diff --git a/example/example.vcxproj b/example/example.vcxproj
index 3e5bb35..22b1eac 100644
--- a/example/example.vcxproj
+++ b/example/example.vcxproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <PlatformToolset>WindowsApplicationForDrivers10.0</PlatformToolset>
-    <TargetVersion>Windows10</TargetVersion>
+    <ForcedTargetVersion>Windows10</ForcedTargetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\wintun.props" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/wintun.props b/wintun.props
index 05ede6a..f4f6a76 100644
--- a/wintun.props
+++ b/wintun.props
@@ -56,16 +56,19 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <TargetVersion Condition="'$(TargetVersion)'==''">Windows7</TargetVersion>
+    <TargetVersion>Windows7</TargetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='ARM'" Label="Configuration">
-    <TargetVersion Condition="'$(TargetVersion)'==''">Windows8</TargetVersion>
+    <TargetVersion>Windows8</TargetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <TargetVersion Condition="'$(TargetVersion)'==''">Windows7</TargetVersion>
+    <TargetVersion>Windows7</TargetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)'=='ARM64'" Label="Configuration">
-    <TargetVersion Condition="'$(TargetVersion)'==''">Windows10</TargetVersion>
+    <TargetVersion>Windows10</TargetVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(ForcedTargetVersion)'!=''">
+    <TargetVersion>$(ForcedTargetVersion)</TargetVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings" />