diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 74ee39e87263b..9a2dce7272303 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install NASM
         run: |
           choco install -y nasm
-          dir "C:/Program Files/NASM"
-
-      - name: Install NASM
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\temp\nasm
-          Invoke-WebRequest "https://www.nasm.us/pub/nasm/releasebuilds/2.16.01/win64/nasm-2.16.01-win64.zip" -OutFile "${{ github.workspace }}\temp\nasm.zip"
-          Expand-Archive -LiteralPath '${{ github.workspace }}\temp\nasm.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:/nasm'
-          ls 'C:/nasm'
 
       - name: CMake version installed with Visual Studio
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/build_windows_64/ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj b/build_windows_64/ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj
index f67b48c6c1d10..97a89985555d6 100644
--- a/build_windows_64/ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj
+++ b/build_windows_64/ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
       <UseUtf8Encoding>Always</UseUtf8Encoding>
       <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">Checking Build System</Message>
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">setlocal
-"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir)../grpc -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
+"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir) -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :cmEnd
 :cmEnd
 endlocal &amp; call :cmErrorLevel %errorlevel% &amp; goto :cmDone
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :VCEnd</Command>
       <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">false</LinkObjects>
       <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">Checking Build System</Message>
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">setlocal
-"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir)../grpc -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
+"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir) -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :cmEnd
 :cmEnd
 endlocal &amp; call :cmErrorLevel %errorlevel% &amp; goto :cmDone
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :VCEnd</Command>
       <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkObjects>
       <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='MinSizeRel|x64'">Checking Build System</Message>
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='MinSizeRel|x64'">setlocal
-"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir)../grpc -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
+"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir) -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :cmEnd
 :cmEnd
 endlocal &amp; call :cmErrorLevel %errorlevel% &amp; goto :cmDone
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :VCEnd</Command>
       <LinkObjects Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='MinSizeRel|x64'">false</LinkObjects>
       <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='RelWithDebInfo|x64'">Checking Build System</Message>
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='RelWithDebInfo|x64'">setlocal
-"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir)../grpc -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
+"$(VCIDEInstallDir)..\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -S$(SolutionDir) -B$(SolutionDir) --check-stamp-list CMakeFiles/generate.stamp.list --vs-solution-file $(SolutionDir)/grpc.sln
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto :cmEnd
 :cmEnd
 endlocal &amp; call :cmErrorLevel %errorlevel% &amp; goto :cmDone