diff --git a/build/stdex.props b/build/stdex.props
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e81c0968..000000000
--- a/build/stdex.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Platform).props" Condition="exists('..\..\..\include\$(Platform).props')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Configuration).props" Condition="exists('..\..\..\include\$(Configuration).props')" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>..\..\..\output\$(Platform).$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>PCH.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\src\pch.cpp">
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\include\stdex\idrec.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\src\pch.h" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
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diff --git a/build/stdex.vcxproj b/build/stdex.vcxproj
index 44b273650..c97813c2e 100644
--- a/build/stdex.vcxproj
+++ b/build/stdex.vcxproj
@@ -32,76 +32,43 @@
     <ProjectName>stdex</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
-    <WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>true</WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Platform)'=='ARM64'">
     <WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>true</WindowsSDKDesktopARM64Support>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'" Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'" Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="stdex.props" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Platform).props" Condition="exists('..\..\..\include\$(Platform).props')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\include\$(Configuration).props" Condition="exists('..\..\..\include\$(Configuration).props')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\pch.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\stdex\idrec.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\src\pch.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets" />
 </Project>
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