diff --git a/Languages/Languages.vcxproj b/Languages/Languages.vcxproj
index 940da72a8f..925884ea04 100644
--- a/Languages/Languages.vcxproj
+++ b/Languages/Languages.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project>
   <Import Project="..\Source\VSProps\Base.Macros.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VSPropsDir)Base.Targets.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <MoFiles Include="@(PoFiles -> '$(OutDir)%(Filename).mo')" />
     <MoFilesDst Include="@(MoFiles -> '$(BinaryOutputDir)Languages\%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Target Name="MsgFmtCompile" BeforeTargets="Midl" AfterTargets="CustomBuild" Inputs="@(PoFiles)" Outputs="@(MoFiles)">
+  <Target Name="MsgFmtCompile" BeforeTargets="BuildGenerateSources" Inputs="@(PoFiles)" Outputs="@(MoFiles)">
     <Exec Command='$(msgfmt) -o "$(OutDir)%(PoFiles.Filename).mo" "@(PoFiles)"' />
   </Target>
   <Target Name="MsgFmtCopy" AfterTargets="MsgFmtCompile" Inputs="@(MoFiles)" Outputs="@(MoFilesDst)">
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
index 52d8cb7ef4..eea1446caa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
@@ -1,60 +1,29 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
-      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
-      <Platform>x64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
-      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
-      <Platform>x64</Platform>
-    </ProjectConfiguration>
-  </ItemGroup>
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="..\..\VSProps\Base.Macros.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VSPropsDir)Base.Targets.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{41279555-F94F-4EBC-99DE-AF863C10C5C4}</ProjectGuid>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Utility</ConfigurationType>
-    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSPropsDir)Configuration.Utility.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\VSProps\Base.props" />
+    <Import Project="$(VSPropsDir)Base.props" />
   </ImportGroup>
-  <!--
-    OutDir is always created, which is annoying for SCMRevGen as it doesn't really have an outdir.
-    Here it's redirected to some other place to hide the annoyance.
-    -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutDir>$(BuildRootDir)</OutDir>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Target Name="GenerateScmRevHeader" BeforeTargets="BuildGenerateSources" Outputs="scmrev.h">
+    <Exec Command="$(CScript) /nologo /E:JScript make_scmrev.h.js" />
+  </Target>
   <!--
     DisableFastUpToDateCheck bypasses Visual Studio's build manager and forces MSBuild to be run
-    on the project. This allows our PreBuildEvent to be run by MSBuild even if VS thinks things
-    are up-to-date.
+    on the project. This is only needed for VS-initiated builds, not msbuild itself.
    -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <DisableFastUpToDateCheck>true</DisableFastUpToDateCheck>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <PreBuildEvent>
-      <Command>"$(CScript)" /nologo /E:JScript "make_scmrev.h.js"</Command>
-    </PreBuildEvent>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="make_scmrev.h.js" />
   </ItemGroup>