diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8896dfd7..e371a33d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if (CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Visual Studio.*$")
+  message(STATUS "Note: when building with Visual Studio the build type is specified when building.")
+  message(STATUS "For example: 'cmake --build . --config=Release")  
+endif()
+
 if("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" MATCHES ".*(S|s)ecure$")
   message(STATUS "Default to secure build")
   set(MI_SECURE "ON")
@@ -326,11 +331,11 @@ set(MI_OPT_ARCH_FLAGS "")
 set(MI_ARCH "unknown")
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(x86|i[3456]86)$" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM MATCHES "^(x86|Win32)$")
   set(MI_ARCH "x86")
-elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(x86_64|x64|amd64|AMD64)$" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "x64")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(x86_64|x64|amd64|AMD64)$" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "x64") # must be before arm64
   set(MI_ARCH "x64")
-elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(aarch64|arm64|armv8.?)$" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ARM64")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(aarch64|arm64|armv8.?|ARM64)$" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ARM64")
   set(MI_ARCH "arm64")
-elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(arm|armv[34567])$")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(arm|armv[34567]|ARM)$")
   set(MI_ARCH "arm32")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(riscv|riscv32|riscv64)$")
   if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P==4)
@@ -341,7 +346,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(riscv|riscv32|riscv64)$")
 else()
   set(MI_ARCH ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})
 endif()
-message(STATUS "Architecture: ${MI_ARCH}")
+message(STATUS "Architecture: ${MI_ARCH}") # (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}, ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}, ${CMAKE_GENERATOR})")
 
 # Check /proc/cpuinfo for an SV39 MMU and limit the virtual address bits.
 # (this will skip the aligned hinting in that case. Issue #939, #949)
@@ -533,8 +538,14 @@ if(MI_BUILD_SHARED)
   )
   if(WIN32 AND MI_WIN_REDIRECT)
     # On windows, link and copy the mimalloc redirection dll too.
-    if(MI_ARCH STREQUAL "x64")
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM STREQUAL "arm64ec")
+      set(MIMALLOC_REDIRECT_SUFFIX "-arm64ec")
+    elseif(MI_ARCH STREQUAL "x64")
       set(MIMALLOC_REDIRECT_SUFFIX "")
+      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "ARM64")
+        message(STATUS "Note: x64 code emulated on Windows for arm64 should use an arm64ec build of 'mimalloc-override.dll'") 
+        message(STATUS "      with 'mimalloc-redirect-arm64ec.dll'. See the 'bin\\readme.md' for more information.")
+      endif()
     elseif(MI_ARCH STREQUAL "x86")
       set(MIMALLOC_REDIRECT_SUFFIX "32")
     else()