diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8fb52dd..c64b8b9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -31,20 +31,9 @@ platform:
 configuration:
   - Debug
 
-build:
-  verbosity: normal
+install:
+  - call scripts\run-appveyor.bat
 
-build_script:
-  - ps: if($env:PLATFORM -eq "x64") { $env:CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX=" Win64" }
-  - cmake "-G%GENERATOR%%CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX%" -H. -Bbuild
-  - cmake --build build --config %CONFIGURATION%
-
-before_test:
-  - copy /y build\example\DllLoader\%CONFIGURATION%\DllLoader.exe build\example\DllLoader\
-  - copy /y build\example\DllLoader\%CONFIGURATION%\DllLoaderLoader.exe build\example\DllLoader\
-  - copy /y build\example\SampleDLL\%CONFIGURATION%\SampleDLL.dll build\example\SampleDLL\
-
-test_script:
-  - cd build\example\DllLoader
-  - DllLoader.exe
-  - DllLoaderLoader.exe
+build: off
+test: off
+deploy: off
diff --git a/scripts/run-appveyor.bat b/scripts/run-appveyor.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2eb13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-appveyor.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal
+
+if /I "%PLATFORM" == "x64" (
+    set CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX= Win64
+) else (
+    set CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX=
+)
+
+echo.
+echo Preparing %CONFIGURATION% build environment for %GENERATOR%%CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX% ...
+cmake "-G%GENERATOR%%CMAKE_GEN_SUFFIX%" -H. -Bbuild
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
+
+echo.
+echo Building ...
+cmake --build build --config %CONFIGURATION%
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
+
+echo.
+echo Copying generated files ...
+copy /y build\example\DllLoader\%CONFIGURATION%\DllLoader.exe build\example\DllLoader\ > NUL
+copy /y build\example\DllLoader\%CONFIGURATION%\DllLoaderLoader.exe build\example\DllLoader\ > NUL
+copy /y build\example\SampleDLL\%CONFIGURATION%\SampleDLL.dll build\example\SampleDLL\ > NUL
+
+cd build\example\DllLoader
+
+echo.
+echo Running DllLoader.exe ...
+DllLoader.exe
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
+
+echo.
+echo Running DllLoaderLoader.exe ...
+DllLoaderLoader.exe
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%