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@@ -152,18 +152,56 @@ To build with autotools:
 
 ### Windows
 
-First, [Python][] 2.6 or 2.7 must be installed as it is required by [GYP][].
-If python is not in your path, set the environment variable `PYTHON` to its
-location. For example: `set PYTHON=C:\Python27\python.exe`
+Prerequisites:
 
-To build with Visual Studio, launch a git shell (e.g. Cmd or PowerShell)
-and run vcbuild.bat which will checkout the GYP code into build/gyp and
-generate uv.sln as well as related project files.
+* [Python 2.6 or 2.7][] as it is required
+  by [GYP][].  
+  If python is not in your path, set the environment variable `PYTHON` to its
+  location. For example: `set PYTHON=C:\Python27\python.exe`
+* One of:
+  * [Visual C++ Build Tools][]
+  * [Visual Studio 2015 Update 3][], all editions
+    including the Community edition (remember to select
+    "Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015" feature during installation).
+  * [Visual Studio 2017][], any edition (including the Build Tools SKU).
+    **Required Components:** "MSbuild", "VC++ 2017 v141 toolset" and one of the
+    Windows SDKs (10 or 8.1).
+* Basic Unix tools required for some tests,
+  [Git for Windows][] includes Git Bash
+  and tools which can be included in the global `PATH`.
 
-To have GYP generate build script for another system, checkout GYP into the
-project tree manually:
+To build, launch a git shell (e.g. Cmd or PowerShell), run `vcbuild.bat`
+(to build with VS2017 you need to explicitly add a `vs2017` argument),
+which will checkout the GYP code into `build/gyp`, generate `uv.sln`
+as well as the necesery related project files, and start building.
+
+```console
+> vcbuild
+```
+
+Or:
+
+```console
+> vcbuild vs2017
+```
+
+To run the tests:
+
+```console
+> vcbuild test
+```
+
+To see all the options that could passed to `vcbuild`:
+
+```console
+> vcbuild help
+vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [test/bench] [clean] [noprojgen] [nobuild] [vs2017] [x86/x64] [static/shared]
+Examples:
+  vcbuild.bat              : builds debug build
+  vcbuild.bat test         : builds debug build and runs tests
+  vcbuild.bat release bench: builds release build and runs benchmarks
+```
 
-    $ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp.git build/gyp
 
 ### Unix
 
@@ -244,7 +282,11 @@ See the [guidelines for contributing][].
 
 [node.js]: http://nodejs.org/
 [GYP]: http://code.google.com/p/gyp/
-[Python]: https://www.python.org/downloads/
 [guidelines for contributing]: https://github.com/libuv/libuv/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 [libuv_banner]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libuv/libuv/master/img/banner.png
 [x32]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI
+[Python 2.6 or 2.7]: https://www.python.org/downloads/
+[Visual C++ Build Tools]: http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools
+[Visual Studio 2015 Update 3]: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/older-downloads/
+[Visual Studio 2017]: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/
+[Git for Windows]: http://git-scm.com/download/win