diff --git a/Samples/Template_Windows/CMakeLists.txt b/Samples/Template_Windows/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
+project(Template_Windows)
+
+file(GLOB SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "*.cpp" "*.h")
+
+set(LIB_DXCOMPILER "dxcompiler.dll")
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCE_FILES})
+
+set_property(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
+    WickedEngine_Windows
+)
+
+if(MSVC)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /MP")
+endif()
+
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
+WIN32_EXECUTABLE YES
+)
+
+set(PLATFORM "Windows")
+add_compile_definitions(WIN32 _WINDOWS)
+
+set(LIBDXCOMPILER_PATH "${WICKED_ROOT_DIR}/WickedEngine/${LIB_DXCOMPILER}")
+set(STARTUP_LUA "${WICKED_ROOT_DIR}/Editor/startup.lua")
+message("libdxcompiler found at ${LIBDXCOMPILER_PATH}")
+message("startup lua found at ${STARTUP_LUA}")
+
+# NOTE: this wont work because client never has prvileges to copy files
+add_custom_command(
+    TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${LIBDXCOMPILER_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${STARTUP_LUA} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/startup.lua
+)