--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -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" />
@@ -67,13 +67,25 @@
     <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>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);$(PySourcePath)PC\external\$(PlatformToolset)\$(ArchName)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <BaseAddress>0x1e000000</BaseAddress>
     </Link>
+    <Lib>
+      <TargetMachine Condition="'$(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" />
--