diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt.in b/CMakeLists.txt.in
index 79df12b53..3b2a784f7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
 #     libgtkglext1-dev  (required by the cefclient target only)
 #
 # - Mac OS X requirements:
-#   Xcode 5 or newer building on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer. Xcode 7.2
-#   and OS X 10.11 are recommended. The Xcode command-line tools must also be
+#   Xcode 5 or newer building on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer. Xcode 8.3
+#   and OS X 10.12 are recommended. The Xcode command-line tools must also be
 #   installed. Only 64-bit builds are supported on OS X.
 #
 # - Windows requirements:
 #   Visual Studio 2010 or newer building on Windows 7 or newer. Visual Studio
-#   2015 Update 2 and Windows 10 64-bit are recommended.
+#   2015 Update 3 and Windows 10 64-bit are recommended.
 #
 # BUILD EXAMPLES
 #
diff --git a/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in b/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
index 6daa9fbef..26e2fc187 100644
--- a/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ macro(PRINT_CEF_CONFIG)
   message(STATUS "Platform:                     ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
   message(STATUS "Project architecture:         ${PROJECT_ARCH}")
 
-  if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Ninja" OR ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles")
+  if(GEN_NINJA OR GEN_MAKEFILES)
     message(STATUS "Build type:                   ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
   endif()
 
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ endmacro()
 
 # Determine the target output directory based on platform and generator.
 macro(SET_CEF_TARGET_OUT_DIR)
-  if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Ninja" OR
-     ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles")
+  if(GEN_NINJA OR GEN_MAKEFILES)
     # By default Ninja and Make builds don't create a subdirectory named after
     # the configuration.
     set(CEF_TARGET_OUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
diff --git a/cmake/cef_variables.cmake.in b/cmake/cef_variables.cmake.in
index 94b4b875c..39d501622 100644
--- a/cmake/cef_variables.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/cef_variables.cmake.in
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ if(NOT DEFINED PROJECT_ARCH)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Ninja")
+  set(GEN_NINJA 1)
+elseif(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles")
+  set(GEN_MAKEFILES 1)
+endif()
+
 # Determine the build type.
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND
-   (${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Ninja" OR ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles"))
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND (GEN_NINJA OR GEN_MAKEFILES))
   # CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE should be specified when using Ninja or Unix Makefiles.
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
   message(WARNING "No CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE value selected, using ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
@@ -314,6 +319,14 @@ endif()
 #
 
 if(OS_WINDOWS)
+  if (GEN_NINJA)
+    # When using the Ninja generator clear the CMake defaults to avoid excessive
+    # console warnings (see issue #2120).
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "")
+  endif()
+
   # Configure use of the sandbox.
   option(USE_SANDBOX "Enable or disable use of the sandbox." ON)
   if(USE_SANDBOX AND NOT MSVC_VERSION EQUAL 1900)
@@ -359,8 +372,13 @@ if(OS_WINDOWS)
     # defaults here.
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "")
 
+    # These flags are required to successfully link and run applications using
+    # the sandbox library.
     list(APPEND CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG
       /MT           # Multithreaded release runtime
+      /O2           # Maximize speed optimization
+      /Zc:inline    # Remove unreferenced functions or data
+      /Oy-          # Disable frame-pointer omission
       )
   else()
     list(APPEND CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG
@@ -463,10 +481,19 @@ if(OS_WINDOWS)
   # Configure use of ATL.
   option(USE_ATL "Enable or disable use of ATL." ON)
   if(USE_ATL)
+    # Locate the VC directory. The cl.exe path returned by CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER
+    # may be at different directory depths depending on the toolchain version
+    # (e.g. "VC/bin/cl.exe", "VC/bin/amd64_x86/cl.exe", etc).
+    get_filename_component(VC_DIR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} DIRECTORY)
+    get_filename_component(VC_DIR_NAME ${VC_DIR} NAME)
+    while(NOT ${VC_DIR_NAME} STREQUAL "VC")
+      get_filename_component(VC_DIR ${VC_DIR} DIRECTORY)
+      get_filename_component(VC_DIR_NAME ${VC_DIR} NAME)
+    endwhile()
+
     # Determine if the Visual Studio install supports ATL.
-    get_filename_component(VC_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} DIRECTORY)
-    get_filename_component(VC_DIR ${VC_BIN_DIR} DIRECTORY)
     if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${VC_DIR}/atlmfc")
+      message(WARNING "ATL is not supported by your VC installation.")
       set(USE_ATL OFF)
     endif()
   endif()