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index 1d840d465..87df27a6d 100644
--- a/Editor/Editor.vcxproj
+++ b/Editor/Editor.vcxproj
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diff --git a/Template_Windows/Template_Windows.vcxproj b/Template_Windows/Template_Windows.vcxproj
index 9b8513160..977862dd2 100644
--- a/Template_Windows/Template_Windows.vcxproj
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@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@
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diff --git a/Tests/Tests.vcxproj b/Tests/Tests.vcxproj
index 91e2107b1..83240cd84 100644
--- a/Tests/Tests.vcxproj
+++ b/Tests/Tests.vcxproj
@@ -23,33 +23,33 @@
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-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.17763.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
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-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
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diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHADERS.vcxproj b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHADERS.vcxproj
index e2784263a..1f2420671 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHADERS.vcxproj
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_SHADERS.vcxproj
@@ -847,13 +847,13 @@
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     <RootNamespace>WickedEngine_SHADERS</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.17763.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
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diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_UWP.vcxproj b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_UWP.vcxproj
index 45e5f2e07..4d6412beb 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_UWP.vcxproj
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_UWP.vcxproj
@@ -34,43 +34,43 @@
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-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.17763.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
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diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_Windows.vcxproj b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_Windows.vcxproj
index 48048dfaa..b2e1bdf53 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_Windows.vcxproj
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine_Windows.vcxproj
@@ -22,32 +22,32 @@
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diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index dedf4f9bd..d69b2b232 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ branches:
   only:
   - master
   - appveyor
-image: Visual Studio 2017
+image: Visual Studio 2019
 configuration: Release
-build:
-  project: WickedEngine.sln
-  parallel: true
-  verbosity: minimal
+
+# There is a problem with Appveyor when it tries to build this project with Visual Studio 2019, so a workaround build script will be used instead
+#build:
+#  project: WickedEngine.sln
+#  parallel: true
+#  verbosity: minimal
+build_script:
+  - msbuild "C:\projects\wickedengine\WickedEngine.sln" /m /verbosity:minimal /logger:"C:\Program Files\AppVeyor\BuildAgent\Appveyor.MSBuildLogger.dll"
+
 platform:
   - x64
   - Win32
@@ -24,4 +29,3 @@ artifacts:
   name: Editor
 - path: WickedEngineTests.zip
   name: Tests
-