diff --git a/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.bat b/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf74e8d56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+set VCPKG_LINK=https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+echo %VCPKG_LINK%
diff --git a/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.sh b/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ff549af483..23f2664c62
--- a/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.sh
+++ b/3rdParty/vcpkg_ports/vcpkg_link.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-export VCPKG_LINK=https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+export VCPKG_LINK="https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg"
+echo $VCPKG_LINK
diff --git a/win_build/vcpkg_3rdparty_dependencies.vcxproj b/win_build/vcpkg_3rdparty_dependencies.vcxproj
index 658df223fd..a7ef094bd0 100644
--- a/win_build/vcpkg_3rdparty_dependencies.vcxproj
+++ b/win_build/vcpkg_3rdparty_dependencies.vcxproj
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@
     <Touch Files="$(CudaGuardFile)" AlwaysCreate="true" />
   </Target>
   <Target Name="InstallVcpkg" BeforeTargets="Build3rdPartyLibraries" DependsOnTargets="CreateFolders" AfterTargets="DownloadCUDA">
-    <Exec Command="git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg" WorkingDirectory="$(Windows3rdPartyBuildDir)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true" Condition="!Exists($(VcpkgRootDir))" />
+    <Exec Command="$(Windows3rdPartyBuildDir)\..\vcpkg_ports\vcpkg_link.bat" WorkingDirectory="$(Windows3rdPartyBuildDir)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true" >
+            <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="VCPKG_LINK" />
+    </Exec>
+    <Exec Command="git clone $(VCPKG_LINK)" WorkingDirectory="$(Windows3rdPartyBuildDir)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true" Condition="!Exists($(VcpkgRootDir))" />
     <Exec Command="git pull" WorkingDirectory="$(VcpkgRootDir)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true" />
     <Exec Command="bootstrap-vcpkg.bat" WorkingDirectory="$(VcpkgRootDir)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true" />
   </Target>
diff --git a/windows/bootstrap_vcpkg_cmake.bat b/windows/bootstrap_vcpkg_cmake.bat
index c515a41f94..6bcdb3c45f 100644
--- a/windows/bootstrap_vcpkg_cmake.bat
+++ b/windows/bootstrap_vcpkg_cmake.bat
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ set "BUILD_DIR=%CD%\3rdParty\Windows"
 set "VCPKG_PORTS=%CD%\3rdParty\vcpkg_ports"
 set "VCPKG_ROOT=%BUILD_DIR%\vcpkg"
 
+call "%CD%\3rdParty\vcpkg_ports\vcpkg_link.bat"
 
 if not exist "%VCPKG_ROOT%" (
     mkdir -p "%VCPKG_ROOT%"
-    git -C %BUILD_DIR% clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+    git -C %BUILD_DIR% clone %VCPKG_LINK%
 )