Create a new CMakeFiles.txt below in a new folder. cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7) set(Boost_DEBUG 1) set(Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG 1) set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIR Y:/L/boost_1_53_0) set(Boost_LIBRARY_DIR Y:/L/boost_1_53_0/lib) set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON) set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON) find_package(Boost 1.53 REQUIRED COMPONENTS date_time filesystem iostreams) include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}) link_directories(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIR}) Adjust　Boost_INCLUDE_DIR and Boost_LIBRARY_DIR to your environment and try to switch ON and OFF for Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS and Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED.