diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index cb1882b5d26..30f5acd8c5f 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -11,26 +11,13 @@ jobs:
     CC_SHORTNAME: VS2019
     GENERATOR: Visual Studio 16 2019
     FORCE_CXX: OFF
-    vcpkg_cache: C:/vcpkg/installed
   steps:
   - checkout: self
     submodules: recursive
-  - task: CacheBeta@0
-    inputs:
-      key: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tools/azure-devops/win/install.ps1
-      path: $(vcpkg_cache)
-    displayName: Cache vcpkg
   - powershell: ./tools/azure-devops/win/install.ps1
     displayName: Install Requirements
   - powershell: ./tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
     displayName: "Build: $(CC_NAME)"
-  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
-    inputs:
-        PathtoPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
-        ArtifactName: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)
-        # publishing artifacts from PRs from a fork is currently blocked
-    condition: succeeded()
-    displayName: "Publish Artifact: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)"
 
 - job: 'win_msys64'
   displayName: 'Windows (msys64)'
@@ -51,13 +38,6 @@ jobs:
   - powershell: ./tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
     displayName: "Build: $(CC_NAME)"
     errorActionPreference: continue # If set to Stop, we only get a truncated exception message. Error is handled by checking exit code
-  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
-    inputs:
-        PathtoPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
-        ArtifactName: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)
-        # publishing artifacts from PRs from a fork is currently blocked
-    condition: succeeded()
-    displayName: "Publish Artifact: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)"
 
 - job: 'win_clang'
   displayName: 'Windows (clang)'
@@ -78,10 +58,3 @@ jobs:
   - powershell: ./tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
     displayName: "Build: $(CC_NAME)"
     errorActionPreference: continue # If set to Stop, we only get a truncated exception message. Error is handled by checking exit code
-  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
-    inputs:
-        PathtoPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
-        ArtifactName: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)
-        # publishing artifacts from PRs from a fork is currently blocked
-    condition: succeeded()
-    displayName: "Publish Artifact: open62541-$(CC_SHORTNAME)"
diff --git a/tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1 b/tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
index 2e51be07c6a..e05cddd5a68 100644
--- a/tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
+++ b/tools/azure-devops/win/build.ps1
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if ($env:CC_SHORTNAME -eq "mingw") {
 } else {
     $vcpkg_toolchain = '-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"'
     $vcpkg_triplet = '-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET="x64-windows"'
-    New-Item -Force -ItemType directory -Path "C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows"
 }
 
 $cmake_cnf="$vcpkg_toolchain", "$vcpkg_triplet", "-G`"$env:GENERATOR`""