diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vs2015.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vs2015.vcxproj
index 0275d1c9..df0a9338 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vs2015.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vs2015.vcxproj
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
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@@ -23,11 +31,22 @@
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+    <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)Microsoft.CPP.UpgradeFromVC70.props" />
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+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Release|Win32'">
     <OutDir>..\bin\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
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+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Release|x64'">
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
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+      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
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+      <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)notepadPlus.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+    </Link>
+    <Manifest>
+      <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
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+      <Command>
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@@ -136,6 +204,57 @@ copy ..\src\shortcuts.xml ..\bin\shortcuts.xml
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+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Unicode Release|x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <InlineFunctionExpansion>Default</InlineFunctionExpansion>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
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+      <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
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+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
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+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4091;4456;4457;4459</DisableSpecificWarnings>
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+      <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
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+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
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+    <Manifest>
+      <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
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+    <PostBuildEvent>
+      <Command>copy ..\src\config.model.xml ..\bin\config.model.xml
+copy ..\src\langs.model.xml ..\bin\langs.model.xml
+copy ..\src\stylers.model.xml ..\bin\stylers.model.xml
+copy ..\src\shortcuts.xml ..\bin\shortcuts.xml
+copy ..\src\functionList.xml ..\bin\functionList.xml
+copy ..\src\contextMenu.xml ..\bin\contextMenu.xml
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