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index bd5a7194..2cf785db 100644
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index 4788593e..d5f80b4b 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/testing/fsbench.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/testing/fscrash.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/testing/fscrash.vcxproj
index d53070c7..4dc87eb7 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/testing/fscrash.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/testing/memfs.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/testing/memfs.vcxproj
index 9601acea..65db905d 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/testing/memfs.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/testing/winfsp-tests.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/testing/winfsp-tests.vcxproj
index 09477092..6790d6b0 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/testing/winfsp-tests.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/tools/fsptool.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/tools/fsptool.vcxproj
index ec10b00d..728d64ec 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/tools/fsptool.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/tools/launchctl.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/tools/launchctl.vcxproj
index 6a18f773..cd6f8bb0 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/tools/launchctl.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/tools/launcher.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/tools/launcher.vcxproj
index 19c865a1..7c0cf280 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/tools/launcher.vcxproj
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diff --git a/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
index 519f3c8e..ed328627 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
+++ b/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
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diff --git a/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj b/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj
index 846d5959..f21301e1 100644
--- a/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj
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diff --git a/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj
index 281b63f3..f12b6b48 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj
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diff --git a/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj
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--- a/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj
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index a00e6fd3..cacaa69e 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough-fuse3/passthrough-fuse3.vcxproj
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--- a/tst/passthrough/passthrough.vcxproj
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