diff --git a/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp b/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
index 39a7a77281f9..e48eacf942bf 100644
--- a/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
+++ b/native/WinLauncher/WinLauncher/WinLauncher.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ bool LoadJVMLibrary()
 {
   std::string dllName(jvmPath);
   std::string binDir = dllName + "\\bin";
-  TCHAR currentDir[MAX_PATH];
   std::string serverDllName = binDir + "\\server\\jvm.dll";
   std::string clientDllName = binDir + "\\client\\jvm.dll";
   if ((bServerJVM && FileExists(serverDllName)) || !FileExists(clientDllName))
@@ -593,15 +592,13 @@ bool LoadJVMLibrary()
     dllName = clientDllName;
   }
 
-  // ensure we can find msvcr100.dll which is located in jre/bin directory; jvm.dll depends on it.
-  GetCurrentDirectory(sizeof(currentDir),currentDir);
-  SetCurrentDirectoryA(binDir.c_str());
+  // ensure we can find msvcr<ver>.dll which is located in jre/bin directory; jvm.dll (awt.dll) depends on it.
+  SetDllDirectoryA(binDir.c_str());
   hJVM = LoadLibraryA(dllName.c_str());
   if (hJVM)
   {
     pCreateJavaVM = (JNI_createJavaVM) GetProcAddress(hJVM, "JNI_CreateJavaVM");
   }
-  SetCurrentDirectory(currentDir);
   if (!pCreateJavaVM)
   {
     std::string jvmError = "Failed to load JVM DLL ";