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index 79874e0ad..6f5ce368b 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/pyrenderdoc_module.vcxproj
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index 5f9f37eae..8f3d4205f 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/qrenderdoc_module.vcxproj
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index 70ec296e7..d92f2f30d 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/qrenderdoc_local.vcxproj
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index 800f3784b..e66c74369 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/renderdocui_stub.vcxproj
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index f87bdc66a..e7826345c 100644
--- a/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/common.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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index 1cbbe77de..5cf7242f8 100644
--- a/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_client.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_client.vcxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
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index 3917d7ae3..62cd7f495 100644
--- a/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_server.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/crash_generation/crash_generation_server.vcxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
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index 55d4a5c00..236775a4e 100644
--- a/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/handler/exception_handler.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/3rdparty/breakpad/client/windows/handler/exception_handler.vcxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
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index 4e06ae1f0..18e379fbe 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d11/renderdoc_d3d11.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/renderdoc_d3d12.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/renderdoc_d3d12.vcxproj
index 474ec1356..f6331e6b3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/renderdoc_d3d12.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d12/renderdoc_d3d12.vcxproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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     <ProjectName>d3d12</ProjectName>
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d8/renderdoc_d3d8.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/d3d8/renderdoc_d3d8.vcxproj
index 90c5d86c6..4603b4f33 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d8/renderdoc_d3d8.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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     <ProjectName>d3d8</ProjectName>
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/d3d9/renderdoc_d3d9.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/d3d9/renderdoc_d3d9.vcxproj
index 7ef6ea2e5..054a9bb62 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/d3d9/renderdoc_d3d9.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/d3d9/renderdoc_d3d9.vcxproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj
index 368ede0ed..dd86340f5 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/dxgi/renderdoc_dxgi.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj
index ef8d15a02..071225ac9 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/renderdoc_gl.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD.vcxproj
index a139ff991..ed195affa 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD.vcxproj
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD_RGP.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD_RGP.vcxproj
index 575ce5223..ccc160e5b 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD_RGP.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/ihv/amd/AMD_RGP.vcxproj
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
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-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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index 7de9125f6..9867f9bdc 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/arm/ARM.vcxproj
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/intel/Intel.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/ihv/intel/Intel.vcxproj
index eee070dc6..7bce8f68d 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/intel/Intel.vcxproj
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/nv/NV.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/ihv/nv/NV.vcxproj
index 9398ab536..ba19262d6 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/ihv/nv/NV.vcxproj
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj
index 2ce5b13e9..8342e8264 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxbc/renderdoc_dxbc.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/renderdoc_dxil.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/renderdoc_dxil.vcxproj
index d22e43778..06fd7946b 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/renderdoc_dxil.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/renderdoc_spirv.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/renderdoc_spirv.vcxproj
index 4d4215bb6..5049b3fa3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/renderdoc_spirv.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/renderdoc_vulkan.vcxproj b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/renderdoc_vulkan.vcxproj
index 1ca1693cb..4156d85fe 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/renderdoc_vulkan.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
index 8108005c7..9414c496a 100644
--- a/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
+++ b/renderdoc/renderdoc.vcxproj
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
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index 35f0bb903..0dec255a9 100644
--- a/renderdoc/renderdoc_version.vcxproj
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index 11fcd703c..f89278023 100644
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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/renderdocshim/renderdocshim.vcxproj b/renderdocshim/renderdocshim.vcxproj
index e6344a4e4..d86029edb 100644
--- a/renderdocshim/renderdocshim.vcxproj
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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..047743aea
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
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+	<RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion>$(Registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0@ProductVersion)</RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion>
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+	<RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion Condition="'$(RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion)'!=''">$(RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion).0</RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion>
+
+	<!-- if we found the SDK version, use it. Otherwise fall back to 8.1. Since we require VS2015 which installed the 8.1 SDK at minimum we don't need to fallback any earlier (though we don't use anything from the 8.1 SDK either) -->
+	<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion Condition="'$(RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion)'!=''">$(RenderDocLatestWin10SDKVersion)</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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+</Project>