diff --git a/script/create-dist.py b/script/create-dist.py
index 7dff4a494b6..e0a373d94fe 100755
--- a/script/create-dist.py
+++ b/script/create-dist.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
 from lib.config import BASE_URL, PLATFORM, enable_verbose_mode, \
                        get_target_arch, get_zip_name, build_env
 from lib.util import scoped_cwd, rm_rf, get_electron_version, make_zip, \
-                     execute, electron_gyp, electron_features
+                     execute, electron_gyp, electron_features, parse_version
+from lib.env_util import get_vs_location
 
 
 ELECTRON_VERSION = get_electron_version()
@@ -146,22 +147,28 @@ def copy_chrome_binary(binary):
   os.chmod(dest, os.stat(dest).st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
 
 def copy_vcruntime_binaries():
-  with _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
-                       r"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\Setup\VC", 0,
-                       _winreg.KEY_READ | _winreg.KEY_WOW64_32KEY) as key:
-    crt_dir = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "ProductDir")[0]
-
   arch = get_target_arch()
   if arch == "ia32":
     arch = "x86"
+  subkey = r"SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\\"
+  with _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, subkey + arch, 0,
+                       _winreg.KEY_READ | _winreg.KEY_WOW64_32KEY) as key:
+    runtime_version = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "Version")[0][1:]
 
-  crt_dir += r"redist\{0}\Microsoft.VC140.CRT\\".format(arch)
+  version_parts = parse_version(runtime_version)
+  if len(version_parts) > 3:
+    runtime_version = '.'.join(version_parts[0:3])
+
+  vs_location = get_vs_location('[15.0,16.0)')
+
+  crt_dir = os.path.join(vs_location, 'VC', 'Redist', 'MSVC', runtime_version,
+                          arch, 'Microsoft.VC141.CRT')
 
   dlls = ["msvcp140.dll", "vcruntime140.dll"]
 
   # Note: copyfile is used to remove the read-only flag
   for dll in dlls:
-    shutil.copyfile(crt_dir + dll, os.path.join(DIST_DIR, dll))
+    shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(crt_dir, dll), os.path.join(DIST_DIR, dll))
     TARGET_BINARIES_EXT.append(dll)
 
 
diff --git a/script/lib/env_util.py b/script/lib/env_util.py
index 34b3f14c522..0b40bbfd7c2 100644
--- a/script/lib/env_util.py
+++ b/script/lib/env_util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import itertools
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
@@ -58,31 +59,42 @@ def get_environment_from_batch_command(env_cmd, initial=None):
   proc.communicate()
   return result
 
+def get_vs_location(vs_version):
+    """
+    Returns the location of the VS building environment.
+
+    The vs_version can be strings like "[15.0,16.0)", meaning 2017, but not the next version.
+    """
+
+    # vswhere can't handle spaces, like "[15.0, 16.0)" should become "[15.0,16.0)"
+    vs_version = vs_version.replace(" ", "")
+
+    program_files = os.environ.get('ProgramFiles(x86)')
+    # Find visual studio
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+      program_files + "\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\Installer\\vswhere.exe "
+      "-property installationPath "
+      "-requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreIde "
+      "-format value "
+      "-version {0}".format(vs_version),
+      stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+    location = proc.stdout.readline().rstrip()
+    return location
 
 def get_vs_env(vs_version, arch):
   """
   Returns the env object for VS building environment.
 
-  The vs_version can be strings like "[15.0,16.0)", meaning 2017, but not the next version.
+  vs_version is the version of Visual Studio to use.  See get_vs_location for
+  more details.
   The arch has to be one of "x86", "amd64", "arm", "x86_amd64", "x86_arm", "amd64_x86",
-  "amd64_arm", e.g. the args passed to vcvarsall.bat.
+  "amd64_arm", i.e. the args passed to vcvarsall.bat.
   """
 
-  # vswhere can't handle spaces, like "[15.0, 16.0)" should become "[15.0,16.0)"
-  vs_version = vs_version.replace(" ", "")
-
-  # Find visual studio
-  proc = subprocess.Popen(
-    "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\Installer\\vswhere.exe "
-    "-property installationPath "
-    "-requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreIde "
-    "-format value "
-    "-version {0}".format(vs_version),
-    stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-  
-  location = proc.stdout.readline().rstrip()
+  location = get_vs_location(vs_version)
 
   # Launch the process.
   vsvarsall = "{0}\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvarsall.bat".format(location)
 
-  return get_environment_from_batch_command([vsvarsall, arch])
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+  return get_environment_from_batch_command([vsvarsall, arch])