diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 5a384f23c12..36c4f83347a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ android {
         ndkVersion System.getenv("LOCAL_ANDROID_NDK_VERSION")
     }
 
+    if (ndkVersion == null && ndkPath == null && rootProject.ext.ndkVersion != null) {
+        ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion(21)
         targetSdkVersion(31)
@@ -318,6 +322,14 @@ android {
                     // This flag will suppress "fcntl(): Bad file descriptor" warnings on local builds.
                     arguments "--output-sync=none"
                 }
+
+                // Note: On Windows there are limits on number of character in file paths and in command lines
+                // Ref: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/master/docs/BuildSystemMaintainers.md#Path-Length-Limits
+                // NDK r23+ can handle long file paths. But we are still limited by the command line limit on Windows.           
+                if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
+                    arguments "NDK_OUT=${rootProject.projectDir}\\.cxx",
+                              "NDK_APP_SHORT_COMMANDS=true"
+                }
             }
         }
         ndk {
diff --git a/template/android/app/build.gradle b/template/android/app/build.gradle
index a173c56b4e9..fd4e5fae3b2 100644
--- a/template/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/template/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: "com.android.application"
 
 import com.android.build.OutputFile
+import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
 
 /**
  * The react.gradle file registers a task for each build variant (e.g. bundleDebugJsAndAssets
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@ android {
                     // Make sure this target name is the same you specify inside the
                     // src/main/jni/Android.mk file for the `LOCAL_MODULE` variable.
                     targets "helloworld_appmodules"
+
+                    // Fix for windows limit on number of character in file paths and in command lines
+                    if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
+                        arguments "NDK_OUT=${rootProject.projectDir}\\.cxx",
+                            "NDK_APP_SHORT_COMMANDS=true"
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/template/android/build.gradle b/template/android/build.gradle
index 8a1d68f9c5c..14d16ce93dc 100644
--- a/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
+
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
@@ -6,7 +8,15 @@ buildscript {
         minSdkVersion = 21
         compileSdkVersion = 31
         targetSdkVersion = 31
-        ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
+        
+        if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
+            // Note: On Windows there are limits on number of character in file paths and command lines
+            // Ref: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/ndk/+/master/docs/BuildSystemMaintainers.md#Path-Length-Limits
+            // NDK r23+ can handle long file paths. But we are still limited by the command line limit on Windows. 
+            ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620"
+        } else {
+            ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
+        }
     }
     repositories {
         google()