diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index ff6adabd0d..6f2a958472 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -58,23 +58,61 @@ windows_msys2_task:
     CIRRUS_SHELL: powershell
     MSYS: winsymlinks:nativestrict
     MSYSTEM: MINGW64
+    MSYS2_URL: https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/download/2021-01-05/msys2-base-x86_64-20210105.sfx.exe
+    MSYS2_FINGERPRINT: 0
+    MSYS2_PACKAGES: "
+      diffutils git grep make pkg-config sed
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-python
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_image
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-glib2
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-jemalloc
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-lzo2
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-zstd
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libjpeg-turbo
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-pixman
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libgcrypt
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libpng
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libssh
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-snappy
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-usbredir
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libtasn1
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-nettle
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-cyrus-sasl
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-curl
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-gnutls
+      mingw-w64-x86_64-libnfs
+    "
     CHERE_INVOKING: 1
-  setup_script:
-    - choco install -y --no-progress 7zip
-    - Write-Output $env:PATH
   msys2_cache:
     folder: C:\tools\archive
     reupload_on_changes: false
-    fingerprint_script: cat .cirrus.yml
+    # These env variables are used to generate fingerprint to trigger the cache procedure
+    # If wanna to force re-populate msys2, increase MSYS2_FINGERPRINT
+    fingerprint_script:
+      - |
+        echo $env:CIRRUS_TASK_NAME
+        echo $env:MSYS2_URL
+        echo $env:MSYS2_FINGERPRINT
+        echo $env:MSYS2_PACKAGES
     populate_script:
       - |
-        md C:\tools
-        md C:\tools\archive
+        md -Force C:\tools\archive\pkg
         $start_time = Get-Date
+        bitsadmin /transfer msys_download /dynamic /download /priority FOREGROUND $env:MSYS2_URL C:\tools\archive\base.exe
+        Write-Output "Download time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
         cd C:\tools
-        bitsadmin /transfer msys_download /dynamic /download /priority FOREGROUND https://github.com/msys2/msys2-installer/releases/download/2020-09-03/msys2-base-x86_64-20200903.sfx.exe C:\tools\base.exe
-        Write-Output "Download time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time).Seconds) second(s)"
-        C:\tools\base.exe -y
+        C:\tools\archive\base.exe -y
+        del -Force C:\tools\archive\base.exe
+        Write-Output "Base install time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
+        $start_time = Get-Date
+
         ((Get-Content -path C:\tools\msys64\etc\\post-install\\07-pacman-key.post -Raw) -replace '--refresh-keys', '--version') | Set-Content -Path C:\tools\msys64\etc\\post-install\\07-pacman-key.post
         C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "sed -i 's/^CheckSpace/#CheckSpace/g' /etc/pacman.conf"
         C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "export"
@@ -84,49 +122,30 @@ windows_msys2_task:
         tasklist
         C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "mv -f /etc/pacman.conf.pacnew /etc/pacman.conf || true"
         C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Suu --overwrite=*"
-        C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --noconfirm -S --needed \
-          diffutils git grep make pkg-config sed \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-python \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_image \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-glib2 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-jemalloc \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-lzo2 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-zstd \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libjpeg-turbo \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-pixman \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libgcrypt \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libpng \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libssh \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libxml2 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-snappy \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-usbredir \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libtasn1 \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-nettle \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-cyrus-sasl \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-curl \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-gnutls \
-          mingw-w64-x86_64-libnfs \
-          "
-        bitsadmin /transfer msys_download /dynamic /download /priority FOREGROUND `
-          https://repo.msys2.org/mingw/x86_64/mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx-2.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.xz `
-          C:\tools\mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx-2.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
-        C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --noconfirm -U /c/tools/mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx-2.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.xz"
-        del C:\tools\mingw-w64-x86_64-python-sphinx-2.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
-        C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/*"
-        cd C:\tools\msys64
-        echo "Start archive"
-        cmd /C "7z a -ttar . -so | 7z a -txz -simsys2-x86_64.tar C:\tools\archive\msys2-x86_64.tar.xz"
+        Write-Output "Core install time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
+        $start_time = Get-Date
+
+        C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "pacman --noconfirm -S --needed $env:MSYS2_PACKAGES"
+        Write-Output "Package install time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
+        $start_time = Get-Date
+
+        del -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\etc\mtab
+        del -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\dev\fd
+        del -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\dev\stderr
+        del -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\dev\stdin
+        del -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\dev\stdout
+        del -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue C:\tools\msys64\var\cache\pacman\pkg
+        tar cf C:\tools\archive\msys64.tar -C C:\tools\ msys64
+
+        Write-Output "Package archive time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
+        del -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue c:\tools\msys64 
   install_script:
     - |
+      $start_time = Get-Date
       cd C:\tools
-      cmd /C "7z x C:\tools\archive\msys2-x86_64.tar.xz -so | 7z x -aoa -simsys2-x86_64.tar -ttar -omsys64"
-      C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "export"
-
+      ls C:\tools\archive\msys64.tar
+      tar xf C:\tools\archive\msys64.tar
+      Write-Output "Extract msys2 time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time))"
   script:
     - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "mkdir build"
     - C:\tools\msys64\usr\bin\bash.exe -lc "cd build && ../configure --python=python3"
