diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc83e2959e..befc51d8e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ __pycache__/
 /packages/
 /scripts/buildsystems/tmp/
 /toolsrc/build.rel/
+/toolsrc/msbuild.x86.debug/
+/toolsrc/msbuild.x86.release/
+/toolsrc/msbuild.x64.debug/
+/toolsrc/msbuild.x64.release/
 #ignore custom triplets
 /triplets/*
 #add vcpkg-designed triplets back in
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1 b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
index 7ebbb29304..216e3fb09a 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.ps1
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ if ($disableMetrics)
 }
 
 $platform = "x86"
-$vcpkgReleaseDir = "$vcpkgSourcesPath\release"
+$vcpkgReleaseDir = "$vcpkgSourcesPath\msbuild.x86.release"
 
 if ($win64)
 {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ if ($win64)
     }
 
     $platform = "x64"
-    $vcpkgReleaseDir = "$vcpkgSourcesPath\x64\release"
+    $vcpkgReleaseDir = "$vcpkgSourcesPath\msbuild.x64.release"
 }
 
 $arguments = (
diff --git a/toolsrc/dirs.proj b/toolsrc/dirs.proj
index 17d9fa1b0b..7729c98979 100644
--- a/toolsrc/dirs.proj
+++ b/toolsrc/dirs.proj
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     <SolutionDir>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</SolutionDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectFile Include="vcpkg\vcpkg.vcxproj"/>
     <ProjectFile Include="vcpkglib\vcpkglib.vcxproj"/>
+    <ProjectFile Include="vcpkg\vcpkg.vcxproj"/>
     <ProjectFile Include="vcpkgmetricsuploader\vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
index 349f8fbf78..8edea2244f 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkg/vcpkg.vcxproj
@@ -53,7 +53,22 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
index 0cd3a9d253..8df9b5b9d6 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
@@ -56,7 +56,22 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
index 26fed0ec2d..e533d0e15d 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgmetricsuploader/vcpkgmetricsuploader.vcxproj
@@ -53,7 +53,22 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
index 6bb0e80203..4cda294618 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkgtest/vcpkgtest.vcxproj
@@ -84,6 +84,22 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x86.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.debug\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)msbuild.x64.release\</OutDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
   </PropertyGroup>