diff --git a/PCbuild/pylauncher.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pylauncher.vcxproj
index 82880c12188..ba19fcf33c6 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pylauncher.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pylauncher.vcxproj
@@ -36,11 +36,16 @@
   </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="pyproject.props" />
+    <Import Project="release.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <TargetName>py_d</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <TargetName>py</TargetName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>false</IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
-      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)py_d.exe</OutputFile>
+      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)_d$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -61,11 +66,15 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CONSOLE;NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>false</IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>