diff --git a/src/transform_all.bat b/src/transform_all.bat
index e91758fbb2a..1c104ef4868 100644
--- a/src/transform_all.bat
+++ b/src/transform_all.bat
@@ -17,24 +17,30 @@ dir *.tt /b > t4list.txt
 echo the following T4 templates will be transformed:
 type t4list.txt
 
-set TextTransform=%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\microsoft shared\TextTemplating\11.0\TextTransform.exe
+:: Use texttransform.exe from the IDE if it is present, otherwise, use legacy locations. 
 
-IF NOT EXIST "%TextTransform%" set TextTransform=%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\microsoft shared\TextTemplating\12.0\TextTransform.exe
+:: clear text transform path to undefine it
+set TEXTTRANSFORMPATH=
 
-IF NOT EXIST "%TextTransform%" set TextTransform=%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\microsoft shared\TextTemplating\14.0\TextTransform.exe
-
-IF NOT EXIST "%TextTransform%" set TextTransform=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\TextTransform.exe
-
-IF NOT EXIST "%TextTransform%" set TextTransform=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\TextTransform.exe
+:: use latest vswhere utility to locate in IDE, where it resides now. 
+IF EXIST "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" (
+   for /f "usebackq tokens=1* delims=: " %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -all`) do (
+      if /i "%%i" == "installationPath" set TEXTTRANSFORMPATH="%%j\Common7\IDE\TextTransform.exe"
+   )
+)
 
-IF NOT EXIST "%TextTransform%" set TextTransform=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\TextTransform.exe
+:: not found in IDE, use legacy
+IF NOT DEFINED TEXTTRANSFORMPATH (
+   set TEXTTRANSFORMPATH="%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\microsoft shared\TextTemplating\%VisualStudioVersion%\TextTransform.exe"
+)
 
 :: transform all the templates
 for /f %%d in (t4list.txt) do (
 set file_name=%%d
 set file_name=!file_name:~0,-3!.%extension%
-echo:  \--^> !file_name!    
-"%TextTransform%" -out !file_name! %%d
+echo:  \--^> !file_name!
+echo %TEXTTRANSFORMPATH% -out !file_name! %%d
+    %TEXTTRANSFORMPATH% -out !file_name! %%d
 )
 
 :: delete T4 list and return to previous directory