diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
index 3657cb04cc..527b443a74 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="DebugFast|Win32">
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">