diff --git a/.circleci/cimodel/data/windows_build_definitions.py b/.circleci/cimodel/data/windows_build_definitions.py
index 6b4f0160bc34..161151e3a086 100644
--- a/.circleci/cimodel/data/windows_build_definitions.py
+++ b/.circleci/cimodel/data/windows_build_definitions.py
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ def TruePred(_):
 
 WORKFLOW_DATA = [
     # VS2017 CUDA-10.1
-    WindowsJob(None, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "11"]), CudaVersion(10, 1), master_only_pred=FalsePred),
-    WindowsJob(1, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "11"]), CudaVersion(10, 1)),
+    WindowsJob(None, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "13"]), CudaVersion(10, 1), master_only_pred=FalsePred),
+    WindowsJob(1, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "13"]), CudaVersion(10, 1)),
     # VS2017 no-CUDA (builds only)
     WindowsJob(None, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "16"]), CudaVersion(10, 1)),
     WindowsJob(None, VcSpec(2017, ["14", "16"]), None),
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ffa90e24a47d..e37c846fb298 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pytorch_windows_params: &pytorch_windows_params
       default: "3.6"
     vc_version:
       type: string
-      default: "14.11"
+      default: "14.13"
     vc_year:
       type: string
       default: "2017"
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ jobs:
         default: "3.6"
       vc_version:
         type: string
-        default: "14.11"
+        default: "14.13"
       vc_year:
         type: string
         default: "2017"
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ jobs:
         default: "3.6"
       vc_version:
         type: string
-        default: "14.11"
+        default: "14.13"
       vc_year:
         type: string
         default: "2017"
@@ -7776,16 +7776,16 @@ workflows:
           requires:
             - nightly_pytorch_linux_xenial_py3_clang5_android_ndk_r19c_android_gradle_build
       - pytorch_windows_build:
-          build_environment: pytorch-win-vs2017-14-11-cuda10-cudnn7-py3
+          build_environment: pytorch-win-vs2017-14-13-cuda10-cudnn7-py3
           cuda_version: "10"
-          name: pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.11_py36_cuda10.1_build
+          name: pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.13_py36_cuda10.1_build
           python_version: "3.6"
           use_cuda: "1"
           vc_product: BuildTools
-          vc_version: "14.11"
+          vc_version: "14.13"
           vc_year: "2017"
       - pytorch_windows_test:
-          build_environment: pytorch-win-vs2017-14-11-cuda10-cudnn7-py3
+          build_environment: pytorch-win-vs2017-14-13-cuda10-cudnn7-py3
           cuda_version: "10"
           executor: windows-with-nvidia-gpu
           filters:
@@ -7794,14 +7794,14 @@ workflows:
                 - master
                 - /ci-all\/.*/
                 - /release\/.*/
-          name: pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.11_py36_cuda10.1_test1
+          name: pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.13_py36_cuda10.1_test1
           python_version: "3.6"
           requires:
-            - pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.11_py36_cuda10.1_build
+            - pytorch_windows_vs2017_14.13_py36_cuda10.1_build
           test_name: pytorch-windows-test1
           use_cuda: "1"
           vc_product: BuildTools
-          vc_version: "14.11"
+          vc_version: "14.13"
           vc_year: "2017"
       - pytorch_windows_build:
           build_environment: pytorch-win-vs2017-14-16-cuda10-cudnn7-py3
diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/vs_install.ps1 b/.circleci/scripts/vs_install.ps1
index 02db823bd926..25ab90b2ecca 100644
--- a/.circleci/scripts/vs_install.ps1
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/vs_install.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $VS_DOWNLOAD_LINK = "https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vs_buildtools.exe"
 $COLLECT_DOWNLOAD_LINK = "https://aka.ms/vscollect.exe"
 $VS_INSTALL_ARGS = @("--nocache","--quiet","--wait", "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools",
-                                                     "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.14.11",
+                                                     "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.14.13",
                                                      "--add Microsoft.Component.MSBuild",
                                                      "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.Compiler",
                                                      "--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TextTemplating",
diff --git a/.circleci/verbatim-sources/build-parameters/pytorch-build-params.yml b/.circleci/verbatim-sources/build-parameters/pytorch-build-params.yml
index f89f2d57e964..9e51d9073d61 100644
--- a/.circleci/verbatim-sources/build-parameters/pytorch-build-params.yml
+++ b/.circleci/verbatim-sources/build-parameters/pytorch-build-params.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pytorch_windows_params: &pytorch_windows_params
       default: "3.6"
     vc_version:
       type: string
-      default: "14.11"
+      default: "14.13"
     vc_year:
       type: string
       default: "2017"
diff --git a/.circleci/verbatim-sources/job-specs/pytorch-job-specs.yml b/.circleci/verbatim-sources/job-specs/pytorch-job-specs.yml
index a1c08199bacc..cea4fd115fdb 100644
--- a/.circleci/verbatim-sources/job-specs/pytorch-job-specs.yml
+++ b/.circleci/verbatim-sources/job-specs/pytorch-job-specs.yml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
         default: "3.6"
       vc_version:
         type: string
-        default: "14.11"
+        default: "14.13"
       vc_year:
         type: string
         default: "2017"
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
         default: "3.6"
       vc_version:
         type: string
-        default: "14.11"
+        default: "14.13"
       vc_year:
         type: string
         default: "2017"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760f7ed7da93..0ba1a36f1f83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ Each CUDA version only supports one particular XCode version. The following comb
 
 On Windows
 
-At least Visual Studio 2017 Update 3 (version 15.3.3 with the toolset 14.11) and [NVTX](https://docs.nvidia.com/gameworks/content/gameworkslibrary/nvtx/nvidia_tools_extension_library_nvtx.htm) are needed.
+At least Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 with the toolset 14.13 and [NVTX](https://docs.nvidia.com/gameworks/content/gameworkslibrary/nvtx/nvidia_tools_extension_library_nvtx.htm) are needed.
 
-If the version of Visual Studio 2017 is higher than 15.4.5, installing of "VC++ 2017 version 15.4 v14.11 toolset" is strongly recommended.
-<br/> If the version of Visual Studio 2017 is lesser than 15.3.3, please update Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version along with installing "VC++ 2017 version 15.4 v14.11 toolset".
-<br/> There is no guarantee of the correct building with VC++ 2017 toolsets, others than version 15.4 v14.11.
-<br/> "VC++ 2017 version 15.4 v14.11 toolset" might be installed onto already installed Visual Studio 2017 by running its installation once again and checking the corresponding checkbox under "Individual components"/"Compilers, build tools, and runtimes".
+If the version of Visual Studio 2017 is higher than 15.6, installing of "VC++ 2017 version 15.6 v14.13 toolset" is strongly recommended.
+<br/> If the version of Visual Studio 2017 is lesser than 15.6, please update Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version along with installing "VC++ 2017 version 15.6 v14.13 toolset".
+<br/> There is no guarantee of the correct building with VC++ 2017 toolsets, others than version 15.6 v14.13.
+<br/> "VC++ 2017 version 15.6 v14.13 toolset" might be installed onto already installed Visual Studio 2017 by running its installation once again and checking the corresponding checkbox under "Individual components"/"Compilers, build tools, and runtimes".
 
 NVTX is a part of CUDA distributive, where it is called "Nsight Compute". To install it onto already installed CUDA run CUDA installation once again and check the corresponding checkbox.
 Be sure that CUDA with Nsight Compute is installed after Visual Studio 2017.