diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e162d631..308c2e8c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ endif()
 #
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Windows")
         message (STATUS "Configuring the v1 installer")
-        configure_files (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/wix ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/installer)
 		generate_versionfile()
+		set(QT_PATH $ENV{CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+        configure_files (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/wix ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/installer)
 endif()
 
 #
diff --git a/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in b/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
index c0391c7c..41c632ad 100644
--- a/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
+++ b/dist/wix/Include.wxi.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <Include>
     <?define Name="Synergy" ?>
     <?define Version="@SYNERGY_VERSION@" ?>
-    <?define QtVersion="5.9.5" ?> <!-- TODO: Configure this externally //--> 
     <?define Author="Symless Ltd" ?>
     <?define BinPath="@CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY@/$(var.Configuration)" ?>
     <?define ResPath="@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/res" ?>
@@ -11,12 +10,12 @@
         <?define ProgramFilesFolder="ProgramFiles64Folder" ?>
         <?define PlatformSimpleName="64-bit" ?>
         <?define UpgradeGuid="E8A4FA54-14B9-4FD1-8E00-7BC46555FDA0" ?>
-        <?define QtPath="C:\Qt\Qt$(var.QtVersion)\$(var.QtVersion)\msvc2015_64" ?>
+        <?define QtPath="@QT_PATH@" ?>
     <?else ?>
         <?define ProgramFilesFolder="ProgramFilesFolder" ?>
         <?define PlatformSimpleName="32-bit" ?>
         <?define UpgradeGuid="BE0B9FD8-45E2-4A8E-A0D8-1F774D074A78" ?>
-        <?define QtPath="C:\Qt\Qt$(var.QtVersion)\$(var.QtVersion)\msvc2015" ?>
+        <?define QtPath="@QT_PATH@" ?>
     <?endif ?>
     <?define QtBinPath="$(var.QtPath)\bin" ?>
     <?define QtPlatformPath="$(var.QtPath)\plugins\platforms" ?>
diff --git a/dist/wix/Product.wxs b/dist/wix/Product.wxs
index dce91922..f4c1a7f6 100644
--- a/dist/wix/Product.wxs
+++ b/dist/wix/Product.wxs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 			<ComponentGroupRef Id="OpenSSLComponents"/>
 			<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductQtPluginComponents"/>
 			<ComponentRef Id="RegistryEntries"/>
+      <MergeRef Id="VC_Redist"/>
 		</Feature>
 		<DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
 			<Component Guid="7CF3564D-1F8E-4D3D-9781-E1EE22D5BD67" Id="RegistryEntries">
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@
 				<!-- Windows 8 and later only -->
 				<Condition><![CDATA[Installed OR (VersionNT >= 602)]]></Condition>
 			</Component>
+      <?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?>
+        <Merge Id="VC_Redist" SourceFile="$(env.ProgramFiles)\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC140_CRT_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
+      <?else ?>
+        <Merge Id="VC_Redist" SourceFile="$(env.ProgramFiles)\Common Files\Merge Modules\Microsoft_VC140_CRT_x86.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
+      <?endif ?>
 		</DirectoryRef>
 		<Icon Id="synergy.ico" SourceFile="$(var.ResPath)/synergy.ico"/>
 		<WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="$(var.ResPath)\banner.bmp"/>
diff --git a/dist/wix/Synergy.sln b/dist/wix/Synergy.sln
index 81ed8811..0de1bd1c 100644
--- a/dist/wix/Synergy.sln
+++ b/dist/wix/Synergy.sln
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 14
-VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.23107.0
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.29411.108
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{930C7802-8A8C-48F9-8165-68863BCCD9DD}") = "Synergy", "Synergy.wixproj", "{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
-		Release|x86 = Release|x86
+		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
 		Release|x64 = Release|x64
+		Release|x86 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
 		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
 		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
-		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
-		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{D4BA9F39-6A35-4C8F-9CB2-67FCBE5CAB17}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {2E0AA1C9-0F14-4FE4-8F18-430484EFBACE}
+	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/dist/wix/Synergy.wixproj b/dist/wix/Synergy.wixproj
index 003665ee..b340455f 100644
--- a/dist/wix/Synergy.wixproj
+++ b/dist/wix/Synergy.wixproj
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-        <ProductVersion>3.10</ProductVersion>
-        <ProjectGuid>{d4ba9f39-6a35-4c8f-9cb2-67fcbe5cab17}</ProjectGuid>
-        <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
-        <OutputName>Synergy</OutputName>
-        <OutputType>Package</OutputType>
-        <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND '$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)' != '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath>
-        <WixTargetsPath Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' ">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets</WixTargetsPath>
-        <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
-        <IntermediateOutputPath>wix\obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <ItemGroup>
-        <WixExtension Include="WixFirewallExtension">
-            <HintPath>$(WixExtDir)\WixFirewallExtension.dll</HintPath>
-            <Name>WixFirewallExtension</Name>
-        </WixExtension>
-        <WixExtension Include="WixUtilExtension">
-            <HintPath>$(WixExtDir)\WixUtilExtension.dll</HintPath>
-            <Name>WixUtilExtension</Name>
-        </WixExtension>
-        <WixExtension Include="WixUIExtension">
-            <HintPath>$(WixExtDir)\WixUIExtension.dll</HintPath>
-            <Name>WixUIExtension</Name>
-        </WixExtension>
-        <Compile Include="Product.wxs"/>
-        <Content Include="Include.wxi"/>
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)"/>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ProductVersion>3.11</ProductVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{d4ba9f39-6a35-4c8f-9cb2-67fcbe5cab17}</ProjectGuid>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <OutputName>Synergy</OutputName>
+    <OutputType>Package</OutputType>
+    <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath>wix\obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="$(SolutionDir)/Product.wxs" />
+    <Content Include="$(SolutionDir)/Include.wxi" />
+
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <WixExtension Include="WixUtilExtension">
+      <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin\WixUtilExtension.dll</HintPath>
+      <Name>WixUtilExtension</Name>
+    </WixExtension>
+    <WixExtension Include="WixUIExtension">
+      <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin\WixUIExtension.dll</HintPath>
+      <Name>WixUIExtension</Name>
+    </WixExtension>
+    <WixExtension Include="WixFirewallExtension">
+      <HintPath>C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin\WixFirewallExtension.dll</HintPath>
+      <Name>WixFirewallExtension</Name>
+    </WixExtension>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' != '' " />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets" Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets') " />
 </Project>
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