diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index d161e655..ad76b393 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class Exiv2Conan(ConanFile):
             # libopenssl (a transitive dependency)
             if os_info.is_windows:
                 self.requires('libcurl/7.69.1')
+                self.options['libcurl'].with_openssl = False
+                self.options['libcurl'].with_winssl = True
             else:
                 self.requires('libcurl/7.64.1@bincrafters/stable')
 
diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7628110d..26393352 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ if (EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY)
         if (USING_CONAN)
             target_compile_definitions(conntest PRIVATE ${CONAN_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_LIBCURL})
             target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE ${CONAN_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_LIBCURL})
-            if (NOT APPLE)
+            if ( MSVC ) 
+			    target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE Crypt32 Ws2_32 ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+			elseif (NOT APPLE)
                 target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE CONAN_PKG::OpenSSL)
             endif()
         endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7809863e..f6efba2a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ if (EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY)
         if (USING_CONAN)
             target_compile_definitions(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${CONAN_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_LIBCURL})
             target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${CONAN_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_LIBCURL})
-            if (NOT APPLE)
+            if ( MSVC ) 
+                target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE Crypt32)
+            elseif (NOT APPLE)
                 target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE CONAN_PKG::OpenSSL)
             endif()
         endif()