diff --git a/docs/examples/packaging-github-repos.md b/docs/examples/packaging-github-repos.md
index 3a0e81c2f93a46..7091c7e01cf6d9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/packaging-github-repos.md
+++ b/docs/examples/packaging-github-repos.md
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@ The important parts to update are `REPO` for the GitHub repository path, `REF` f
 Finally, we configure the project with CMake, install the package, and copy over the license file:
 
 ```cmake
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
-    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
-)
-vcpkg_install_cmake()
-file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/COPYING DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libogg RENAME copyright)
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH})
+vcpkg_cmake_install()
+file(INSTALL "${SOURCE_PATH}/COPYING" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/libogg" RENAME copyright)
 ```
 
-Check the documentation for [`vcpkg_configure_cmake`](../maintainers/vcpkg_configure_cmake.md) and [`vcpkg_install_cmake`](../maintainers/vcpkg_install_cmake.md) if your package needs additional options. 
+Check the documentation for [`vcpkg_cmake_configure`](../maintainers/ports/vcpkg-cmake/vcpkg_cmake_configure.md) and [`vcpkg_cmake_install`](../maintainers/ports/vcpkg-cmake/vcpkg_cmake_install.md) if your package needs additional options. 
 
 Now you can run `vcpkg install libogg` to build and install the package.
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/patching.md b/docs/examples/patching.md
index 4afc1ffafd58da..dc9de168273de9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/patching.md
+++ b/docs/examples/patching.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex(
     "use-abort-on-all-platforms.patch"
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
 ...
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md b/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md
index b641ed01265170..9f3dd268258436 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/maintainer-guide.md
@@ -179,16 +179,15 @@ Examples: [abseil](../../ports/abseil/portfile.cmake)
 
 ### Choose either static or shared binaries
 
-By default, `vcpkg_configure_cmake()` will pass in the appropriate setting for `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`,
+By default, `vcpkg_cmake_configure()` will pass in the appropriate setting for `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`,
 however for libraries that don't respect that variable, you can switch on `VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE`:
 
 ```cmake
 string(COMPARE EQUAL "${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}" "static" KEYSTONE_BUILD_STATIC)
 string(COMPARE EQUAL "${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}" "dynamic" KEYSTONE_BUILD_SHARED)
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DKEYSTONE_BUILD_STATIC=${KEYSTONE_BUILD_STATIC}
         -DKEYSTONE_BUILD_SHARED=${KEYSTONE_BUILD_SHARED}
@@ -207,9 +206,8 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB ON)
 endif()
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
   SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-  PREFER_NINJA
   OPTIONS
     -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB=${CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB}
 )
@@ -223,9 +221,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
     "zlib"    CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
       ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
 )
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
index a8b90a3cd90ce9..c22908589da072 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_check_features.md
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
         secure    MI_SECURE
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DMI_SEE_ASM=ON;-DMI_OVERRIDE=OFF;-DMI_SECURE=ON"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -77,9 +76,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         websockets  CPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_BROTLI=ON;-DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS=OFF"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -99,9 +97,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         cuda  BUILD_GPU
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DWITH_CUDA=ON;-DBUILD_CUDA=ON;-DBUILD_GPU=ON"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -121,9 +118,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         tbb   ROCKSDB_IGNORE_PACKAGE_TBB
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DWITH_TBB=ON;-DROCKSDB_IGNORE_PACKAGE_TBB=OFF"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_find_fortran.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_find_fortran.md
index 227c1c8372a2a3..b02c0c51b66c90 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_find_fortran.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_find_fortran.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vcpkg_find_fortran(<out_var>)
 ```cmake
 vcpkg_find_fortran(fortran_args)
 # ...
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(...
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(...
     OPTIONS
         ${fortran_args}
 )
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
index 7679b0d11aa547..5f4c5339b6615c 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_check_features.cmake
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
         secure    MI_SECURE
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DMI_SEE_ASM=ON;-DMI_OVERRIDE=OFF;-DMI_SECURE=ON"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -76,9 +75,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         websockets  CPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_BROTLI=ON;-DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS=OFF"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -98,9 +96,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         cuda  BUILD_GPU
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DWITH_CUDA=ON;-DBUILD_CUDA=ON;-DBUILD_GPU=ON"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
@@ -120,9 +117,8 @@ vcpkg_check_features(
         tbb   ROCKSDB_IGNORE_PACKAGE_TBB
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         # Expands to "-DWITH_TBB=ON;-DROCKSDB_IGNORE_PACKAGE_TBB=OFF"
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_fortran.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_fortran.cmake
index 75005c65ed210e..0e82c7d36f6f6c 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_fortran.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_fortran.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vcpkg_find_fortran(<out_var>)
 ```cmake
 vcpkg_find_fortran(fortran_args)
 # ...
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(...
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(...
     OPTIONS
         ${fortran_args}
 )