diff --git a/.github/workflows/CompileWindows.yml b/.github/workflows/CompileWindows.yml
index aabb00b0b..dacac6cd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CompileWindows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CompileWindows.yml
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ jobs:
         nmake
     - name: Creating MeshLab Portable ZIP
       run: |
-        cd src\distrib
-        Remove-Item sample\ -recurse
+        cd distrib
         windeployqt --no-translations meshlab.exe
     - name: Uploading Meshlab Portable 
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
       with:
         name: meshlab_portable_windows
-        path: src\distrib
+        path: distrib
 
   windows_build_cmake:
     name: Build MeshLab (Windows, CMake)
diff --git a/src/meshlab.pro b/src/meshlab.pro
index 7beeb1685..1a415752b 100644
--- a/src/meshlab.pro
+++ b/src/meshlab.pro
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ SUBDIRS += \
 !meshlab_mini{
     #copying the "plugins" folder inside the build directory/distrib
     #this should be removed after fixing U3D compilation
-    plugins.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/plugins $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    !win32-msvc:plugins.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/plugins $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    win32-msvc:plugins.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib/plugins)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD/distrib/plugins)\"
     first.depends = $(first) plugins
     export(first.depends)
     export(plugins.commands)
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ SUBDIRS += \
 }
 
     #copying the "lib" folder inside the build directory/distrib
-    lib.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/lib $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    !win32-msvc:lib.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/lib $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    win32-msvc:lib.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib/lib)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD/distrib/lib)\"
     first.depends += $(first) lib
     export(first.depends)
     export(lib.commands)
@@ -135,7 +137,8 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first lib
 
     #copying the "shaders" folder inside the build directory/distrib
-    shaders.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/shaders $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    !win32-msvc:shaders.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/shaders $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    win32-msvc:shaders.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib/shaders)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD/distrib/shaders)\"
     first.depends += $(first) shaders
     export(first.depends)
     export(shaders.commands)
@@ -143,10 +146,12 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first shaders
 
     #copying the "textures" folder inside the build directory/distrib
-    textures.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/textures $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    !win32-msvc:textures.commands = $(COPY_DIR) $$PWD/../distrib/textures $$OUT_PWD/distrib
+    win32-msvc:textures.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib/textures)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD/distrib/)\"
     first.depends += $(first) textures
     export(first.depends)
     export(textures.commands)
 
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += first textures
+
 }