diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93f6050..7de3773 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SQLiteC++
 ---------
 
-![SQLiteCpp build status](https://api.travis-ci.org/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp.png "SQLiteCpp build status")
+[![Travis CI Linux Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp "Travis CI Linux Build Status")
+[![AppVeyor Windows Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/SbastienRombauts/SQLiteCpp "AppVeyor Windows Build status")
 
 SQLiteC++ (SQLiteCpp) is a smart and easy to use C++ SQLite3 wrapper.
 
@@ -118,8 +119,12 @@ You can either recompile it yourself (seek help online) or you can comment out t
 
 This project is continuously tested under Ubuntu Linux with the gcc and clang compilers
 using the Travis CI community service with the above CMake building and testing procedure.
+It is also tested in the same way under Windows Server 2012 R2 with Visual Studio 2013 compiler
+using the AppVeyor countinuous integration service.
 
-Detailed results can be seen online: https://travis-ci.org/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp
+Detailed results can be seen online:
+ - https://travis-ci.org/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp
+ - https://ci.appveyor.com/project/SbastienRombauts/SQLiteCpp
 
 ### Thread-safety
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c4f10a7..7a1acca 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ version: "{build}"
 # scripts that run after cloning repository
 # NOTE : not updating submodule as cloning googletest does not work on AppVeyor
 install:
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq cppcheck
-# - git submodule update --init --recursive
+# - git submodule update --init googletest
 
 # configurations to add to build matrix
 configuration:
@@ -16,13 +14,11 @@ configuration:
   - Release
  
 # scripts to run before build
-# using a symbolic link to get the "make test" to work as if launched from the root directorys
 # NOTE : no unit tests as cloning googletest does not work on AppVeyor
 before_build:
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DSQLITECPP_RUN_DOXYGEN=OFF ..
-  - ln -s ../examples examples
+  - cmake -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DSQLITECPP_RUN_CPPCHECK=OFF -DSQLITECPP_RUN_DOXYGEN=OFF ..
 
 # build examples, and run tests (ie make & make test)
 build_script: