diff --git a/gtsam/base/LieMatrix.h b/gtsam/base/LieMatrix.h
index 4c250b3f2..7b120df1c 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/LieMatrix.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/LieMatrix.h
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 
 #include <cstdarg>
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma message("LieMatrix.h is deprecated. Please use Eigen::Matrix instead.")
+#else
 #warning "LieMatrix.h is deprecated. Please use Eigen::Matrix instead."
+#endif
+
 #include <gtsam/base/DerivedValue.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Lie.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Matrix.h>
diff --git a/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h b/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
index c68458364..b208a584a 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#warning "LieScalar.h is deprecated. Please use double/float instead."
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma message("LieScalar.h is deprecated. Please use double/float instead.")
+#else
+  #warning "LieScalar.h is deprecated. Please use double/float instead."
+#endif
+
 #include <gtsam/dllexport.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/DerivedValue.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Lie.h>
diff --git a/gtsam/base/LieVector.h b/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
index 94ba775cf..d158548ad 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma message("LieVector.h is deprecated. Please use Eigen::Vector instead.")
+#else
 #warning "LieVector.h is deprecated. Please use Eigen::Vector instead."
+#endif
+
 #include <gtsam/base/Lie.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/Vector.h>
 #include <gtsam/base/DerivedValue.h>