diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index beb582b6e7..3348dc6d97 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 # Minimum CMake required
-if(WIN32)
-  # TODO: actually we need cmake 3.26+ on Windows but QNN EP's build machine doesn't have it
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
-else()
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26)
-endif()
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26)
 
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
 set(CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0069 NEW)
@@ -19,13 +14,7 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0117 NEW)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0104 OLD)
 
 # Enable Hot Reload for MSVC compilers if supported.
-if (POLICY CMP0141)
-  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.26.0")
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0141 NEW)
-  else()
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0141 OLD)
-  endif()
-endif()
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0141 NEW)
 
 # Project
 project(onnxruntime C CXX ASM)
diff --git a/cmake/adjust_global_compile_flags.cmake b/cmake/adjust_global_compile_flags.cmake
index 5b201665ff..68522a7dda 100644
--- a/cmake/adjust_global_compile_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/adjust_global_compile_flags.cmake
@@ -228,25 +228,12 @@ if (MSVC)
   endif()
   if (onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "ARM64")
     set(onnxruntime_target_platform "ARM64")
-    if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.26.0")
-      enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
-    else()
-      enable_language(ASM_MASM)
-    endif()
+    enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
   elseif (onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "ARM64EC")
-    set(onnxruntime_target_platform "ARM64EC")
-    if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.26.0")
-      enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
-    else()
-      enable_language(ASM_MASM)
-    endif()
+    enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
   elseif (onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "ARM" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "ARM")
     set(onnxruntime_target_platform "ARM")
-    if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.26.0")
-      enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
-    else()
-      enable_language(ASM_MASM)
-    endif()
+    enable_language(ASM_MARMASM)
   elseif (onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "x64" OR onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "x86_64" OR onnxruntime_target_platform STREQUAL "AMD64" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Win64")
     set(onnxruntime_target_platform "x64")
     enable_language(ASM_MASM)
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index cb059e4b54..f6da7bb857 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -251,18 +251,6 @@ stages:
           artifactName: 'drop-onnxruntime-java-win-${{ parameters.packageName }}'
 
       - ${{ if eq(parameters['DoCompliance'], 'true') }}:
-        - task: Semmle@0
-          condition: and(succeeded(), eq('${{ parameters.buildJava}}', true))
-          inputs:
-            sourceCodeDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\java'
-            language: 'java'
-            cleanupBuildCommands: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\java\gradlew.bat -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false clean'
-            buildCommands: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\java\gradlew.bat -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false jar'
-            querySuite: 'Recommended'
-            timeout: '7200'
-            ram: '16384'
-            addProjectDirToScanningExclusionList: true
-
         - task: CredScan@3
           displayName: 'Run CredScan'
           inputs:
@@ -291,10 +279,7 @@ stages:
           inputs:
             msBuildArchitecture: amd64
             setupCommandlines: 'python $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py --config Debug --disable_rtti --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests  $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} --cmake_extra_defines onnxruntime_ENABLE_STATIC_ANALYSIS=ON'
-            ${{if eq(variables.VSGenerator, 'Visual Studio 16 2019')}}:
-              msBuildCommandline: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\msbuild.exe" "$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\Debug\onnxruntime.sln" /p:platform="$(MsbuildPlatform)" /p:configuration=Debug /p:VisualStudioVersion="16.0" /m /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64'
-            ${{else}}:
-              msBuildCommandline: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\msbuild.exe" "$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\Debug\onnxruntime.sln" /p:platform="$(MsbuildPlatform)" /p:configuration=Debug /p:VisualStudioVersion="17.0" /m /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64'
+            msBuildCommandline: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\amd64\msbuild.exe" "$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\Debug\onnxruntime.sln" /p:platform="$(MsbuildPlatform)" /p:configuration=Debug /p:VisualStudioVersion="17.0" /m /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64'
             excludedPaths: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)#$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\cmake#C:\program files (x86)'
 
         - task: PostAnalysis@2