diff --git a/PC/pyconfig.h b/PC/pyconfig.h
index b6b8d445869bc..35b329f307c12 100644
--- a/PC/pyconfig.h
+++ b/PC/pyconfig.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ typedef int pid_t;
 
 /* For Windows the Python core is in a DLL by default.  Test
 Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED to find out.  Also support MS_NO_COREDLL for b/w compat */
+#define Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED
 #if !defined(MS_NO_COREDLL) && !defined(Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED)
 #       define Py_ENABLE_SHARED 1 /* standard symbol for shared library */
 #       define MS_COREDLL       /* deprecated old symbol */
@@ -282,6 +283,11 @@ Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED to find out.  Also support MS_NO_COREDLL for b/w compat */
 #                       endif /* _DEBUG */
 #               endif /* _MSC_VER */
 #       endif /* Py_BUILD_CORE */
+#else
+        /* So MSVC users need not specify the .lib file in their own config */
+#       pragma comment(lib, "version.lib")
+#       pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib")
+#       pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #endif /* MS_COREDLL */
 
 #if defined(MS_WIN64)
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index 0666b90f66cc9..ca83b82d8a0fe 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   <Import Project="python.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -102,12 +102,24 @@
       <AdditionalOptions>/Zm200  %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)Python;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="$(IncludeExternals)">$(zlibDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN;Py_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="$(IncludeExternals)">_Py_HAVE_ZLIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>version.lib;shlwapi.lib;ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
+    <Lib>
+      <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+    </Lib>
+    <Lib>
+      <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='PGInstrument|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+    </Lib>
+    <Lib>
+      <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='PGUpdate|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+    </Lib>
+    <Lib>
+      <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+    </Lib>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\abstract.h" />