diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 83a77999c..968a381f5 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ branches:
 #---------------------------------#
 
 # Operating system (build VM template)
-os: Visual Studio 2017
+os: Visual Studio 2022
 
 #---------------------------------#
 #       build configuration       #
diff --git a/launcher/CmderLauncher.vcxproj b/launcher/CmderLauncher.vcxproj
index 96b1f47b0..28431d27d 100644
--- a/launcher/CmderLauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/launcher/CmderLauncher.vcxproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -190,4 +190,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/build.ps1 b/scripts/build.ps1
index 7a78a85b6..bf2f99ad8 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build.ps1
@@ -38,24 +38,23 @@ Param(
     # -whatif switch to not actually make changes
 
     # Path to the vendor configuration source file
-    [string]$sourcesPath = "..\vendor\sources.json",
+    [string]$sourcesPath = "$PSScriptRoot\..\vendor\sources.json",
 
     # Vendor folder location
-    [string]$saveTo = "..\vendor\",
+    [string]$saveTo = "$PSScriptRoot\..\vendor\",
 
     # Launcher folder location
-    [string]$launcher = "..\launcher",
+    [string]$launcher = "$PSScriptRoot\..\launcher",
 
     # Config folder location
-    [string]$config = "..\config",
+    [string]$config = "$PSScriptRoot\..\config",
 
     # New launcher if you have MSBuild tools installed
     [switch]$Compile
 )
 
 # Get the scripts and cmder root dirs we are building in.
-$ScriptRoot = Split-Path -Parent -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
-$cmder_root = $ScriptRoot.replace("\scripts","")
+$cmder_root = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot\.."
 
 # Dot source util functions into this scope
 . "$PSScriptRoot\utils.ps1"