diff --git a/Notepad2e.vcxproj b/Notepad2e.vcxproj
index e62bfdf6f..07e625c3b 100644
--- a/Notepad2e.vcxproj
+++ b/Notepad2e.vcxproj
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <DebugInformationFormat>EditAndContinue</DebugInformationFormat>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <Optimization>MinSpace</Optimization>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Size</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <OmitFramePointers>true</OmitFramePointers>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>