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         </ResourceCompile>
     </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(DefaultPlatformToolset)'=='v140'">
+        <Link>
+            <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+        </Link>
+    </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(DefaultPlatformToolset)'!='v140'">
+        <Link>
+            <GenerateDebugInformation>DebugFull</GenerateDebugInformation>
+        </Link>
+    </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <SpectreMitigation>false</SpectreMitigation>
+    </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj b/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
index 661bec99..519f3c8e 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
+++ b/build/VStudio/winfsp_dll.vcxproj
@@ -133,26 +133,26 @@ copy /b $(OutDir)fuse3-$(PlatformTarget).pc + %(FullPath) $(OutDir)fuse3-$(Platf
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ copy /b $(OutDir)fuse3-$(PlatformTarget).pc + %(FullPath) $(OutDir)fuse3-$(Platf
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <GenerateMapFile>true</GenerateMapFile>
       <MapFileName>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).map</MapFileName>
@@ -244,7 +243,6 @@ copy /b $(OutDir)fuse3-$(PlatformTarget).pc + %(FullPath) $(OutDir)fuse3-$(Platf
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <GenerateMapFile>true</GenerateMapFile>
       <MapFileName>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).map</MapFileName>
@@ -273,7 +271,6 @@ copy /b $(OutDir)fuse3-$(PlatformTarget).pc + %(FullPath) $(OutDir)fuse3-$(Platf
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
@@ -304,7 +301,6 @@ copy /b $(OutDir)fuse3-$(PlatformTarget).pc + %(FullPath) $(OutDir)fuse3-$(Platf
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetFileName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
diff --git a/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj b/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj
index 9210e1b1..846d5959 100644
--- a/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj
+++ b/tst/airfs/airfs.vcxproj
@@ -28,26 +28,26 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj
index 088e109b..281b63f3 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj
+++ b/tst/passthrough-cpp/passthrough-cpp.vcxproj
@@ -28,26 +28,26 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj
index f411ca40..8a53a580 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj
+++ b/tst/passthrough-fuse/passthrough-fuse.vcxproj
@@ -28,26 +28,26 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/tst/passthrough-fuse3/passthrough-fuse3.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough-fuse3/passthrough-fuse3.vcxproj
index b49187c0..a00e6fd3 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough-fuse3/passthrough-fuse3.vcxproj
+++ b/tst/passthrough-fuse3/passthrough-fuse3.vcxproj
@@ -28,26 +28,26 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/tst/passthrough/passthrough.vcxproj b/tst/passthrough/passthrough.vcxproj
index d900c845..6b63026c 100644
--- a/tst/passthrough/passthrough.vcxproj
+++ b/tst/passthrough/passthrough.vcxproj
@@ -31,26 +31,26 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>