diff --git a/projects/vstudio/libpng/libpng.vcxproj b/projects/vstudio/libpng/libpng.vcxproj
index 595066692..e10f4ff8b 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/libpng/libpng.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/vstudio/libpng/libpng.vcxproj
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
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       ProgramDatabase
       EnableFastChecks
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       true
       true
       false
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       false
       ProgramDatabase
       EnableFastChecks
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       true
       true
       false
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
       ProgramDatabase
       Disabled
       EnableFastChecks
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       true
       true
       false
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       ProgramDatabase
       Disabled
       EnableFastChecks
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       true
       true
       false
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
       ProgramDatabase
       true
       true
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       false
       false
       pngpriv.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
       ProgramDatabase
       true
       true
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       false
       false
       pngpriv.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
       MultiThreaded
       true
       true
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       false
       false
       pngpriv.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
       MultiThreaded
       true
       true
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       false
       false
       pngpriv.h
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
   
     
       true
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
     
     
       NotUsing
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
     
     
       NotUsing
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
       NotUsing
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj b/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
index 242691b97..23e606517 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
   
   
     
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       MultiThreadedDebug
       Level3
       ProgramDatabase
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
   
   
     
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       MultiThreadedDebug
       Level3
       ProgramDatabase
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
   
   
     
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       Level3
       ProgramDatabase
       Disabled
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
   
   
     
-      WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;_DEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
       Level3
       ProgramDatabase
       Disabled
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
       $(DisableSpecificWarnings);4127;4131;4242;4244
       false
       MultiThreaded
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
     
     
       MachineX86
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
       $(DisableSpecificWarnings);4127;4131;4242;4244
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       MultiThreaded
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
     
     
       true
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
       true
       $(DisableSpecificWarnings);4127;4131;4242;4244
       $(TreatWarningAsError)
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
     
     
       MachineX86
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
       true
       $(DisableSpecificWarnings);4127;4131;4242;4244
       $(TreatWarningAsError)
-      WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
+      WIN32;NDEBUG;Z_SOLO;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
     
     
       true