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index f98f08e27f..f6b4d66b1b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/libusb_static.vcxproj
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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
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diff --git a/3rdparty/pnglibconf.vcxproj b/3rdparty/pnglibconf.vcxproj
index c633292592..a8153dd663 100644
--- a/3rdparty/pnglibconf.vcxproj
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@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
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   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\3rdparty\zlib.props" />
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diff --git a/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj b/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj
index c90c6ac2df..97ce61259b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
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diff --git a/3rdparty/xxhash.vcxproj b/3rdparty/xxhash.vcxproj
index 2bc39ceb00..7efc82d538 100644
--- a/3rdparty/xxhash.vcxproj
+++ b/3rdparty/xxhash.vcxproj
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
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diff --git a/3rdparty/yaml-cpp.vcxproj b/3rdparty/yaml-cpp.vcxproj
index 6add456fb1..7fa0b0709c 100644
--- a/3rdparty/yaml-cpp.vcxproj
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@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
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   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
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   <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
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     <ClCompile>
       <ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>
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diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib.vcxproj b/3rdparty/zlib.vcxproj
index 43bc2d2800..df1afc759c 100644
--- a/3rdparty/zlib.vcxproj
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@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\3rdparty\zlib.props" />
   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
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       <WarningLevel>$(WarningLevel)</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
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diff --git a/Utilities/types.h b/Utilities/types.h
index f7fd99aac8..14620dcf88 100644
--- a/Utilities/types.h
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index 17c1715f7b..f8b94cef58 100644
--- a/asmjitsrc/asmjit.vcxproj
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@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
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   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>ASMJIT_STATIC;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
diff --git a/llvm_build/llvm_build.vcxproj b/llvm_build/llvm_build.vcxproj
index 6e2e6efed8..a11f691755 100644
--- a/llvm_build/llvm_build.vcxproj
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@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
diff --git a/rpcs3/GLGSRender.vcxproj b/rpcs3/GLGSRender.vcxproj
index 4b07e65067..2596ac630f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/GLGSRender.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/GLGSRender.vcxproj
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\common_default_macros.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
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     <ClCompile />
     <ClCompile />
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+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="emucore.vcxproj">
@@ -105,4 +111,4 @@
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   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/rpcs3/OpenAL.vcxproj b/rpcs3/OpenAL.vcxproj
index 7a7326670a..acbbc65f7a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/OpenAL.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/OpenAL.vcxproj
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
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@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@
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     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>.\3rdparty\OpenAL\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/rpcs3/VKGSRender.vcxproj b/rpcs3/VKGSRender.vcxproj
index 3e187ed951..df6f306585 100644
--- a/rpcs3/VKGSRender.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/VKGSRender.vcxproj
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
+  </PropertyGroup>
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@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@
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diff --git a/rpcs3/XAudio.vcxproj b/rpcs3/XAudio.vcxproj
index 96b4d68702..aa387bd815 100644
--- a/rpcs3/XAudio.vcxproj
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
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+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
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diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index b810d8f13e..291a777d6f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
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   <Import Project="..\common_default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PreferredToolArchitecture>x64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
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--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
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@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
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