diff --git a/build/wd_cc_library.bzl b/build/wd_cc_library.bzl
index a78b6a571e3..8f96380f81b 100644
--- a/build/wd_cc_library.bzl
+++ b/build/wd_cc_library.bzl
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """wd_cc_library definition"""
 
-def wd_cc_library(strip_include_prefix = "/src", **kwargs):
+def wd_cc_library(strip_include_prefix = "/src", tags = ["off-by-default"], **kwargs):
     """Wrapper for cc_library that sets common attributes
     """
     native.cc_library(
         strip_include_prefix = strip_include_prefix,
+        tags = tags,
         **kwargs
     )
diff --git a/src/workerd/tools/BUILD.bazel b/src/workerd/tools/BUILD.bazel
index 14db4760aba..3033db90053 100644
--- a/src/workerd/tools/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/workerd/tools/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ wd_cc_library(
         "//src/workerd/jsg:rtti",
         "@capnp-cpp//src/capnp",
     ],
+    target_compatible_with = select({
+        "@platforms//os:windows": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
 )
 
 api_encoder_src = "api-encoder.c++"
diff --git a/src/workerd/util/BUILD.bazel b/src/workerd/util/BUILD.bazel
index 34f9ca3fb95..23e42438245 100644
--- a/src/workerd/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/workerd/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ wd_cc_library(
     deps = [
         "@capnp-cpp//src/kj"
     ] + select({
-        "@platforms//os:windows": ["@workerd-v8//:v8"],
+        "@platforms//os:windows": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["@perfetto//:libperfetto_client_experimental"],
     }),
     defines = select({