diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b210bf0d..82743411 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # prepare base image for TS projects
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2019 as base
 
+ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe C:\\vc_redist.x64.exe
+RUN C:\\vc_redist.x64.exe /quiet /install
+
 ADD https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.0.0/node-v18.0.0-win-x64.zip C:\\node.zip
 RUN powershell -Command \
     Expand-Archive -Path C:\\node.zip -DestinationPath C:\\Node; \
@@ -19,12 +22,20 @@ RUN powershell -Command echo "Downloading Vulkan SDK..."
 RUN powershell -Command Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/latest/windows/vulkan-sdk.exe -OutFile VulkanSDK-Installer.exe
 
 RUN powershell -Command echo "Installing Vulkan SDK..."
-RUN powershell -Command Start-Process -Wait -PassThru -FilePath .\VulkanSDK-Installer.exe -ArgumentList '--accept-licenses', '--default-answer', '--confirm-command', 'install', '--root', 'C:\VulkanSDKCustom'
+# RUN powershell -Command Start-Process -Wait -PassThru -FilePath .\VulkanSDK-Installer.exe -ArgumentList '--accept-licenses', '--default-answer', '--confirm-command', 'install', '--root', 'C:\VulkanSDKCustom'
+RUN .\VulkanSDK-Installer.exe --accept-licenses --default-answer --confirm-command install --root C:\VulkanSDKCustom
+RUN powershell -Command echo "Vulkan SDK installed!"
 
 RUN powershell -Command echo "Removing Vulkan SDK installer..."
 RUN powershell -Command Remove-Item -Force VulkanSDK-Installer.exe
 
-RUN cd C:\VulkanSDKCustom && ls
+#print VULKAN_SDK env variable
+RUN powershell -Command echo "VULKAN_SDK env variable:"
+RUN powershell -Command echo $env:VULKAN_SDK
+
+RUN cd C:\VulkanSDKCustom && dir
+RUN cd C:\VulkanSDKCustom\Bin && dir
+RUN cd C:\VulkanSDKCustom\Lib && dir
 
 # build scene-lod
 FROM base as scene-lod-build