_CC = cl
 CC	= cl
 CFLAGS	= -c $(ECL_CFLAGS) -DECL_BUILD -DECL_API="__declspec(dllexport)" -I./ -I../ -I$(srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/bdwgc/include  -I$(top_srcdir)/bdwgc/include/private -I$(srcdir)/unicode
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ cut.exe: $(top_srcdir)/util/cut.c
 
 ..\eclmin.lib: $(OBJS:.obj=.c) all_symbols.c $(OBJS) all_symbols.obj all_symbols2.obj
 	-$(RM) $@
-	$(LINK) -lib -out:$@ $(OBJS)
+	$(LINK) -lib -nologo -out:$@ $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
 	-for %f in ($(OBJS:.obj=.c) all_symbols.c) do $(RM) %f
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ clean:
 # Build rules
 
 $(DPP): $(srcdir)/dpp.c $(srcdir)/symbols_list2.h ../ecl/config.h ../ecl/config-internal.h
-	$(TRUE_CC) -I.. -I./ $(srcdir)/dpp.c  -o $@
+	$(CC) /nologo -I.. -I./ $(srcdir)/dpp.c /Fe$@
 $(HFILES): ../ecl/config.h.msvc6 ../ecl/config-internal.h.msvc6 Makefile
 	-mkdir ..\ecl\impl
 	cut.exe "@ECL_FPE_CODE@" "$(srcdir:\=/)/arch/$(ECL_FPE_CODE)" \
diff --git a/msvc/gc/Makefile b/msvc/gc/Makefile
index a5ecf524..e47ebe70 100755
--- a/msvc/gc/Makefile
+++ b/msvc/gc/Makefile
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ OBJS= alloc.obj reclaim.obj allchblk.obj misc.obj mach_dep.obj os_dep.obj mark_r
 all: gc.lib
 
 {$(srcdir)\extra}.c{}.obj:
-	$(CC) -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
+	$(CC) -nologo -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
 
 {$(srcdir)}.c{}.obj:
-	$(CC) -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
+	$(CC) -nologo -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
 
 {$(srcdir)}.cpp{}.obj:
-	$(CC) -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
+	$(CC) -nologo -c -DWIN32 -D_MT $(CFLAGS_CONFIG) -Iinclude -I$(AO_INCLUDE_DIR) $(THREADS_FLAGS) -I$(srcdir)\include $< /Fo$*.obj
 
 gc.lib: $(OBJS)
 !if "$(CPU)" == "i386"
diff --git a/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp b/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
index 280ae8b2..7fc777b3 100755
--- a/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
+++ b/src/cmp/cmpmain.lsp
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ the environment variable TMPDIR to a different value." template))
        (progn
          (with-open-file (f "static_lib.tmp" :direction :output
                             :if-does-not-exist :create :if-exists :supersede)
-           (format f "/DEBUGTYPE:CV /OUT:~A ~A ~{~&\"~A\"~}"
+           (format f "/OUT:~A ~A ~{~&\"~A\"~}"
                    output-name o-name ld-flags))
-         (safe-run-program "link" '("-lib" "@static_lib.tmp")))
+         (safe-run-program "link" '("-lib -nologo" "@static_lib.tmp")))
     (when (probe-file "static_lib.tmp")
       (cmp-delete-file "static_lib.tmp"))))
 
diff --git a/src/compile.lsp.in b/src/compile.lsp.in
index 650e09f4..970004a9 100755
--- a/src/compile.lsp.in
+++ b/src/compile.lsp.in
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
                   :if-does-not-exist :create)
   (write-line "id ICON \"ecl.ico\"" s))
  (ext:copy-file #p"src:util;ecl.ico" "ecl.ico")
- #+msvc (ext:system "rc /r ecl.rc")
+ #+msvc (ext:system "rc /nologo /r ecl.rc")
  #-msvc (ext:system "windres ecl.rc -O coff ecl.res"))
 
 (si::pathname-translations "SYS" '(("**;*.*.*" "@true_builddir@/**/*.*")))
diff --git a/src/h/ecl-cmp.h b/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
index 4d17c5f1..092350e7 100755
--- a/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
+++ b/src/h/ecl-cmp.h
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
  * defined */
 #define _WINSOCKAPI_
 #endif /* __CYGWIN__ */
+#if defined(__clang__)
 /* Disable a couple of clang's more annoying diagnostics */
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wreturn-type"
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-value"
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wparentheses-equality"
-
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning(disable:4715) //not all control paths return a value
+#pragma warning(disable:4716) //must return a value
+#endif
 #include <ecl/ecl.h>
 #include <math.h> /* for inline mathematics */
 #include <ecl/ecl-inl.h>