diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/App/AppStart.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/App/AppStart.cpp
index 95011f1a9a..3bed957bde 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/App/AppStart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/App/AppStart.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <Base/PyObjectBase.h>
 
-#include <3rdParty/GSL/include/gsl/pointers>
+#include <gsl/pointers>
 
 namespace Start
 {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Start/CMakeLists.txt
index 8583e280a4..4991bc3a98 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@
 #  *                                                                          *
 #  ***************************************************************************/
 
-if( NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/GSL" )
+if ( EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/GSL/include" )
+    include_directories( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/3rdParty/GSL/include )
+else()
+    find_package(Microsoft.GSL)
+    if( Microsoft.GSL_FOUND )
+        message( STATUS "Found Microsoft.GSL: version ${Microsoft.GSL_VERSION}" )
+    else()
         message( SEND_ERROR "The C++ Guidelines Support Library (GSL) submodule is not available. Please run git submodule update --init" )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(App)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/AppStartGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/AppStartGui.cpp
index c33b3dc64f..ad2898e9dc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/AppStartGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/AppStartGui.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
 
 
-#include <3rdParty/GSL/include/gsl/pointers>
+#include <gsl/pointers>
 
 #include "Manipulator.h"
 #include "StartView.h"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
index d8122dbf9b..4255980dd6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/FileCardDelegate.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "../App/DisplayedFilesModel.h"
 #include "App/Application.h"
 #include <App/Color.h>
-#include <3rdParty/GSL/include/gsl/pointers>
+#include <gsl/pointers>
 
 using namespace Start;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
index ebf0e525a5..1682bb9cda 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
 #include <Gui/MenuManager.h>
 
-#include <3rdParty/GSL/include/gsl/pointers>
+#include <gsl/pointers>
 
 DEF_STD_CMD(CmdStart)
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
index a655d11476..ed2d0f48b1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 #include <Gui/Application.h>
 #include <Gui/Command.h>
-#include <3rdParty/GSL/include/gsl/pointers>
+#include <gsl/pointers>
 
 using namespace StartGui;