diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1 b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
index bcb570b398..a37ed99aad 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ if (!(Test-Path $vcpkgSourcesPath))
 
 try{
     pushd $vcpkgSourcesPath
-    cmd /c "$env:VS140COMNTOOLS..\..\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86 "&" msbuild "/p:VCPKG_VERSION=-$gitHash" "/p:DISABLE_METRICS=$disableMetrics" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x86 /m
+    $msbuildExeWithPlatformToolset = & $scriptsDir\findAnyMSBuildWithCppPlatformToolset.ps1
+    $msbuildExe = $msbuildExeWithPlatformToolset[0]
+    $platformToolset = $msbuildExeWithPlatformToolset[1]
+    & $msbuildExe "/p:VCPKG_VERSION=-$gitHash" "/p:DISABLE_METRICS=$disableMetrics" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x86 /p:PlatformToolset=$platformToolset /m
 
     Write-Verbose("Placing vcpkg.exe in the correct location")
 
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
index bcec048f59..15673e0487 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
@@ -22,31 +22,28 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{34671B80-54F9-46F5-8310-AC429C11D4FB}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkg</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgcommon/vcpkgcommon.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgcommon/vcpkgcommon.vcxproj
index c0d1086022..2504a0227d 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgcommon/vcpkgcommon.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgcommon/vcpkgcommon.vcxproj
@@ -22,31 +22,28 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{7129F242-F20C-43E7-BBEC-4E15B71890B2}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkgcommon</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
index 10cc329358..561b224772 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
@@ -22,31 +22,28 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{B98C92B7-2874-4537-9D46-D14E5C237F04}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkglib</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetrics/vcpkgmetrics.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetrics/vcpkgmetrics.vcxproj
index 7b7fe89edd..66cf522325 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetrics/vcpkgmetrics.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetrics/vcpkgmetrics.vcxproj
@@ -22,31 +22,28 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{7226078C-1D2A-4123-9EF1-8DF2B722B8F1}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkgmetrics</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
index 1e2a850877..dc666c19ed 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
@@ -22,31 +22,28 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{7D6FDEEB-B299-4A23-85EE-F67C4DED47BE}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkgmetricsuploader</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
index d14f86745a..a68d77b461 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
@@ -38,19 +38,18 @@
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>vcpkgtest</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)' == ''">v140</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
@@ -58,14 +57,12 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>