diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index ea14bfe14..d20804592 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version: 1.0.{build}-{branch}
 
+clone_depth: 1
+
+matrix:
+  fast_finish: true
+
 branches:
   except:
     - gh-pages
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ skip_commits:
     - .github/*
     - LICENSE
     - README.md
+    - .azure-pipelines.yml
     - .travis.yml
 
 skip_branch_with_pr: true
@@ -25,46 +31,26 @@ init:
   - git config --global core.autocrlf input
 
 install:
-  - cmd: xb setup
-
-platform: Windows
-
-configuration:
-  - Release
-  - Checked
+  - xb setup
 
 build_script:
-  - cmd: xb build --config=%CONFIGURATION% --target=src\xenia-app --target=tests\xenia-cpu-ppc-tests --target=src\xenia-vfs-dump
+  - xb build --target=src\xenia-app --target=tests\xenia-cpu-ppc-tests --target=src\xenia-vfs-dump
 
 after_build:
-  - cmd: |
-      IF NOT "%CONFIGURATION%"=="Checked" SET "ARCHIVE_SUFFIX=%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%"
-      IF NOT "%CONFIGURATION%"=="Checked" SET "ARCHIVE_SWITCHES=--"
-      IF     "%CONFIGURATION%"=="Checked" SET "ARCHIVE_SUFFIX=%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%_FOR-DEVS-ONLY"
-      IF     "%CONFIGURATION%"=="Checked" SET "ARCHIVE_SWITCHES="-pI know what I am doing." --"
-      7z a xenia_%ARCHIVE_SUFFIX%.zip          %ARCHIVE_SWITCHES% LICENSE "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\bin\%PLATFORM%\%CONFIGURATION%\xenia.exe"          "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\bin\%PLATFORM%\%CONFIGURATION%\xenia.pdb"
-      7z a xenia-vfs-dump_%ARCHIVE_SUFFIX%.zip %ARCHIVE_SWITCHES% LICENSE "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\bin\%PLATFORM%\%CONFIGURATION%\xenia-vfs-dump.exe" "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\bin\%PLATFORM%\%CONFIGURATION%\xenia-vfs-dump.pdb"
-      7z a SDL2.zip                            %ARCHIVE_SWITCHES% "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build\bin\%PLATFORM%\%CONFIGURATION%\SDL2.dll"
+  - |-
+      cd build\bin\Windows\Release
+      7z a ..\..\..\..\xenia-%appveyor_repo_branch%.zip ..\..\..\..\LICENSE xenia.exe
+      7z a ..\..\..\..\xenia-vfs-dump-%appveyor_repo_branch%.zip ..\..\..\..\LICENSE xenia-vfs-dump.exe
+      cd ..\..\..\..
 
 before_test:
-  - cmd: xb gentests
+  - xb gentests
 
 test_script:
-  - cmd: xb test --config=%CONFIGURATION% --no_build
+  - xb test --no_build
 
 artifacts:
   - path: '*.zip'
   - path: xenia-cpu-ppc-test.log
 
-deploy:
-  - provider: Environment
-    name: xenia-master
-    release: xenia-$(appveyor_repo_branch)-v$(appveyor_build_version)
-    artifact: '*.zip'
-    draft: false
-    prerelease: true
-    on:
-      branch: master
-      configuration: release
-      appveyor_repo_tag: true
-      is_not_pr: true
+deploy: off
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc310950f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+trigger:
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - '*'
+    exclude:
+    - gh-pages
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+    - docs/*
+    - .github/*
+    - LICENSE
+    - README.md
+    - .appveyor.yml
+    - .travis.yml
+pr:
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - '*'
+    exclude:
+    - gh-pages
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+    - docs/*
+    - .github/*
+    - LICENSE
+    - README.md
+    - .appveyor.yml
+    - .travis.yml
+
+jobs:
+- job:
+  pool:
+    vmImage: windows-latest
+  strategy:
+    matrix:
+      SSE2:
+        cpu_arch: SSE2
+      AVX:
+        cpu_arch: AVX
+      AVX2:
+        cpu_arch: AVX2
+      AVX512:
+        cpu_arch: AVX512
+  steps:
+  - script: xb setup
+    displayName: 'Setup'
+
+  - script: xb build --cpu_arch=$(cpu_arch) --target=src\xenia-app --target=tests\xenia-cpu-ppc-tests --target=src\xenia-vfs-dump
+    displayName: 'Build'
+
+  - script: |
+      cd build\bin\Windows\Release
+      7z a $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\xenia-$(Build.SourceBranchName).zip ..\..\..\..\LICENSE xenia.exe 
+      7z a $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\xenia-vfs-dump-$(Build.SourceBranchName).zip ..\..\..\..\LICENSE xenia-vfs-dump.exe 
+    displayName: 'Create archives'
+
+  - publish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+    artifact: $(cpu_arch)
+    displayName: Publish artifacts
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 91b8c2342..a8fafd2bf 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ solution("xenia")
       systemversion("10.0")
     filter({})
   end
-  configurations({"Checked", "Debug", "Release"})
+  configurations({"Release", "Debug", "Checked"})
 
   include("third_party/aes_128.lua")
   include("third_party/capstone.lua")
diff --git a/xenia-build b/xenia-build
index 7a63b65dd..e91eccb91 100755
--- a/xenia-build
+++ b/xenia-build
@@ -586,8 +586,11 @@ class BaseBuildCommand(Command):
         self.parser.add_argument(
             '--cc', default='clang', help='Compiler toolchain passed to premake')
         self.parser.add_argument(
-            '--config', choices=['checked', 'debug', 'release'], default='debug',
+            '--config', choices=['release', 'debug', 'checked'], default='release',
             type=str.lower, help='Chooses the build configuration.')
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            '--cpu_arch', choices=['sse2', 'avx', 'avx2', 'avx512'], default='sse2',
+            type=str.lower, help='Chooses the CPU architecture.')
         self.parser.add_argument(
             '--target', action='append', default=[],
             help='Builds only the given target(s).')
@@ -628,6 +631,7 @@ class BaseBuildCommand(Command):
                 '/m',
                 '/v:m',
                 '/p:Configuration=' + args['config'],
+                '/p:VCBuildAdditionalOptions=/arch:' + args['cpu_arch'],
                 ] + ([targets] if targets is not None else []) + pass_args, shell=False)
         elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
             # TODO(benvanik): other platforms.