diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index b6a90b6476c3cdb0511fc83965a23e2f73919777..33d19dfa3265f8a4269f2e67e48ea506c5cc4417 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ environment:
   matrix:
 
   - job_name: Windows Build
-    appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2015
+    appveyor_build_worker_image: Visual Studio 2019
   - job_name: Linux Build
     appveyor_build_worker_image: Ubuntu
   - job_name: macOS Build
diff --git a/win32/BUILDING.txt b/win32/BUILDING.txt
index a6d172af224bdc12c067d46c233e868ec924eabb..11bf98f14a96cc5d91f2d6bdc78e4a5a47891c9a 100755
--- a/win32/BUILDING.txt
+++ b/win32/BUILDING.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
                 Last Updated: 18 October 2016
 
-This file describes how to build TSK using Visual Studio 2015 (see
+This file describes how to build TSK using Visual Studio 2019 (see
 README_win32.txt for instructions on building the win32 libraries and
 executables from Linux). 
 
@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@ executables from Linux).
 Installing Visual Studio
 
 If you do not have a copy of Visual Studio, you can use the free
-Community Edition:
-
-    http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/
-
-When installing it, choose to do a custom installation to ensure
-that Visual C++ is added.  You will also need to choose support to make
-XP executables. 
-
-
+Community Edition which can be downloaded after creating an 
+account with Microsoft:
+
+    https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=visual%20studio%202019%20community&wt.mc_id=o~msft~vscom~older-downloads
+
+When installing, 
+- In the "Workloads" tab, select "Desktop development with C++".  
+- In the "Installation Details" panel on the right, additionally select:
+    - "C++/CLI support for 142 build tools.."
+    - "MSVC 141 - VS 2017 C++ x64/x86 build tools"
+- Under the "Individual components" tab in the "Compilers, build tools 
+  and runtimes" section, select "C++ Windows XP Support for VS 2017 
+  (v141) tools [Deprecated]"
+  
+  
 Building
 
 There are four build targets: