diff --git a/Shaders/Shaders.vcxproj b/Shaders/Shaders.vcxproj
index 9913445f..a3542554 100644
--- a/Shaders/Shaders.vcxproj
+++ b/Shaders/Shaders.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/Source/MpcVideoRenderer.vcxproj b/Source/MpcVideoRenderer.vcxproj
index f7447840..054e6353 100644
--- a/Source/MpcVideoRenderer.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/MpcVideoRenderer.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/common.props b/common.props
index 8cb50c7b..058b8a97 100644
--- a/common.props
+++ b/common.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)_bin\obj\$(Configuration)_$(PlatformShortName)\$(ProjectName)\</IntDir>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)_bin\lib\$(Configuration)_$(PlatformShortName)\</OutDir>
diff --git a/external/BaseClasses.vcxproj b/external/BaseClasses.vcxproj
index f042b112..55a3b2fd 100644
--- a/external/BaseClasses.vcxproj
+++ b/external/BaseClasses.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/external/minhook.vcxproj b/external/minhook.vcxproj
index 81e5c3b6..cae1daec 100644
--- a/external/minhook.vcxproj
+++ b/external/minhook.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
diff --git a/platform.props b/platform.props
index d644e22a..3d6ca969 100644
--- a/platform.props
+++ b/platform.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '16.0'">
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>