diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50617cc33..0e83e266d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Cxbx-Reloaded is still pretty unstable, don't expect it to run much at this poin
 
 ## System Requirements
   * 64-bit Windows (7, 8 and 10 are known to work, 32-bit installations are not supported)
-  * Any CPU that supports AVS [View List](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions#CPUs_with_AVX)
   * A graphics card that supports Direct3D 8.
 
 ## Automated Builds
diff --git a/build/win32/Cxbx.vcxproj b/build/win32/Cxbx.vcxproj
index 017456c67..7b473914a 100644
--- a/build/win32/Cxbx.vcxproj
+++ b/build/win32/Cxbx.vcxproj
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
-      <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
+      <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>StreamingSIMDExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -148,8 +147,7 @@ $(SOLUTIONDIR)Export.bat</Command>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
-      <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>AdvancedVectorExtensions</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
-      <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
+      <EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>StreamingSIMDExtensions2</EnableEnhancedInstructionSet>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>