diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2883364..aaf87ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 *.vscode/
 *.user
 *.aps
+CMakeSettings.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d2f709..c764684 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ target_precompile_headers(pch PUBLIC include/common.h)
 file(GLOB ASSETS assets/*)
 file(COPY ${ASSETS} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_FINAL_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
+include(QtUtils)
+msvc_registry_search()
+find_qt5(Core Widgets WinExtras WebSockets)
+
 add_library(text text.cpp)
 target_compile_definitions(text PRIVATE ${TEXT_LANGUAGE})
 link_libraries(text)
diff --git a/CMakeSettings.json b/CMakeSettings.json
index aa5b84e..6e602c7 100644
--- a/CMakeSettings.json
+++ b/CMakeSettings.json
@@ -4,25 +4,29 @@
       "name": "x86-Debug",
       "generator": "Ninja",
       "configurationType": "Debug",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DQT_ROOT=C:/Qt/",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x86" ]
     },
     {
       "name": "x86-RelWithDebInfo",
       "generator": "Ninja",
       "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DQT_ROOT=C:/Qt/",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x86" ]
     },
     {
       "name": "x64-Debug",
       "generator": "Ninja",
       "configurationType": "Debug",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DQT_ROOT=C:/Qt/",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64" ]
     },
     {
       "name": "x64-RelWithDebInfo",
       "generator": "Ninja",
       "configurationType": "RelWithDebInfo",
+      "cmakeCommandArgs": "-DQT_ROOT=C:/Qt/",
       "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64" ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GUI/CMakeLists.txt b/GUI/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ca32b5..7c4fa34 100644
--- a/GUI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GUI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-include(QtUtils)
-msvc_registry_search()
-find_qt5(Core Widgets WinExtras)
-
 add_executable(Textractor WIN32 
 	main.cpp
 	exception.cpp
diff --git a/cmake/QtUtils.cmake b/cmake/QtUtils.cmake
index 0cf9875..fc164a8 100644
--- a/cmake/QtUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtUtils.cmake
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 macro(msvc_registry_search)
 	if(NOT DEFINED Qt5_DIR)
-		# look for user-registry pointing to qtcreator
-		get_filename_component(QT_BIN [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\Applications\\QtProject.QtCreator.pro\\shell\\Open\\Command] PATH)
+		if (NOT EXISTS ${QT_ROOT})
+			# look for user-registry pointing to qtcreator
+			get_filename_component(QT_ROOT [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\Applications\\QtProject.QtCreator.pro\\shell\\Open\\Command] PATH)
 
-		# get root path so we can search for 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, etc
-		string(REPLACE "/Tools" ";" QT_BIN "${QT_BIN}")
-		list(GET QT_BIN 0 QT_BIN)
-		file(GLOB QT_VERSIONS "${QT_BIN}/5.1*")
+			# get root path
+			string(REPLACE "/Tools" ";" QT_ROOT "${QT_ROOT}")
+			list(GET QT_ROOT 0 QT_ROOT)
+		endif()
+		file(GLOB QT_VERSIONS "${QT_ROOT}/5.13*")
 		list(SORT QT_VERSIONS)
 
 		# assume the latest version will be last alphabetically
diff --git a/extensions/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e3d0a6..114a543 100644
--- a/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-include(QtUtils)
-msvc_registry_search()
-find_qt5(Core Widgets WebSockets)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0037 OLD)
 
 add_library(Bing\ Translate MODULE bingtranslate.cpp translatewrapper.cpp network.cpp extensionimpl.cpp)