diff --git a/src/com.rs b/src/com.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd8cce714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Copyright © 2017 winapi-rs developers
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// <LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option.
+// All files in the project carrying such notice may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![allow(unused)]
+
+use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
+use std::mem::forget;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::os::windows::ffi::{OsStrExt, OsStringExt};
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use std::slice::from_raw_parts;
+use winapi::Interface;
+use winapi::BSTR;
+use winapi::CoInitializeEx;
+use winapi::COINIT_MULTITHREADED;
+use winapi::{SysFreeString, SysStringLen};
+use winapi::IUnknown;
+use winapi::{S_OK, S_FALSE, HRESULT};
+
+pub fn initialize() -> Result<(), HRESULT> {
+    let err = unsafe { CoInitializeEx(null_mut(), COINIT_MULTITHREADED) };
+    if err != S_OK && err != S_FALSE {
+        // S_FALSE just means COM is already initialized
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub struct ComPtr<T>(*mut T) where T: Interface;
+impl<T> ComPtr<T> where T: Interface {
+    /// Creates a `ComPtr` to wrap a raw pointer.
+    /// It takes ownership over the pointer which means it does __not__ call `AddRef`.
+    /// `T` __must__ be a COM interface that inherits from `IUnknown`.
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *mut T) -> ComPtr<T> {
+        assert!(!ptr.is_null());
+        ComPtr(ptr)
+    }
+    /// Casts up the inheritance chain
+    pub fn up<U>(self) -> ComPtr<U> where T: Deref<Target=U>, U: Interface {
+        ComPtr(self.into_raw() as *mut U)
+    }
+    /// Extracts the raw pointer.
+    /// You are now responsible for releasing it yourself.
+    pub fn into_raw(self) -> *mut T {
+        let p = self.0;
+        forget(self);
+        p
+    }
+    /// For internal use only.
+    fn as_unknown(&self) -> &IUnknown {
+        unsafe { &*(self.0 as *mut IUnknown) }
+    }
+    /// Performs QueryInterface fun.
+    pub fn cast<U>(&self) -> Result<ComPtr<U>, i32> where U: Interface {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.as_unknown().QueryInterface(&U::uuidof(), &mut obj) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(unsafe { ComPtr::from_raw(obj as *mut U) })
+    }
+}
+impl<T> Deref for ComPtr<T> where T: Interface {
+    type Target = T;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
+        unsafe { &*self.0 }
+    }
+}
+impl<T> Clone for ComPtr<T> where T: Interface {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            self.as_unknown().AddRef();
+            ComPtr::from_raw(self.0)
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl<T> Drop for ComPtr<T> where T: Interface {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { self.as_unknown().Release(); }
+    }
+}
+pub struct BStr(BSTR);
+impl BStr {
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(s: BSTR) -> BStr {
+        BStr(s)
+    }
+    pub fn to_osstring(&self) -> OsString {
+        let len = unsafe { SysStringLen(self.0) };
+        let slice = unsafe { from_raw_parts(self.0, len as usize) };
+        OsStringExt::from_wide(slice)
+    }
+}
+impl Drop for BStr {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { SysFreeString(self.0) };
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait ToWide {
+    fn to_wide(&self) -> Vec<u16>;
+    fn to_wide_null(&self) -> Vec<u16>;
+}
+impl<T> ToWide for T where T: AsRef<OsStr> {
+    fn to_wide(&self) -> Vec<u16> {
+        self.as_ref().encode_wide().collect()
+    }
+    fn to_wide_null(&self) -> Vec<u16> {
+        self.as_ref().encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect()
+    }
+}
+pub trait FromWide where Self: Sized {
+    fn from_wide(wide: &[u16]) -> Self;
+    fn from_wide_null(wide: &[u16]) -> Self {
+        let len = wide.iter().take_while(|&&c| c != 0).count();
+        Self::from_wide(&wide[..len])
+    }
+}
+impl FromWide for OsString {
+    fn from_wide(wide: &[u16]) -> OsString {
+        OsStringExt::from_wide(wide)
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 79b926d91..7d19e135e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,18 @@ use std::process::{Command, Stdio, Child};
 use std::io::{self, BufReader, BufRead, Read, Write};
 use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
 
+// These modules are all glue to support reading the MSVC version from
+// the registry and from COM interfaces
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod registry;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[macro_use]
+mod winapi;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod com;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod setup_config;
+
 pub mod windows_registry;
 
 /// Extra configuration to pass to gcc.
diff --git a/src/setup_config.rs b/src/setup_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..175b7f157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/setup_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+// Copyright © 2017 winapi-rs developers
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// <LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option.
+// All files in the project carrying such notice may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![allow(bad_style)]
+#![allow(unused)]
+
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use winapi::Interface;
+use winapi::{LPFILETIME, ULONG};
+use winapi::S_FALSE;
+use winapi::BSTR;
+use winapi::LPCOLESTR;
+use winapi::{CLSCTX_ALL, CoCreateInstance};
+use winapi::LPSAFEARRAY;
+use winapi::{IUnknown, IUnknownVtbl};
+use winapi::{HRESULT, LCID, LPCWSTR, PULONGLONG};
+
+use com::{BStr, ComPtr};
+
+// Bindings to the Setup.Configuration stuff
+pub type InstanceState = u32;
+
+pub const eNone: InstanceState = 0;
+pub const eLocal: InstanceState = 1;
+pub const eRegistered: InstanceState = 2;
+pub const eNoRebootRequired: InstanceState = 4;
+pub const eComplete: InstanceState = -1i32 as u32;
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0xb41463c3, 0x8866, 0x43b5, 0xbc, 0x33, 0x2b, 0x06, 0x76, 0xf7, 0xf4, 0x2e)]
+interface ISetupInstance(ISetupInstanceVtbl): IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn GetInstanceId(
+        pbstrInstanceId: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstallDate(
+        pInstallDate: LPFILETIME,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstallationName(
+        pbstrInstallationName: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstallationPath(
+        pbstrInstallationPath: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstallationVersion(
+        pbstrInstallationVersion: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetDisplayName(
+        lcid: LCID,
+        pbstrDisplayName: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetDescription(
+        lcid: LCID,
+        pbstrDescription: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn ResolvePath(
+        pwszRelativePath: LPCOLESTR,
+        pbstrAbsolutePath: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x89143c9a, 0x05af, 0x49b0, 0xb7, 0x17, 0x72, 0xe2, 0x18, 0xa2, 0x18, 0x5c)]
+interface ISetupInstance2(ISetupInstance2Vtbl): ISetupInstance(ISetupInstanceVtbl) {
+    fn GetState(
+        pState: *mut InstanceState,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetPackages(
+        ppsaPackages: *mut LPSAFEARRAY,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetProduct(
+        ppPackage: *mut *mut ISetupPackageReference,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetProductPath(
+        pbstrProductPath: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x6380bcff, 0x41d3, 0x4b2e, 0x8b, 0x2e, 0xbf, 0x8a, 0x68, 0x10, 0xc8, 0x48)]
+interface IEnumSetupInstances(IEnumSetupInstancesVtbl): IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn Next(
+        celt: ULONG,
+        rgelt: *mut *mut ISetupInstance,
+        pceltFetched: *mut ULONG,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn Skip(
+        celt: ULONG,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn Reset() -> HRESULT,
+    fn Clone(
+        ppenum: *mut *mut IEnumSetupInstances,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x42843719, 0xdb4c, 0x46c2, 0x8e, 0x7c, 0x64, 0xf1, 0x81, 0x6e, 0xfd, 0x5b)]
+interface ISetupConfiguration(ISetupConfigurationVtbl): IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn EnumInstances(
+        ppEnumInstances: *mut *mut IEnumSetupInstances,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstanceForCurrentProcess(
+        ppInstance: *mut *mut ISetupInstance,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetInstanceForPath(
+        wzPath: LPCWSTR,
+        ppInstance: *mut *mut ISetupInstance,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x26aab78c, 0x4a60, 0x49d6, 0xaf, 0x3b, 0x3c, 0x35, 0xbc, 0x93, 0x36, 0x5d)]
+interface ISetupConfiguration2(ISetupConfiguration2Vtbl):
+    ISetupConfiguration(ISetupConfigurationVtbl) {
+    fn EnumAllInstances(
+        ppEnumInstances: *mut *mut IEnumSetupInstances,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0xda8d8a16, 0xb2b6, 0x4487, 0xa2, 0xf1, 0x59, 0x4c, 0xcc, 0xcd, 0x6b, 0xf5)]
+interface ISetupPackageReference(ISetupPackageReferenceVtbl): IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn GetId(
+        pbstrId: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetVersion(
+        pbstrVersion: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetChip(
+        pbstrChip: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetLanguage(
+        pbstrLanguage: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetBranch(
+        pbstrBranch: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetType(
+        pbstrType: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn GetUniqueId(
+        pbstrUniqueId: *mut BSTR,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x42b21b78, 0x6192, 0x463e, 0x87, 0xbf, 0xd5, 0x77, 0x83, 0x8f, 0x1d, 0x5c)]
+interface ISetupHelper(ISetupHelperVtbl): IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn ParseVersion(
+        pwszVersion: LPCOLESTR,
+        pullVersion: PULONGLONG,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn ParseVersionRange(
+        pwszVersionRange: LPCOLESTR,
+        pullMinVersion: PULONGLONG,
+        pullMaxVersion: PULONGLONG,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+}}
+
+DEFINE_GUID!{CLSID_SetupConfiguration,
+    0x177f0c4a, 0x1cd3, 0x4de7, 0xa3, 0x2c, 0x71, 0xdb, 0xbb, 0x9f, 0xa3, 0x6d}
+
+// Safe wrapper around the COM interfaces
+pub struct SetupConfiguration(ComPtr<ISetupConfiguration>);
+
+impl SetupConfiguration {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<SetupConfiguration, i32> {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { CoCreateInstance(
+            &CLSID_SetupConfiguration, null_mut(), CLSCTX_ALL,
+            &ISetupConfiguration::uuidof(), &mut obj,
+        ) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        let obj = unsafe { ComPtr::from_raw(obj as *mut ISetupConfiguration) };
+        Ok(SetupConfiguration(obj))
+    }
+    pub fn get_instance_for_current_process(&self) -> Result<SetupInstance, i32> {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.GetInstanceForCurrentProcess(&mut obj) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(unsafe { SetupInstance::from_raw(obj) })
+    }
+    pub fn enum_instances(&self) -> Result<EnumSetupInstances, i32> {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.EnumInstances(&mut obj) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(unsafe { EnumSetupInstances::from_raw(obj) })
+    }
+    pub fn enum_all_instances(&self) -> Result<EnumSetupInstances, i32> {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let this = try!(self.0.cast::<ISetupConfiguration2>());
+        let err = unsafe { this.EnumAllInstances(&mut obj) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(unsafe { EnumSetupInstances::from_raw(obj) })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct SetupInstance(ComPtr<ISetupInstance>);
+
+impl SetupInstance {
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(obj: *mut ISetupInstance) -> SetupInstance {
+        SetupInstance(ComPtr::from_raw(obj))
+    }
+    pub fn instance_id(&self) -> Result<OsString, i32> {
+        let mut s = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.GetInstanceId(&mut s) };
+        let bstr = unsafe { BStr::from_raw(s) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(bstr.to_osstring())
+    }
+    pub fn installation_name(&self) -> Result<OsString, i32> {
+        let mut s = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.GetInstallationName(&mut s) };
+        let bstr = unsafe { BStr::from_raw(s) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(bstr.to_osstring())
+    }
+    pub fn installation_path(&self) -> Result<OsString, i32> {
+        let mut s = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.GetInstallationPath(&mut s) };
+        let bstr = unsafe { BStr::from_raw(s) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(bstr.to_osstring())
+    }
+    pub fn installation_version(&self) -> Result<OsString, i32> {
+        let mut s = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.GetInstallationVersion(&mut s) };
+        let bstr = unsafe { BStr::from_raw(s) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(bstr.to_osstring())
+    }
+    pub fn product_path(&self) -> Result<OsString, i32> {
+        let mut s = null_mut();
+        let this = try!(self.0.cast::<ISetupInstance2>());
+        let err = unsafe { this.GetProductPath(&mut s) };
+        let bstr = unsafe { BStr::from_raw(s) };
+        if err < 0 { return Err(err); }
+        Ok(bstr.to_osstring())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct EnumSetupInstances(ComPtr<IEnumSetupInstances>);
+
+impl EnumSetupInstances {
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw(obj: *mut IEnumSetupInstances) -> EnumSetupInstances {
+        EnumSetupInstances(ComPtr::from_raw(obj))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for EnumSetupInstances {
+    type Item = Result<SetupInstance, i32>;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Result<SetupInstance, i32>> {
+        let mut obj = null_mut();
+        let err = unsafe { self.0.Next(1, &mut obj, null_mut()) };
+        if err < 0 { return Some(Err(err)); }
+        if err == S_FALSE { return None; }
+        Some(Ok(unsafe { SetupInstance::from_raw(obj) }))
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/winapi.rs b/src/winapi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..010d165c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/winapi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+// Copyright © 2015-2017 winapi-rs developers
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// <LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option.
+// All files in the project carrying such notice may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![allow(bad_style)]
+
+use std::os::raw;
+
+pub type wchar_t = u16;
+
+pub type UINT = raw::c_uint;
+pub type LPUNKNOWN = *mut IUnknown;
+pub type REFIID = *const IID;
+pub type IID = GUID;
+pub type REFCLSID = *const IID;
+pub type PVOID = *mut raw::c_void;
+pub type USHORT = raw::c_ushort;
+pub type ULONG = raw::c_ulong;
+pub type LONG = raw::c_long;
+pub type DWORD = u32;
+pub type LPVOID = *mut raw::c_void;
+pub type HRESULT = raw::c_long;
+pub type LPFILETIME = *mut FILETIME;
+pub type BSTR = *mut OLECHAR;
+pub type OLECHAR = WCHAR;
+pub type WCHAR = wchar_t;
+pub type LPCOLESTR = *const OLECHAR;
+pub type LCID = DWORD;
+pub type LPCWSTR = *const WCHAR;
+pub type PULONGLONG = *mut ULONGLONG;
+pub type ULONGLONG = u64;
+
+pub const S_OK: HRESULT = 0;
+pub const S_FALSE: HRESULT = 1;
+pub const COINIT_MULTITHREADED: u32 = 0x0;
+
+pub type CLSCTX = u32;
+
+pub const CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER: CLSCTX = 0x1;
+pub const CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER: CLSCTX = 0x2;
+pub const CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER: CLSCTX = 0x4;
+pub const CLSCTX_REMOTE_SERVER: CLSCTX = 0x10;
+
+pub const CLSCTX_ALL: CLSCTX = CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER |
+    CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER | CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER | CLSCTX_REMOTE_SERVER;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct GUID {
+    pub Data1: raw::c_ulong,
+    pub Data2: raw::c_ushort,
+    pub Data3: raw::c_ushort,
+    pub Data4: [raw::c_uchar; 8],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct FILETIME {
+    pub dwLowDateTime: DWORD,
+    pub dwHighDateTime: DWORD,
+}
+
+pub trait Interface {
+    fn uuidof() -> GUID;
+}
+
+#[link(name = "Ole32")]
+#[link(name = "OleAut32")]
+extern { }
+
+extern "system" {
+    pub fn CoInitializeEx(pvReserved: LPVOID, dwCoInit: DWORD) -> HRESULT;
+    pub fn CoCreateInstance(rclsid: REFCLSID, pUnkOuter: LPUNKNOWN,
+                            dwClsContext: DWORD, riid: REFIID,
+                            ppv: *mut LPVOID) -> HRESULT;
+    pub fn SysFreeString(bstrString: BSTR);
+    pub fn SysStringLen(pbstr: BSTR) -> UINT;
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct SAFEARRAYBOUND {
+    pub cElements: ULONG,
+    pub lLbound: LONG,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct SAFEARRAY {
+    pub cDims: USHORT,
+    pub fFeatures: USHORT,
+    pub cbElements: ULONG,
+    pub cLocks: ULONG,
+    pub pvData: PVOID,
+    pub rgsabound: [SAFEARRAYBOUND; 1],
+}
+
+pub type LPSAFEARRAY = *mut SAFEARRAY;
+
+macro_rules! DEFINE_GUID {
+    (
+        $name:ident, $l:expr, $w1:expr, $w2:expr,
+        $b1:expr, $b2:expr, $b3:expr, $b4:expr, $b5:expr, $b6:expr, $b7:expr, $b8:expr
+    ) => {
+        pub const $name: $crate::winapi::GUID = $crate::winapi::GUID {
+            Data1: $l,
+            Data2: $w1,
+            Data3: $w2,
+            Data4: [$b1, $b2, $b3, $b4, $b5, $b6, $b7, $b8],
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! RIDL {
+    (#[uuid($($uuid:expr),+)]
+    interface $interface:ident ($vtbl:ident) {$(
+        fn $method:ident($($p:ident : $t:ty,)*) -> $rtr:ty,
+    )+}) => (
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $vtbl {
+            $(pub $method: unsafe extern "system" fn(
+                This: *mut $interface,
+                $($p: $t),*
+            ) -> $rtr,)+
+        }
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $interface {
+            pub lpVtbl: *const $vtbl,
+        }
+        RIDL!{@impl $interface {$(fn $method($($p: $t,)*) -> $rtr,)+}}
+        RIDL!{@uuid $interface $($uuid),+}
+    );
+    (#[uuid($($uuid:expr),+)]
+    interface $interface:ident ($vtbl:ident) : $pinterface:ident ($pvtbl:ident) {
+    }) => (
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $vtbl {
+            pub parent: $pvtbl,
+        }
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $interface {
+            pub lpVtbl: *const $vtbl,
+        }
+        RIDL!{@deref $interface $pinterface}
+        RIDL!{@uuid $interface $($uuid),+}
+    );
+    (#[uuid($($uuid:expr),+)]
+    interface $interface:ident ($vtbl:ident) : $pinterface:ident ($pvtbl:ident) {$(
+        fn $method:ident($($p:ident : $t:ty,)*) -> $rtr:ty,
+    )+}) => (
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $vtbl {
+            pub parent: $pvtbl,
+            $(pub $method: unsafe extern "system" fn(
+                This: *mut $interface,
+                $($p: $t,)*
+            ) -> $rtr,)+
+        }
+        #[repr(C)]
+        pub struct $interface {
+            pub lpVtbl: *const $vtbl,
+        }
+        RIDL!{@impl $interface {$(fn $method($($p: $t,)*) -> $rtr,)+}}
+        RIDL!{@deref $interface $pinterface}
+        RIDL!{@uuid $interface $($uuid),+}
+    );
+    (@deref $interface:ident $pinterface:ident) => (
+        impl ::std::ops::Deref for $interface {
+            type Target = $pinterface;
+            #[inline]
+            fn deref(&self) -> &$pinterface {
+                unsafe { &*(self as *const $interface as *const $pinterface) }
+            }
+        }
+    );
+    (@impl $interface:ident {$(
+        fn $method:ident($($p:ident : $t:ty,)*) -> $rtr:ty,
+    )+}) => (
+        impl $interface {
+            $(#[inline] pub unsafe fn $method(&self, $($p: $t,)*) -> $rtr {
+                ((*self.lpVtbl).$method)(self as *const _ as *mut _, $($p,)*)
+            })+
+        }
+    );
+    (@uuid $interface:ident
+        $l:expr, $w1:expr, $w2:expr,
+        $b1:expr, $b2:expr, $b3:expr, $b4:expr, $b5:expr, $b6:expr, $b7:expr, $b8:expr
+    ) => (
+        impl $crate::winapi::Interface for $interface {
+            #[inline]
+            fn uuidof() -> $crate::winapi::GUID {
+                $crate::winapi::GUID {
+                    Data1: $l,
+                    Data2: $w1,
+                    Data3: $w2,
+                    Data4: [$b1, $b2, $b3, $b4, $b5, $b6, $b7, $b8],
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+RIDL!{#[uuid(0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x46)]
+interface IUnknown(IUnknownVtbl) {
+    fn QueryInterface(
+        riid: REFIID,
+        ppvObject: *mut *mut raw::c_void,
+    ) -> HRESULT,
+    fn AddRef() -> ULONG,
+    fn Release() -> ULONG,
+}}
diff --git a/src/windows_registry.rs b/src/windows_registry.rs
index 08b1df5f9..9b1b5b9b0 100644
--- a/src/windows_registry.rs
+++ b/src/windows_registry.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::process::Command;
 
 use Tool;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
 macro_rules! otry {
     ($expr:expr) => (match $expr {
         Some(val) => val,
@@ -53,7 +54,11 @@ pub fn find_tool(target: &str, tool: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
     use std::ffi::OsString;
     use std::mem;
     use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::io::Read;
     use registry::{RegistryKey, LOCAL_MACHINE};
+    use com;
+    use setup_config::{SetupConfiguration, SetupInstance};
 
     struct MsvcTool {
         tool: PathBuf,
@@ -110,19 +115,96 @@ pub fn find_tool(target: &str, tool: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
     // environment variables like `LIB`, `INCLUDE`, and `PATH` to ensure that
     // the tool is actually usable.
 
-    return find_msvc_latest(tool, target, "15.0")
-        .or_else(|| find_msvc_latest(tool, target, "14.0"))
+    return find_msvc_17(tool, target)
+        .or_else(|| find_msvc_14_or_15(tool, target, "15.0"))
+        .or_else(|| find_msvc_14_or_15(tool, target, "14.0"))
         .or_else(|| find_msvc_12(tool, target))
         .or_else(|| find_msvc_11(tool, target));
 
-    // For MSVC 14 or newer we need to find the Universal CRT as well as either
+    // In MSVC 17 MS once again changed the scheme for locating the tooling.
+    // Now we must go through some COM interfaces, which is super fun for Rust.
+    fn find_msvc_17(tool: &str, target: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
+        otry!(com::initialize().ok());
+
+        let config = otry!(SetupConfiguration::new().ok());
+        let iter = otry!(config.enum_all_instances().ok());
+        for instance in iter {
+            let instance = otry!(instance.ok());
+            let tool = tool_from_vs17_instance(tool, target, &instance);
+            if tool.is_some() {
+                return tool;
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn tool_from_vs17_instance(tool: &str, target: &str,
+                               instance: &SetupInstance) -> Option<Tool> {
+        let (bin_path, lib_path, include_path) = otry!(vs17_vc_paths(target, instance));
+        let tool_path = bin_path.join(tool);
+        if !tool_path.exists() { return None };
+
+        let mut tool = MsvcTool::new(tool_path);
+        tool.path.push(bin_path.clone());
+        tool.libs.push(lib_path);
+        tool.include.push(include_path);
+
+        if let Some((atl_lib_path, atl_include_path)) = atl_paths(target, &bin_path) {
+            tool.libs.push(atl_lib_path);
+            tool.include.push(atl_include_path);
+        }
+
+        otry!(add_sdks(&mut tool, target));
+
+        Some(tool.into_tool())
+    }
+
+    fn vs17_vc_paths(target: &str, instance: &SetupInstance) -> Option<(PathBuf, PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
+        let instance_path: PathBuf = otry!(instance.installation_path().ok()).into();
+        let version_path = instance_path.join(r"VC\Auxiliary\Build\Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.default.txt");
+        let mut version_file = otry!(File::open(version_path).ok());
+        let mut version = String::new();
+        otry!(version_file.read_to_string(&mut version).ok());
+        let version = version.trim();
+        let host = match host_arch() {
+            X86 => "X86",
+            X86_64 => "X64",
+            _ => return None,
+        };
+        let target = otry!(lib_subdir(target));
+        let path = instance_path.join(r"VC\Tools\MSVC").join(version);
+        let bin_path = path.join("bin").join(&format!("Host{}", host)).join(&target);
+        let lib_path = path.join("lib").join(&target);
+        let include_path = path.join("include");
+        Some((bin_path, lib_path, include_path))
+    }
+
+    fn atl_paths(target: &str, path: &Path) -> Option<(PathBuf, PathBuf)> {
+        let atl_path = path.join("atlfmc");
+        let sub = otry!(lib_subdir(target));
+        if atl_path.exists() {
+            Some((atl_path.join("lib").join(sub), atl_path.join("include")))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    // For MSVC 14 and 15 we need to find the Universal CRT as well as either
     // the Windows 10 SDK or Windows 8.1 SDK.
-    fn find_msvc_latest(tool: &str, target: &str, ver: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
+    fn find_msvc_14_or_15(tool: &str, target: &str, ver: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
         let vcdir = otry!(get_vc_dir(ver));
         let mut tool = otry!(get_tool(tool, &vcdir, target));
+        otry!(add_sdks(&mut tool, target));
+        Some(tool.into_tool())
+    }
+
+    fn add_sdks(tool: &mut MsvcTool, target: &str) -> Option<()> {
         let sub = otry!(lib_subdir(target));
         let (ucrt, ucrt_version) = otry!(get_ucrt_dir());
 
+        tool.path.push(ucrt.join("bin").join(&ucrt_version).join(sub));
+
         let ucrt_include = ucrt.join("include").join(&ucrt_version);
         tool.include.push(ucrt_include.join("ucrt"));
 
@@ -145,10 +227,9 @@ pub fn find_tool(target: &str, tool: &str) -> Option<Tool> {
             tool.include.push(sdk_include.join("um"));
             tool.include.push(sdk_include.join("winrt"));
             tool.include.push(sdk_include.join("shared"));
-        } else {
-            return None;
         }
-        Some(tool.into_tool())
+
+        Some(())
     }
 
     // For MSVC 12 we need to find the Windows 8.1 SDK.