diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ed60548213..c19292be817 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake")
+    set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake")
+endif()
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
 project(msvc_standard_libraries LANGUAGES CXX)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f092b0b191a..02cd1b3d07c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,18 +160,15 @@ These instructions assume you're targeting `x64-windows`; you can change this co
 architectures.
 
 1. Install [CMake][] 3.16.5 or later, [Ninja][] 1.10.0 or later, and Visual Studio 2019 16.7 Preview 3 or later.
-2. Invoke `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg`
-3. Invoke `cd vcpkg`
-4. Invoke `.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat`
-5. Invoke `.\vcpkg.exe install boost-math:x64-windows` to install the boost-math dependency.
-6. Open an "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019".
-7. Change directories to a location where you'd like a clone of this STL repository.
-8. Invoke `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/STL`
-9. Invoke `cd STL`
-10. Invoke `cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE={where your vcpkg clone is located}\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake
--S . -B {wherever you want binaries}` to configure the project. For example, `cmake -G Ninja
--DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:\Dev\vcpkg\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake -S . -B out\build\x64`
-11. Invoke `ninja -C {wherever you want binaries}` to build the project. For example, `ninja -C out\build\x64`
+2. Open an "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019".
+3. Change directories to a location where you'd like a clone of this STL repository.
+4. Invoke `git clone https://github.com/microsoft/STL`
+5. Invoke `cd STL`
+6. Invoke `git submodule update --init vcpkg`
+7. Invoke `.\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat`
+8. Invoke `.\vcpkg\vcpkg.exe install boost-math:x86-windows boost-math:x64-windows` to install the boost-math dependency.
+9. Invoke `cmake -G Ninja -S . -B {wherever you want binaries}` to configure the project. For example, `cmake -G Ninja -S . -B out\build\x64`
+10. Invoke `ninja -C {wherever you want binaries}` to build the project. For example, `ninja -C out\build\x64`
 
 # How To Consume