diff --git a/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj b/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj
index af187dd4df3..14e138cbed3 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/python_uwp.vcxproj
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="$(Configuration) != 'Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>Multithreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>ucrt.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>libucrt;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\PC\pycon.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>