diff --git a/openrct2.vcxproj b/openrct2.vcxproj
index 3f96bcf768..0bee633808 100644
--- a/openrct2.vcxproj
+++ b/openrct2.vcxproj
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
       <TreatSpecificWarningsAsErrors>4013</TreatSpecificWarningsAsErrors>
       <OmitFramePointers />
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>OPENGL_NO_LINK;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;CURL_STATICLIB;SDL_MAIN_HANDLED;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NO_RCT2;OPENGL_NO_LINK;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;CURL_STATICLIB;SDL_MAIN_HANDLED;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)\%(RelativeDir)</ObjectFileName>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalDependencies>openrct2-libs-vs2015-x86.lib;imm32.lib;version.lib;winmm.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4099 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
diff --git a/openrct2.vcxproj.user b/openrct2.vcxproj.user
index b782b153c4..fa79bfcaff 100644
--- a/openrct2.vcxproj.user
+++ b/openrct2.vcxproj.user
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(TargetDir)</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(TargetDir)\openrct2.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(TargetPath)</LocalDebuggerCommand>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
     </LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
   </PropertyGroup>