diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/mpc/all/conandata.yml
index 007c14f9a1cc4..26f5cb2ff79b2 100644
--- a/recipes/mpc/all/conandata.yml
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/conandata.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 sources:
+  "1.2.1":
+    url: "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.2.1.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "17503d2c395dfcf106b622dc142683c1199431d095367c6aacba6eec30340459"
   "1.2.0":
-    url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.2.0.tar.gz
-    sha256: e90f2d99553a9c19911abdb4305bf8217106a957e3994436428572c8dfe8fda6
+    url: "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.2.0.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "e90f2d99553a9c19911abdb4305bf8217106a957e3994436428572c8dfe8fda6"
   "1.1.0":
-    url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.1.0.tar.gz
-    sha256: 6985c538143c1208dcb1ac42cedad6ff52e267b47e5f970183a3e75125b43c2e
+    url: "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.1.0.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "6985c538143c1208dcb1ac42cedad6ff52e267b47e5f970183a3e75125b43c2e"
 patches:
+  "1.2.1":
+    - base_path: "source_subfolder"
+      patch_file: "patches/1.2.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch"
   "1.2.0":
-    - patch_file: "patches/1.2.0-0001-asin-missing-limits.patch"
+    - patch_file: "patches/1.2.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch"
       base_path: "source_subfolder"
+    - patch_file: "patches/1.2.0-0002-asin-missing-limits.patch"
+      base_path: "source_subfolder"
+  "1.1.0":
+    - base_path: "source_subfolder"
+      patch_file: "patches/1.1.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch"
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/mpc/all/conanfile.py
index 02124a3798aa9..55608cf57422a 100644
--- a/recipes/mpc/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/conanfile.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class MpcConan(ConanFile):
     homepage = "http://www.multiprecision.org/mpc/home.html"
     license = "LGPL-3.0-or-later"
     settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
-    options = {"shared": [True, False], "fPIC": [True, False]}
-    default_options = {"shared": False, "fPIC": True}
+    options = {"shared": [True, False], "fPIC": [True, False], "exact_int": ["gmp", "mpir"]}
+    default_options = {"shared": False, "fPIC": True, "exact_int": "gmp"}
     exports_sources = "patches/**"
 
     @property
@@ -23,18 +23,27 @@ def _source_subfolder(self):
     _autotools = None
 
     def config_options(self):
-        if self.settings.os == 'Windows':
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
             del self.options.fPIC
 
-    def requirements(self):
-        self.requires("mpfr/4.1.0")
-
     def configure(self):
-        if self.settings.compiler == "Visual Studio":
-            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("The mpc package cannot be built on Visual Studio.")
+        if self.options.shared:
+            del self.options.fPIC
         del self.settings.compiler.libcxx
         del self.settings.compiler.cppstd
 
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires("mpfr/4.1.0")
+        # FIXME: DO AUTOTOOLS NEED GMP/MPIR???????
+        if self.options.exact_int == "gmp":
+            self.requires("gmp/6.2.1")
+        elif self.options.exact_int == "mpir":
+            self.requires("mpir/3.0.0")
+
+    def build_requirements(self):
+        if tools.os_info.is_windows and not tools.get_env("CONAN_BASH_PATH") and self.settings.compiler != "Visual Studio":
+            self.build_requires("msys2/20200517")
+
     def source(self):
         tools.get(**self.conan_data["sources"][self.version])
         extracted_dir = self.name + "-" + self.version
@@ -43,27 +52,60 @@ def source(self):
     def _configure_autotools(self):
         if self._autotools:
             return self._autotools
-        self._autotools = AutoToolsBuildEnvironment(self)
-        args = []
+        self._autotools = AutoToolsBuildEnvironment(self, win_bash=tools.os_info.is_windows)
         if self.options.shared:
-            args.extend(["--disable-static", "--enable-shared"])
-        else:
-            args.extend(["--disable-shared", "--enable-static"])
+            self._autotools.defines.append("MPC_SHARED")
+        yes_no = lambda v: "yes" if v else "no"
+        args = [
+            "--enable-shared={}".format(yes_no(self.options.shared)),
+            "--enable-static={}".format(yes_no(not self.options.shared)),
+        ]
         self._autotools.configure(args=args, configure_dir=self._source_subfolder)
         return self._autotools
 
+    def _nmake_run(self):
+        autotools = AutoToolsBuildEnvironment(self)
+        autotools.libs = []
+        autotools.flags.append("-EHs")
+        if self.options.shared:
+            autotools.defines.append("MPC_SHARED")
+        with tools.chdir(self._source_subfolder):
+            with tools.vcvars(self.settings):
+                self.run("nmake /f Makefile.vc STATIC={} GMPDIR=\"{}\" MPFR=\"{}\" CDEFAULTFLAGS=\"{}\" DESTDIR=\"{}\" GMPMUSTBEDLL=\"\"".format(
+                    "0" if self.options.shared else "1",
+                    self.deps_cpp_info[str(self.options.exact_int)].rootpath,
+                    self.deps_cpp_info["mpfr"].rootpath,
+                    "{} {}".format(autotools.vars["CPPFLAGS"], autotools.vars["CFLAGS"]),
+                    self.package_folder,
+                ), run_environment=True)
+
     def build(self):
         for patch in self.conan_data.get("patches", {}).get(self.version, []):
             tools.patch(**patch)
-        autotools = self._configure_autotools()
-        autotools.make()
+        if self.options.exact_int == "mpir":
+            tools.replace_in_file(os.path.join(self._source_subfolder, "Makefile.vc"),
+                                  "libmpfr.lib", "mpfr.lib")
+            tools.replace_in_file(os.path.join(self._source_subfolder, "Makefile.vc"),
+                                  "gmp.lib", "mpir.lib")
+        if self.settings.compiler == "Visual Studio":
+            self._nmake_run()
+        else:
+            autotools = self._configure_autotools()
+            autotools.make()
 
     def package(self):
         self.copy(pattern="COPYING.LESSER", dst="licenses", src=self._source_subfolder)
-        autotools = self._configure_autotools()
-        autotools.install()
-        tools.rmdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "share"))
-        os.unlink(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "libmpc.la"))
+        if self.settings.compiler == "Visual Studio":
+            self.copy("libmpc.lib", src=self._source_subfolder, dst="lib", keep_path=False)
+            os.rename(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "libmpc.lib"),
+                      os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "mpc.lib"))
+            self.copy("libmpc.dll", src=self._source_subfolder, dst="bin", keep_path=False)
+            self.copy("mpc.h", src=os.path.join(self._source_subfolder, "src"), dst="include")
+        else:
+            autotools = self._configure_autotools()
+            autotools.install()
+            tools.rmdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "share"))
+            os.unlink(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "libmpc.la"))
 
     def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.libs = ["mpc"]
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.1.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch b/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.1.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..22520eb2cf1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.1.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- Makefile.vc
++++ Makefile.vc
+@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
+ #
+ 
+ $(LIBRARY): $(DIRMPC)config.h $(CPPOBJECTS)
+-	$(LINKER) /out:$@ $(CPPLINKOBJECTS) /LIBPATH:"$(GMPDIR)\lib" libmpfr.lib libgmp.lib $(LIBS_LOGGING)
++	$(LINKER) /out:$@ $(CPPLINKOBJECTS) /LIBPATH:"$(MPFR)\lib" /LIBPATH:"$(GMPDIR)\lib" mpfr.lib gmp.lib $(LIBS_LOGGING)
+ 
+ $(DIRMPC)config.h :
+ 	echo #define PACKAGE_STRING "mpc"           >$(DIRMPC)\config.h
+--- src/mpc.h
++++ src/mpc.h
+@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
+ /* Support for WINDOWS DLL, see
+    http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/pipermail/mpc-discuss/2011-November/000990.html;
+    when building the DLL, export symbols, otherwise behave as GMP           */
+-#if defined (__MPC_LIBRARY_BUILD) && __GMP_LIBGMP_DLL
+-#define __MPC_DECLSPEC __GMP_DECLSPEC_EXPORT
++#if defined (__MPC_LIBRARY_BUILD) && defined(_WIN32) && defined(MPC_SHARED)
++#define __MPC_DECLSPEC __declspec(dllexport)
+ #else
+ #define __MPC_DECLSPEC __GMP_DECLSPEC
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch b/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2befb03aa6742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0001-msvc-add-mpfr-libpath+shared.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- Makefile.vc
++++ Makefile.vc
+@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
+ #
+ 
+ $(LIBRARY): $(DIRMPC)config.h $(CPPOBJECTS)
+-	$(LINKER) /out:$@ $(CPPLINKOBJECTS) /LIBPATH:"$(GMPDIR)\lib" libmpfr.lib libgmp.lib $(LIBS_LOGGING)
++	$(LINKER) /out:$@ $(CPPLINKOBJECTS) /LIBPATH:"$(MPFR)\lib" /LIBPATH:"$(GMPDIR)\lib" mpfr.lib gmp.lib $(LIBS_LOGGING)
+ 
+ $(DIRMPC)config.h :
+ 	echo #define PACKAGE_STRING "mpc"           >$(DIRMPC)\config.h
+--- src/mpc.h
++++ src/mpc.h
+@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
+ /* Support for WINDOWS DLL, see
+    http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/pipermail/mpc-discuss/2011-November/000990.html;
+    when building the DLL, export symbols, otherwise behave as GMP           */
+-#if defined (__MPC_LIBRARY_BUILD) && __GMP_LIBGMP_DLL
+-#define __MPC_DECLSPEC __GMP_DECLSPEC_EXPORT
++#if defined (__MPC_LIBRARY_BUILD) && defined(_WIN32) && defined(MPC_SHARED)
++#define __MPC_DECLSPEC __declspec(dllexport)
+ #else
+ #define __MPC_DECLSPEC __GMP_DECLSPEC
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0001-asin-missing-limits.patch b/recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0002-asin-missing-limits.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0001-asin-missing-limits.patch
rename to recipes/mpc/all/patches/1.2.0-0002-asin-missing-limits.patch
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 196188113685c..34af13462f44f 100644
--- a/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ project(test_package)
 include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/conanbuildinfo.cmake)
 conan_basic_setup()
 
-add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.cpp)
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.c)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${CONAN_LIBS})
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.cpp b/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.c
similarity index 95%
rename from recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.cpp
rename to recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.c
index 1d9915442f634..69291fef5dfa0 100644
--- a/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.cpp
+++ b/recipes/mpc/all/test_package/test_package.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* example was taken from https://www.gnu.org/ghm/2011/paris/slides/andreas-enge-mpc.pdf */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <mpc.h>
+#include "mpc.h"
 
 int main (void) {
     mpc_t z;
diff --git a/recipes/mpc/config.yml b/recipes/mpc/config.yml
index d07c95e596619..34ab65d8a2f9e 100644
--- a/recipes/mpc/config.yml
+++ b/recipes/mpc/config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 versions:
+  "1.2.1":
+    folder: all
   "1.2.0":
     folder: all
   "1.1.0":