diff --git a/doc/compiling/windows.md b/doc/compiling/windows.md
index c63a7b319..eeaf2e4fd 100644
--- a/doc/compiling/windows.md
+++ b/doc/compiling/windows.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ It is highly recommended to use vcpkg as package manager.
 
 After you successfully built vcpkg you can easily install the required libraries:
 ```powershell
-vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp gettext sdl2 --triplet x64-windows
+vcpkg install zlib zstd curl[winssl] openal-soft libvorbis libogg libjpeg-turbo sqlite3 freetype luajit gmp jsoncpp gettext[tools] sdl2 --triplet x64-windows
 ```
 
 - `curl` is optional, but required to read the serverlist, `curl[winssl]` is required to use the content store.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Use `--triplet` to specify the target triplet, e.g. `x64-windows` or `x86-window
 Run the following script in PowerShell:
 
 ```powershell
-cmake . -G"Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=D:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_GETTEXT=OFF -DENABLE_CURSES=OFF
+cmake . -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=D:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_CURSES=OFF
 cmake --build . --config Release
 ```
 Make sure that the right compiler is selected and the path to the vcpkg toolchain is correct.