diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
index f1604fa9..543911a7 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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     <IntDir>x64\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
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+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
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@@ -97,12 +97,13 @@
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       <ExceptionHandling>Async</ExceptionHandling>
-      <BasicRuntimeChecks>Default</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <BasicRuntimeChecks>UninitializedLocalUsageCheck</BasicRuntimeChecks>
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       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
+      <SmallerTypeCheck>true</SmallerTypeCheck>
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     <Link>
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@@ -131,12 +132,13 @@
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