diff --git a/googlemock/src/gmock_main.cc b/googlemock/src/gmock_main.cc
index d9e71700aa..18c500f663 100644
--- a/googlemock/src/gmock_main.cc
+++ b/googlemock/src/gmock_main.cc
@@ -48,14 +48,21 @@ void loop() { RUN_ALL_TESTS(); }
 #endif
 
 #else
-#if __MSC_VER
+
+// MS C++ compiler/linker has a bug on Windows (not on Windows CE), which
+// causes a link error when _tmain is defined in a static library and UNICODE
+// is enabled. For this reason instead of _tmain, main function is used on
+// Windows. See the following link to track the current status of this bug:
+// https://web.archive.org/web/20170912203238/connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/394464/wmain-link-error-in-the-static-library
+// // NOLINT
+#if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MOBILE
 # include <tchar.h>  // NOLINT
 
 GTEST_API_ int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR** argv) {
 #else
 GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-#endif  // __MSC_VER
-  std::cout << "Running main() from " << __FILE__ << '\n';
+#endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MOBILE
+  std::cout << "Running main() from gmock_main.cc\n";
   // Since Google Mock depends on Google Test, InitGoogleMock() is
   // also responsible for initializing Google Test.  Therefore there's
   // no need for calling testing::InitGoogleTest() separately.
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest_main.cc b/googletest/src/gtest_main.cc
index 63b2cfd1f2..46b27c3d7d 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest_main.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest_main.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 #if GTEST_OS_ESP8266 || GTEST_OS_ESP32
@@ -45,14 +45,9 @@ void loop() { RUN_ALL_TESTS(); }
 #endif
 
 #else
-#if __MSC_VER
-# include <tchar.h>  // NOLINT
 
-GTEST_API_ int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR** argv) {
-#else
-GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-#endif  // __MSC_VER
-  std::cout << "Running main() from " << __FILE__ << '\n';
+GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  printf("Running main() from %s\n", __FILE__);
   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }