diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
index aae07b54efad..8788c647ec7b 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
@@ -89,11 +89,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ShowProgress>NotSet</ShowProgress>
       <AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>Debug</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -111,11 +108,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <ShowProgress>NotSet</ShowProgress>
       <AdditionalDependencies>kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>Debug</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -134,12 +128,10 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -156,12 +148,10 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN64;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
index c8f13c3cfd7f..c0f3a3c1f06b 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-main-template.vcxproj
@@ -80,11 +80,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -97,11 +95,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -115,12 +111,10 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_USRDLL;MBEDTLS_EXPORTS;KRML_VERIFIED_UINT128;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
       </AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -135,8 +129,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>