diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2017-11-06-11-53-39.bpo-31957.S_1jFK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2017-11-06-11-53-39.bpo-31957.S_1jFK.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffee9025a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2017-11-06-11-53-39.bpo-31957.S_1jFK.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes Windows SDK version detection when building for Windows.
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 2d48ed1e362..a826bbf283e 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@
     possible version). Since we limit WINVER to Windows 7 anyway, it doesn't really
     matter which WinSDK version we use.
     -->
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) >= '10.0.15063'">10.0.15063.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) >= '10.0.15063'">10.0.15063.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.14393'">10.0.14393.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.14393'">10.0.14393.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.10586'">10.0.10586.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.10586'">10.0.10586.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.10240'">10.0.10240.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
-    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion) == '10.0.10240'">10.0.10240.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <_RegistryVersion>$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</_RegistryVersion>
+    <_RegistryVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == ''">$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\WOW6432Node\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</_RegistryVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>10.0.16299.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.15063'">10.0.15063.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.14393'">10.0.14393.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.10586'">10.0.10586.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
+    <DefaultWindowsSDKVersion Condition="$(_RegistryVersion) == '10.0.10240'">10.0.10240.0</DefaultWindowsSDKVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(OverrideVersion)' == ''">