--- /dev/null
+--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
++++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+ <Import Project="python.props" />
+ <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+ <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+- <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
++ <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+ <UseOfMfc>false</UseOfMfc>
+ </PropertyGroup>
+ <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+@@ -70,12 +70,24 @@
+ <ClCompile>
+ <AdditionalOptions>/Zm200 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+ <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)Python;$(PySourcePath)Modules\zlib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+- <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
++ <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_NO_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+ </ClCompile>
+ <Link>
+ <AdditionalDependencies>ws2_32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+ <BaseAddress>0x1e000000</BaseAddress>
+ </Link>
++ <Lib>
++ <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
++ </Lib>
++ <Lib>
++ <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='PGInstrument|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
++ </Lib>
++ <Lib>
++ <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='PGUpdate|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
++ </Lib>
++ <Lib>
++ <TargetMachine Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">MachineX86</TargetMachine>
++ </Lib>
+ </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+ <ItemGroup>
+ <ClInclude Include="..\Include\abstract.h" />
+--