diff --git a/config/nim.cfg b/config/nim.cfg
index 8c8270f3eb..65bdd2a618 100644
--- a/config/nim.cfg
+++ b/config/nim.cfg
@@ -177,10 +177,18 @@ clang.options.speed = "-O3"
 clang.options.size = "-Os"
 
 # Configuration for the Visual C/C++ compiler:
-vcc.options.linker = "/DEBUG /Zi /Fd\"$projectName.pdb\" /F33554432" # set the stack size to 8 MB
+vcc.exe = "vccexe.exe"
+vcc.linkerexe = "vccexe.exe"
+
+# Here we need to set the options for specific platforms:
+# amd64.windows.vcc.options = "/vcvars:platform:amd64"
+# i386.windows.vcc.options = "/vcvars:platform:x86"
+# arm.windows.vcc.options = "/vcvars:platform:arm"
+
+vcc.options.linker = "/nologo /DEBUG /Zi /Fd\"$projectName.pdb\" /F33554432" # set the stack size to 8 MB
 vcc.options.debug = "/Zi /Fd\"$projectName.pdb\""
 vcc.options.always = "/nologo"
-vcc.options.speed = "/O2 /arch:SSE2"
+vcc.options.speed = "/O2"
 vcc.options.size = "/O1"
 
 # Configuration for the Tiny C Compiler:
diff --git a/tools/vccenv/vccexe.nim b/tools/vccenv/vccexe.nim
index 48ae8c8da9..3193dbbbaa 100644
--- a/tools/vccenv/vccexe.nim
+++ b/tools/vccenv/vccexe.nim
@@ -1,24 +1,67 @@
-import strtabs, os, osproc, vccenv
+import strutils, strtabs, os, osproc, vccenv
 
 when defined(release):
   let vccOptions = {poParentStreams}
 else:
   let vccOptions = {poEchoCmd, poParentStreams}
 
+const 
+  vcvarsArgPrefix = "vcvars:"
+  platformArgPrefix = "platform:"
+  storeArgPrefix = "store"
+  sdkArgPrefix = "sdk:"
+  vcvarsArgIdx = 1   # vcvars comes after - or / char in argument
+  argsToken1Idx = vcvarsArgIdx + vcvarsArgPrefix.len 
+  platformArgValueIdx = argsToken1Idx + platformArgPrefix.len
+  sdkArgValueIdx = argsToken1Idx + sdkArgPrefix.len
+
+  HelpText = """
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+|         Microsoft C/C++ compiler wrapper for Nim                |
+|             (c) 2016 Fredrik Høisæther Rasch                    |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Usage:
+  vccexe [options] [compileroptions]
+Options:
+  /vcvars:platform:<arch>   Specify the Compiler Platform Tools architecture
+                            <arch>: x86 | amd64 | arm | x86_amd64 | x86_arm | amd64_x86 | amd64_arm
+  /vcvars:store             Use Windows Store (rather than desktop) development tools
+  /vcvars:sdk:<version>     Use a specific Windows SDK version:
+                            <version> is either the full Windows 10 SDK version number or 
+                            "8.1" to use the windows 8.1 SDK
+"""
+
 when isMainModule:
-  var vccEnvStrTab: StringTableRef = nil
-  when defined(i386):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "x86"
-  when defined(amd64):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "amd64"
-  when defined(arm):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "arm"
+  var platformArg: string = nil
+  var storeArg: bool = false
+  var sdkVersionArg: string = nil
+  var clArgs: seq[TaintedString] = @[]
+  var wrapperArgs = commandLineParams()
+  for wargv in wrapperArgs:
+    # Check whether the current argument contains vcvars prefix
+    if cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(vcvarsArgIdx, argsToken1Idx - 1), vcvarsArgPrefix) == 0:
+      # Check for platform
+      if cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx, platformArgValueIdx - 1), platformArgPrefix) == 0:
+        platformArg = wargv.substr(platformArgValueIdx)
+      # Check for store
+      elif cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx), storeArgPrefix) == 0:
+        storeArg = true
+      # Check for sdk
+      elif cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx, sdkArgValueIdx - 1), sdkArgPrefix) == 0:
+        sdkVersionArg = wargv.substr(sdkArgValueIdx)
+    else: # Regular cl.exe argument -> store for final cl.exe invocation
+      if (wargv.len == 2) and (wargv[1] == '?'):
+        echo HelpText
+      clArgs.add(wargv)
+
+  var vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv(platformArg, storeArg, sdkVersionArg)  
   if vccEnvStrTab != nil:
     for vccEnvKey, vccEnvVal in vccEnvStrTab:
       putEnv(vccEnvKey, vccEnvVal)
   let vccProcess = startProcess(
       "cl.exe",
-      args = commandLineParams(),
+      args = clArgs,
       options = vccOptions
     )
   quit vccProcess.waitForExit()
diff --git a/tools/vccenv/vcclinkerexe.nim b/tools/vccenv/vcclinkerexe.nim
index 51c778f381..59cccd6f8d 100644
--- a/tools/vccenv/vcclinkerexe.nim
+++ b/tools/vccenv/vcclinkerexe.nim
@@ -1,25 +1,67 @@
-import strtabs, os, osproc, vccenv
+import strutils, strtabs, os, osproc, vccenv
 
 when defined(release):
   let vccOptions = {poParentStreams}
 else:
   let vccOptions = {poEchoCmd, poParentStreams}
 
+const 
+  vcvarsArgPrefix = "vcvars:"
+  platformArgPrefix = "platform:"
+  storeArgPrefix = "store"
+  sdkArgPrefix = "sdk:"
+  vcvarsArgIdx = 1   # vcvars comes after - or / char in argument
+  argsToken1Idx = vcvarsArgIdx + vcvarsArgPrefix.len 
+  platformArgValueIdx = argsToken1Idx + platformArgPrefix.len
+  sdkArgValueIdx = argsToken1Idx + sdkArgPrefix.len
+
+  HelpText = """
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+|         Microsoft C/C++ compiler wrapper for Nim                |
+|             (c) 2016 Fredrik Høisæther Rasch                    |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Usage:
+  vccexe [options] [compileroptions]
+Options:
+  /vcvars:platform:<arch>   Specify the Compiler Platform Tools architecture
+                            <arch>: x86 | amd64 | arm | x86_amd64 | x86_arm | amd64_x86 | amd64_arm
+  /vcvars:store             Use Windows Store (rather than desktop) development tools
+  /vcvars:sdk:<version>     Use a specific Windows SDK version:
+                            <version> is either the full Windows 10 SDK version number or 
+                            "8.1" to use the windows 8.1 SDK
+"""
+
 when isMainModule:
-  var vccEnvStrTab: StringTableRef = nil
-  when defined(i386):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "x86"
-  when defined(amd64):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "amd64"
-  when defined(arm):
-    vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv "arm"
+  var platformArg: string = nil
+  var storeArg: bool = false
+  var sdkVersionArg: string = nil
+  var clArgs: seq[TaintedString] = @[]
+  var wrapperArgs = commandLineParams()
+  for wargv in wrapperArgs:
+    # Check whether the current argument contains vcvars prefix
+    if cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(vcvarsArgIdx, argsToken1Idx - 1), vcvarsArgPrefix) == 0:
+      # Check for platform
+      if cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx, platformArgValueIdx - 1), platformArgPrefix) == 0:
+        platformArg = wargv.substr(platformArgValueIdx)
+      # Check for store
+      elif cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx), storeArgPrefix) == 0:
+        storeArg = true
+      # Check for sdk
+      elif cmpIgnoreCase(wargv.substr(argsToken1Idx, sdkArgValueIdx - 1), sdkArgPrefix) == 0:
+        sdkVersionArg = wargv.substr(sdkArgValueIdx)
+    else: # Regular cl.exe argument -> store for final cl.exe invocation
+      if (wargv.len == 2) and (wargv[1] == '?'):
+        echo HelpText
+      clArgs.add(wargv)
+
+  var vccEnvStrTab = getVccEnv(platformArg, storeArg, sdkVersionArg)  
   if vccEnvStrTab != nil:
     for vccEnvKey, vccEnvVal in vccEnvStrTab:
       putEnv(vccEnvKey, vccEnvVal)
   let vccProcess = startProcess(
       "link.exe",
-      args = commandLineParams(),
+      args = clArgs,
       options = vccOptions
     )
   quit vccProcess.waitForExit()
-