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diff --git a/build_files/windows/detect_msvc2017.cmd b/build_files/windows/detect_msvc2017.cmd
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+if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+	echo Detecting msvc 2017
+)
+set BUILD_VS_VER=15
+set ProgramFilesX86=%ProgramFiles(x86)%
+if not exist "%ProgramFilesX86%" set ProgramFilesX86=%ProgramFiles%
+
+set vs_where=%ProgramFilesX86%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe
+if not exist "%vs_where%" (
+	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio 2017 ^(15.2 or newer^) is not detected
+		goto FAIL
+	)
+)
+for /f "usebackq tokens=1* delims=: " %%i in (`"%vs_where%" -latest %VSWHERE_ARGS% -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64`) do (
+	if /i "%%i"=="installationPath" set VS_InstallDir=%%j
+)
+
+if "%VS_InstallDir%"=="" (
+	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio is detected but the "Desktop development with C++" workload has not been instlled
+		goto FAIL
+	)
+)
+
+set VCVARS=%VS_InstallDir%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat
+if exist "%VCVARS%" (
+	call "%VCVARS%" %BUILD_ARCH%
+) else (
+	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo "%VCVARS%" not found
+	)
+	goto FAIL
+)
+
+rem try msbuild
+msbuild /version > NUL 
+if errorlevel 1 (
+	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio %BUILD_VS_YEAR% msbuild not found
+	)
+	goto FAIL
+)
+
+if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio %BUILD_VS_YEAR% msbuild found 
+)
+
+REM try the c++ compiler
+cl 2> NUL 1>&2
+if errorlevel 1 (
+	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio %BUILD_VS_YEAR% C/C++ Compiler not found
+	)
+	goto FAIL
+)
+
+if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+		echo Visual Studio %BUILD_VS_YEAR% C/C++ Compiler found
+)
+
+if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
+	echo Visual Studio 2017 is detected successfully  
+)
+goto EOF
+
+:FAIL
+exit /b 1 
+
+:EOF