diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index 6ea1848..4134d7b 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <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" />
@@ -66,12 +66,24 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalOptions>/Zm200  %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)Python;$(PySourcePath)Modules\zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>version.lib;shlwapi.lib;ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <BaseAddress>0x1e000000</BaseAddress>
     </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" />
--