diff --git a/build/VS_scripts/build.generic.cmd b/build/VS_scripts/build.generic.cmd
index b24e6ed4b..6597d79ca 100644
--- a/build/VS_scripts/build.generic.cmd
+++ b/build/VS_scripts/build.generic.cmd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 IF "%1%" == "" GOTO display_help
 
-SETLOCAL
+SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 
 SET msbuild_version=%1
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GOTO build
 :display_help
 
 echo Syntax: build.generic.cmd msbuild_version msbuild_platform msbuild_configuration msbuild_toolset
-echo   msbuild_version:          VS installed version (VS2012, VS2013, VS2015, VS2017, VS2019, ...)
+echo   msbuild_version:          VS installed version (latest, VS2012, VS2013, VS2015, VS2017, VS2019, ...)
 echo   msbuild_platform:         Platform (x64 or Win32)
 echo   msbuild_configuration:    VS configuration (Release or Debug)
 echo   msbuild_toolset:          Platform Toolset (v100, v110, v120, v140, v141, v142, ...)
@@ -29,29 +29,23 @@ EXIT /B 1
 :build
 
 SET msbuild="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
-SET msbuild_vs2017community="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-SET msbuild_vs2017professional="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-SET msbuild_vs2017enterprise="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\MSBuild\15.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
 IF %msbuild_version% == VS2013 SET msbuild="%programfiles(x86)%\MSBuild\12.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
 IF %msbuild_version% == VS2015 SET msbuild="%programfiles(x86)%\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Community SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017community%
-IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Professional SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017professional%
-IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Enterprise SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017enterprise%
-IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017 (
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2017community% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017community%
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2017professional% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017professional%
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2017enterprise% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2017enterprise%
-)
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017 SET vswhere_params=-version [15,16) -products *
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Community SET vswhere_params=-version [15,16) -products Community
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Enterprise SET vswhere_params=-version [15,16) -products Enterprise
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2017Professional SET vswhere_params=-version [15,16) -products Professional
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2019 SET vswhere_params=-version [16,17) -products *
+IF %msbuild_version% == VS2022 SET vswhere_params=-version [17,18) -products *
+REM Add the next Visual Studio version here.
+IF %msbuild_version% == latest SET vswhere_params=-latest -products *
 
-:: VS2019
-SET msbuild_vs2019community="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-SET msbuild_vs2019professional="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-SET msbuild_vs2019enterprise="%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
-IF %msbuild_version% == VS2019 (
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2019community% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2019community%
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2019professional% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2019professional%
-	IF EXIST %msbuild_vs2019enterprise% SET msbuild=%msbuild_vs2019enterprise%
+IF NOT DEFINED vswhere_params GOTO skip_vswhere
+SET vswhere="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+FOR /F "USEBACKQ TOKENS=*" %%F IN (`%vswhere% !vswhere_params! -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -find MSBuild\**\Bin\MSBuild.exe`) DO (
+	SET msbuild="%%F"
 )
+:skip_vswhere
 
 SET project="%~p0\..\VS2010\zstd.sln"