diff --git a/msvc/props/common.props b/msvc/props/common.props
index af98736..170ef39 100644
--- a/msvc/props/common.props
+++ b/msvc/props/common.props
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msvc/props/common.release.props b/msvc/props/common.release.props
index 589b99e..e7c61d6 100644
--- a/msvc/props/common.release.props
+++ b/msvc/props/common.release.props
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ResourceCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msvc/pugixml_vs2010.vcxproj b/msvc/pugixml_vs2010.vcxproj
index 0a1bbe1..ebec013 100644
--- a/msvc/pugixml_vs2010.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc/pugixml_vs2010.vcxproj
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmld.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
     <Lib />
@@ -81,28 +79,18 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmld.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixml.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixml.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/msvc/pugixml_vs2010_static.vcxproj b/msvc/pugixml_vs2010_static.vcxproj
index fa4a036..3f10e70 100644
--- a/msvc/pugixml_vs2010_static.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc/pugixml_vs2010_static.vcxproj
@@ -76,36 +76,24 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmlsd.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmlsd.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmls.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <Lib />
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(OutDir)pugixmls.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>