diff --git a/backend/tests/README b/backend/tests/README
index 48f4f7a5..2d689141 100644
--- a/backend/tests/README
+++ b/backend/tests/README
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@ ZINT_TEST option enabled:
   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake -DZINT_TEST=ON ..
-  make
+  cmake --build .
 
+When using generators that support multiple build configurations, such as
+Visual C++ Project Files (the default generator on win32), the configuration
+can be provided via --config:
+
+  cd <project-dir>
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  cmake -DZINT_TEST=ON ..
+  cmake --build . --config Debug
+  
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 In order to run the test suite, the path of the zint library may need to be
@@ -29,6 +39,12 @@ To run all tests (within <build-dir>):
 
   ctest
 
+When using a generator that does support multiple build configurations, the
+configuration that was used to build the project has to be explicitly provided
+to ctest, even if it was the default one:
+
+  ctest -C Debug
+
 For various useful options, e.g. matching (-R) and excluding (-E) tests, see
 https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html#options
 
diff --git a/backend_qt/CMakeLists.txt b/backend_qt/CMakeLists.txt
index a4897c11..7053a399 100644
--- a/backend_qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend_qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/backend")
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} zint Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui)
 
-if(ZINT_TEST AND NOT WIN32) # Fails with "Test not available without configuration" on Windows so skip
+if(ZINT_TEST)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()