diff --git a/WickedEngine/LoadingScreenComponent.h b/WickedEngine/LoadingScreenComponent.h
index 1450359f4..246a1bc3d 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/LoadingScreenComponent.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/LoadingScreenComponent.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ private:
 		{
 			active.store(false);
 		}
+		LoaderTask(const LoaderTask& l)
+		{
+			functionBody = l.functionBody;
+			active.store(l.active.load());
+		}
 	};
 	vector< LoaderTask > loaders;
 	void doLoadingTasks();
diff --git a/WickedEngine/Renderable3DComponent.h b/WickedEngine/Renderable3DComponent.h
index 919eb705e..dec852d0b 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/Renderable3DComponent.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/Renderable3DComponent.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 	bool getSSSEnabled(){ return sssEnabled; }
 	bool getDepthOfFieldEnabled(){ return depthOfFieldEnabled; }
 
-	unsigned short getThreadingCount(){ return workerThreads.size(); }
+	unsigned short getThreadingCount(){ return (unsigned short)workerThreads.size(); }
 
 	void setLightShaftQuality(float value){ lightShaftQuality = value; }
 	void setBloomDownSample(float value){ bloomDownSample = value; }
diff --git a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine.vcxproj b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine.vcxproj
index ec406e5c5..f5f9026f8 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/WickedEngine.vcxproj
+++ b/WickedEngine/WickedEngine.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="WinRT|Win32">
       <Configuration>WinRT</Configuration>
@@ -27,27 +27,27 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release_RT|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WindowsAppContainer>true</WindowsAppContainer>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='WinRT|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WindowsAppContainer>true</WindowsAppContainer>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiInitializer.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiInitializer.cpp
index 84327ff68..bf8ee910b 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiInitializer.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiInitializer.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "wiBackLog.h"
 #include "wiCpuInfo.h"
 #include "wiSound.h"
+#include "wiHelper.h"
 
 
 namespace wiInitializer
@@ -40,8 +41,17 @@ namespace wiInitializer
 
 		if (requestedFeautures & WICKEDENGINE_INITIALIZE_SOUND)
 		{
-			wiSoundEffect::Initialize();
-			wiMusic::Initialize();
+			if (FAILED(wiSoundEffect::Initialize()) || FAILED(wiMusic::Initialize()))
+			{
+				stringstream ss("");
+				ss << "Failed to Initialize Audio Device!";
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0602 /*_WIN32_WINNT_WIN8*/)
+				//
+#else
+				ss << " Install June 2010 DirectX Redistributable!";
+#endif
+				wiHelper::messageBox(ss.str());
+			}
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 174d01ce3..8bf6578b8 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ _____________________________________________________________________
 Visual Studio 2013+ (earlier versions may be compatible)
 WindowsSDK
 DirectX11 SDK (included in Windows SDK)(legacy SDK not supported)
+DirectX11 June 2010 Redist (Only if you want to support Windows 7 because it uses Xaudio 2.7!)
 _____________________________________________________________________
 
 ___________