diff --git a/ports/qt5-webengine/portfile.cmake b/ports/qt5-webengine/portfile.cmake
index d7fd4b053..27e4f8e2d 100644
--- a/ports/qt5-webengine/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/qt5-webengine/portfile.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ vcpkg_check_linkage(ONLY_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY)
 message(STATUS "${PORT} requires a lot of free disk space (>300GB), ram (>32 GB) and time (>4h per configuration) to be successfully build.\n\
 -- As such ${PORT} is not properly tested.\n\
 -- If ${PORT} fails post build validation please open up an issue. \n\
--- If it fails due to post validation the successfully installed files can be found in <vcpkgroot>/packages/${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET} \n\
--- and just need to be copied into <vcpkgroot>/installed/${TARGaET_TRIPLET}")
+-- If it fails due to post validation the successfully installed files can be found in ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR} \n\
+-- and just need to be copied into ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}")
 if(NOT VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
     message(STATUS "If ${PORT} directly fails ${PORT} might require additional prerequisites on Linux and OSX. Please check the configure logs.\n")
 endif()
diff --git a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
index 8807befd8..f956a4f33 100644
--- a/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
+++ b/scripts/buildsystems/msbuild/vcpkg.targets
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     <VcpkgConfiguration Condition="'$(VcpkgConfiguration)' == ''">$(Configuration)</VcpkgConfiguration>
     <VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration Condition="$(VcpkgConfiguration.StartsWith('Debug'))">Debug</VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration>
     <VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration Condition="$(VcpkgConfiguration.StartsWith('Release')) or '$(VcpkgConfiguration)' == 'RelWithDebInfo' or '$(VcpkgConfiguration)' == 'MinSizeRel'">Release</VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration>
-    <VcpkgRoot Condition="'$(VcpkgRoot)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), .vcpkg-root))\installed\$(VcpkgTriplet)\</VcpkgRoot>
+    <VcpkgRoot Condition="'$(VcpkgRoot)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), .vcpkg-root))\</VcpkgRoot>
+    <VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir Condition="'$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)' == ''">$(VcpkgRoot)installed\$(VcpkgTriplet)\</VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir>
     <VcpkgApplocalDeps Condition="'$(VcpkgApplocalDeps)' == ''">true</VcpkgApplocalDeps>
     <!-- Deactivate Autolinking if lld is used as a linker. (Until a better way to solve the problem is found!). 
     Tried to add /lib as a parameter to the linker call but was unable to find a way to pass it as the first parameter. -->
@@ -62,21 +63,21 @@
 
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(VcpkgEnabled)' == 'true'">
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Debug' and '$(VcpkgAutoLink)' != 'false'">%(AdditionalDependencies);$(VcpkgRoot)debug\lib\*.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Release' and '$(VcpkgAutoLink)' != 'false'">%(AdditionalDependencies);$(VcpkgRoot)lib\*.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Release'">%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(VcpkgRoot)lib;$(VcpkgRoot)lib\manual-link</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Debug'">%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(VcpkgRoot)debug\lib;$(VcpkgRoot)debug\lib\manual-link</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Debug' and '$(VcpkgAutoLink)' != 'false'">%(AdditionalDependencies);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)debug\lib\*.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Release' and '$(VcpkgAutoLink)' != 'false'">%(AdditionalDependencies);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)lib\*.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Release'">%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)lib;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)lib\manual-link</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == 'Debug'">%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)debug\lib;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)debug\lib\manual-link</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(VcpkgRoot)include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(VcpkgRoot)include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
   <Target Name="VcpkgTripletSelection" BeforeTargets="ClCompile">
-    <Message Text="Using triplet &quot;$(VcpkgTriplet)&quot; from &quot;$(VcpkgRoot)&quot;" Importance="Normal" Condition="'$(VcpkgEnabled)' == 'true'"/>
+    <Message Text="Using triplet &quot;$(VcpkgTriplet)&quot; from &quot;$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)&quot;" Importance="Normal" Condition="'$(VcpkgEnabled)' == 'true'"/>
     <Message Text="Not using Vcpkg because VcpkgEnabled is &quot;$(VcpkgEnabled)&quot;" Importance="Normal" Condition="'$(VcpkgEnabled)' != 'true'"/>
     <Message Text="Vcpkg is unable to link because we cannot decide between Release and Debug libraries. Please define the property VcpkgConfiguration to be 'Release' or 'Debug' (currently '$(VcpkgConfiguration)')." Importance="High" Condition="'$(VcpkgEnabled)' == 'true' and '$(VcpkgNormalizedConfiguration)' == ''"/>
   </Target>
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@
     File="$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1u.tlog"
     Lines="^$(TargetPath);$([System.IO.Path]::Combine($(ProjectDir),$(IntDir)))vcpkg.applocal.log" Encoding="Unicode"/>
     <Exec Condition="$(VcpkgConfiguration.StartsWith('Debug'))"
-      Command="$(SystemRoot)\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -noprofile -File %22$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)applocal.ps1%22 %22$(TargetPath)%22 %22$(VcpkgRoot)debug\bin%22 %22$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1u.tlog%22 %22$(IntDir)vcpkg.applocal.log%22"
+      Command="$(SystemRoot)\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -noprofile -File %22$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)applocal.ps1%22 %22$(TargetPath)%22 %22$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)debug\bin%22 %22$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1u.tlog%22 %22$(IntDir)vcpkg.applocal.log%22"
       StandardOutputImportance="Normal">
     </Exec>
     <Exec Condition="$(VcpkgConfiguration.StartsWith('Release'))"
-      Command="$(SystemRoot)\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -noprofile -File %22$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)applocal.ps1%22 %22$(TargetPath)%22 %22$(VcpkgRoot)bin%22 %22$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1u.tlog%22 %22$(IntDir)vcpkg.applocal.log%22"
+      Command="$(SystemRoot)\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -noprofile -File %22$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)applocal.ps1%22 %22$(TargetPath)%22 %22$(VcpkgCurrentInstalledDir)bin%22 %22$(TLogLocation)$(ProjectName).write.1u.tlog%22 %22$(IntDir)vcpkg.applocal.log%22"
       StandardOutputImportance="Normal">
     </Exec>
     <ReadLinesFromFile File="$(IntDir)vcpkg.applocal.log">
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/export.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/export.cpp
index be968e4c9..530a93204 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/export.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg/export.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ namespace vcpkg::Export
     {
         return Strings::format(R"###(
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <VcpkgRoot></VcpkgRoot>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Condition="Exists('%s')" Project="%s" />
 </Project>
 )###",