diff --git a/cmake/helper_functions/ecal_helper_functions.cmake b/cmake/helper_functions/ecal_helper_functions.cmake
index aad8ee8985..66fcb4835c 100644
--- a/cmake/helper_functions/ecal_helper_functions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/helper_functions/ecal_helper_functions.cmake
@@ -47,3 +47,23 @@ function(ecal_set_subsystem_console TARGET_NAME)
       LINK_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE")
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+
+macro(ecal_disable_all_warnings)
+  if(MSVC)
+    message(STATUS "supress thirdparty warnings for windows platform ..")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_OLD "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS MATCHES "/W[0-4]")
+      string(REGEX REPLACE "/W[0-4]" "/W0" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    else()
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /W0")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endmacro()
+
+macro(ecal_restore_warning_level)
+  if(MSVC)
+    message(STATUS "reset thirdparty warnings for windows platform ..")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_OLD}")
+  endif()
+endmacro()
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diff --git a/thirdparty/curl/build-curl.cmake b/thirdparty/curl/build-curl.cmake
index f335101717..c59ffac484 100644
--- a/thirdparty/curl/build-curl.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/curl/build-curl.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ endif()
 set(BUILD_CURL_EXE OFF CACHE BOOL "Don't build the curl executable" FORCE)
 set(ENABLE_MANUAL  OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable built-in manual" FORCE)
 
+ecal_disable_all_warnings()
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/curl thirdparty/curl EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL SYSTEM)
+ecal_restore_warning_level()
 set_property(TARGET libcurl PROPERTY FOLDER thirdparty/curl)
 
 if (NOT TARGET CURL::libcurl)
diff --git a/thirdparty/protobuf/build-protobuf.cmake b/thirdparty/protobuf/build-protobuf.cmake
index beae509be7..ed26a4494d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/protobuf/build-protobuf.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/protobuf/build-protobuf.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,20 @@ set(protobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF CACHE BOOL "My option" FORCE)
 if(UNIX)
   set(protobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "My option" FORCE)
 endif()
+
+if(MSVC)
+  message(STATUS "supress thirdparty warnings for windows platform ..")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_OLD "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS MATCHES "/W[0-4]")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "/W[0-4]" "/W0" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /W0")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+ecal_disable_all_warnings()
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/protobuf/cmake thirdparty/protobuf SYSTEM)
+ecal_restore_warning_level()
 
 if (NOT TARGET protobuf::libprotobuf)
   add_library(protobuf::libprotobuf ALIAS libprotobuf)
diff --git a/thirdparty/qwt/build-qwt.cmake b/thirdparty/qwt/build-qwt.cmake
index 8f8955adea..06a085698f 100644
--- a/thirdparty/qwt/build-qwt.cmake
+++ b/thirdparty/qwt/build-qwt.cmake
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 if(NOT DEFINED QWT_LIBRARY_TYPE OR QWT_LIBRARY_TYPE STREQUAL "")
     set(QWT_LIBRARY_TYPE "STATIC")
 endif()
+
+ecal_disable_all_warnings()
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR} thirdparty/qwt EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL SYSTEM)
+ecal_restore_warning_level()
+
 set_property(TARGET qwt PROPERTY FOLDER thirdparty/qwt)
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