diff --git a/docs/development/build-instructions-windows.md b/docs/development/build-instructions-windows.md
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@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ Follow the guidelines below for building **Electron itself** on Windows, for the
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Windows 10 / Server 2012 R2 or higher
-* Visual Studio 2017 15.7.2 or higher - [download VS 2019 Community Edition for
-  free](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/)
+* Visual Studio 2019 (>=16.0.0) to build, but Visual Studio 2022 (>=17.0.0) is preferred - [download VS 2022 Community Edition for free](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/)
   * See [the Chromium build documentation](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/windows_build_instructions.md#visual-studio) for more details on which Visual Studio
   components are required.
   * If your Visual Studio is installed in a directory other than the default, you'll need to
   set a few environment variables to point the toolchains to your installation path.
-    * `vs2019_install = DRIVE:\path\to\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community`, replacing `2019` and `Community` with your installed versions and replacing `DRIVE:` with the drive that Visual Studio is on. Often, this will be `C:`.
+    * `vs2022_install = DRIVE:\path\to\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community`, replacing `2022` and `Community` with your installed versions and replacing `DRIVE:` with the drive that Visual Studio is on. Often, this will be `C:`.
     * `WINDOWSSDKDIR = DRIVE:\path\to\Windows Kits\10`, replacing `DRIVE:` with the drive that Windows Kits is on. Often, this will be `C:`.
 * [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/download/)
 * [Git](https://git-scm.com)