diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index cfcf78538..472da8595 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -2396,27 +2396,35 @@ class DotNetExampleComponent(ExampleComponent):
             for csfile in get_cs_files(self.ex_dir):
                 out.write(' ')
                 out.write(os.path.join(self.to_ex_dir, csfile))
+
+            def mk_echo(msg):
+                echo_ex_qu = '' if IS_WINDOWS else '"'
+                echo_in_qu = '"' if IS_WINDOWS else '\\"'
+                echo_esc = '^' if IS_WINDOWS else ''
+
+                msg = msg.replace('"', echo_in_qu).replace('<', echo_esc + '<').replace('>', echo_esc + '>')
+                out.write('\t@echo %s%s%s > %s\n' % (echo_ex_qu, msg, echo_ex_qu, proj_name))
+
             out.write('\n')
-            out.write('\t@echo "<Project Sdk=\\"Microsoft.NET.Sdk\\">" > %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "  <PropertyGroup>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "    <PlatformTarget>')
+            mk_echo('<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">')
+            mk_echo('  <PropertyGroup>')
+            mk_echo('    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>')
+            mk_echo('    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>')
             if VS_X64:
-                out.write('x64')
+                platform = 'x64'
             elif VS_ARM:
-                out.write('ARM')
+                platform = 'ARM'
             else:
-                out.write('x86')
-            out.write('</PlatformTarget>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "  </PropertyGroup>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "  <ItemGroup>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "    <Compile Include=\\"%s/*.cs\\" />" >> %s\n' % (self.to_ex_dir, proj_name))
-            out.write('\t@echo "    <Reference Include=\\"Microsoft.Z3\\">" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "      <HintPath>Microsoft.Z3.dll</HintPath>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "    </Reference>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "  </ItemGroup>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
-            out.write('\t@echo "</Project>" >> %s\n' % proj_name)
+                platform = 'x86'
+            mk_echo('    <PlatformTarget>%s</PlatformTarget>' % platform)
+            mk_echo('  </PropertyGroup>')
+            mk_echo('  <ItemGroup>')
+            mk_echo('    <Compile Include="%s/*.cs" />' % self.to_ex_dir)
+            mk_echo('    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Z3">')
+            mk_echo('      <HintPath>Microsoft.Z3.dll</HintPath')
+            mk_echo('    </Reference>')
+            mk_echo('  </ItemGroup>')
+            mk_echo('</Project>')
 
             dotnetCmdLine = [DOTNET, "build", proj_name]
             dotnetCmdLine.extend(['-c'])