diff --git a/build_files/windows/detect_msvc_vswhere.cmd b/build_files/windows/detect_msvc_vswhere.cmd
index 609375cee89..52f765c20c4 100644
--- a/build_files/windows/detect_msvc_vswhere.cmd
+++ b/build_files/windows/detect_msvc_vswhere.cmd
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
 
 if "%VS_InstallDir%"=="" (
 	if NOT "%verbose%" == "" (
-		echo Visual Studio is detected but the "Desktop development with C++" workload has not been instlled
+		echo.
+		echo Visual Studio is detected but no suitable installation was found. 
+		echo.
+		echo Check the "Desktop development with C++" workload has been installed. 
+		echo. 
+		echo If you are attempting to use either Visual Studio Preview version or the Visual C++ Build tools, Please see 'make help' on how to opt in to those toolsets.
+		echo. 
 		goto FAIL
 	)
 )