diff --git a/plugins/checksum/checksum.vcxproj b/plugins/checksum/checksum.vcxproj
index ce75d68b..7838cb4a 100644
--- a/plugins/checksum/checksum.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/checksum/checksum.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj b/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj
index f34c7bc3..8709d2a5 100644
--- a/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/dns/dns.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj b/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj
index 32ac7055..171e2b0d 100644
--- a/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/doat/doat.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj b/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj
index e789767f..a04c0046 100644
--- a/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/exec/exec.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj b/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj
index d21c21ad..f1eb95ba 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/fishlim.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj b/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj
index 3c48e9d0..fc3f1e0c 100644
--- a/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/hextray/hextray.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj b/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj
index 756fddf2..f69e8968 100644
--- a/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/mpcinfo/mpcinfo.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl.vcxproj b/plugins/perl/perl.vcxproj
index afaaa08f..aa74c037 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/python/python2.vcxproj b/plugins/python/python2.vcxproj
index 6730f45e..58a9e45e 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python2.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/python/python2.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj b/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
index 28ffc80c..5f970975 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/python/python3.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/sysinfo/sysinfo.vcxproj b/plugins/sysinfo/sysinfo.vcxproj
index 88c090cc..7286b89a 100644
--- a/plugins/sysinfo/sysinfo.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/sysinfo/sysinfo.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj b/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj
index a06085b2..e7e7785a 100644
--- a/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/upd/upd.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj b/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj
index e140f55f..3c0cfb34 100644
--- a/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/winamp/winamp.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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diff --git a/src/common/common.vcxproj b/src/common/common.vcxproj
index 5568409e..14867e8b 100644
--- a/src/common/common.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/common.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/common/make-te.vcxproj b/src/common/make-te.vcxproj
index b9f0f11f..e9b4c533 100644
--- a/src/common/make-te.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/make-te.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj
index 1bdc7fef..c8aa1550 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.vcxproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj b/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj
index 2a7c3742..04c5e335 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/fe-text.vcxproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj b/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj
index a86a7e13..e5b71c53 100644
--- a/src/pixmaps/pixmaps.vcxproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/version/version.vcxproj b/src/version/version.vcxproj
index f1520f73..58f2157a 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj b/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj
index 1586d200..e5c81570 100644
--- a/win32/copy/copy.vcxproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/win32/hexchat.sln b/win32/hexchat.sln
index 8805cb8f..ac889427 100644
--- a/win32/hexchat.sln
+++ b/win32/hexchat.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
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diff --git a/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj b/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj
index 87142c2c..39a1cb90 100644
--- a/win32/installer/installer.vcxproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/win32/nls/nls.vcxproj b/win32/nls/nls.vcxproj
index 35ca3e9d..928fb225 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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