diff --git a/build/stdex-10.0.vcxproj b/build/stdex-10.0.vcxproj
index 1d478cb1c..296ae8c90 100644
--- a/build/stdex-10.0.vcxproj
+++ b/build/stdex-10.0.vcxproj
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
diff --git a/build/stdex-15.0.vcxproj b/build/stdex-15.0.vcxproj
index 90d61b449..5423cff59 100644
--- a/build/stdex-15.0.vcxproj
+++ b/build/stdex-15.0.vcxproj
@@ -34,40 +34,40 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
     <WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>true</WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
diff --git a/build/stdex.props b/build/stdex.props
index 2e00f23c8..f15529a36 100644
--- a/build/stdex.props
+++ b/build/stdex.props
@@ -4,34 +4,11 @@
     <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Platform).props" />
     <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Configuration).props" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
-    <stdexVersion>10</stdexVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>..\..\..\output\$(Platform).$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <TargetName>stdex$(stdexVersion)ud_vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion)</TargetName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
-    <TargetName>stdex$(stdexVersion)ud_vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion)_$(Platform)</TargetName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <TargetName>stdex$(stdexVersion)u_vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion)</TargetName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
-    <TargetName>stdex$(stdexVersion)u_vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion)_$(Platform)</TargetName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>STDEX;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <BuildMacro Include="stdexVersion">
-      <Value>$(stdexVersion)</Value>
-    </BuildMacro>
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup />
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\stdafx.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/include/stdex/common.h b/include/stdex/common.h
index ce2bdc231..71883a3a0 100644
--- a/include/stdex/common.h
+++ b/include/stdex/common.h
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@
 
 
 ///
-/// Public function calling convention
+/// Classes without virtual table
 ///
-#ifdef STDEX
-#define STDEX_API      __declspec(dllexport)
-#else
-#define STDEX_API      __declspec(dllimport)
-#endif
 #define STDEX_NOVTABLE __declspec(novtable)