diff --git a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.properties b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.properties
index 029c3420ba3..88815012758 100644
--- a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.properties
+++ b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # This file should be translated.
 
 # "featureName" property - name of the feature
-featureName=C/C++ Visual C++ Support
+featureName=C/C++ Visual C++ Support (experimental)
 
 # "providerName" property - name of the company that provides the feature
 providerName=Eclipse CDT
diff --git a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.xml b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.xml
index eb05f05bdd5..319bbb8bdf0 100644
--- a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.xml
+++ b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw-feature/feature.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.cdt.msw"
-      label="C/C++ Visual C++ Support"
+      label="%featureName"
       version="10.0.0.qualifier"
-      provider-name="Eclipse CDT"
+      provider-name="%providerName"
       plugin="org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build"
       license-feature="org.eclipse.license"
       license-feature-version="0.0.0">
diff --git a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/about.properties b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/about.properties
index a7c0693ddc3..13966263372 100644
--- a/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/about.properties
+++ b/windows/org.eclipse.cdt.msw.build/about.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # NOTE TO TRANSLATOR: Please do not translate the featureVersion variable.
 
 
-blurb=C/C++ Visual C++ Support\n\
+blurb=C/C++ Visual C++ Support (experimental)\n\
 \n\
 Version: {featureVersion}\n\
 Build id: {0}\n\