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index 95b05e09b2..3b93cf68c4 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/LZO/LZO.vcxproj b/Externals/LZO/LZO.vcxproj
index 249f745ff1..7bbd4b69c5 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/SFML/build/vc2010/SFML_Network.vcxproj b/Externals/SFML/build/vc2010/SFML_Network.vcxproj
index f4ea0ecd30..1a7fb04d36 100644
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/SOIL/SOIL.vcxproj b/Externals/SOIL/SOIL.vcxproj
index 7f3de40f4d..148802e519 100644
--- a/Externals/SOIL/SOIL.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/cpp-optparse/cpp-optparse.vcxproj b/Externals/cpp-optparse/cpp-optparse.vcxproj
index aa59b90632..2ab8b046c8 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/cubeb/msvc/cubeb.vcxproj b/Externals/cubeb/msvc/cubeb.vcxproj
index 587b12e2c6..0e3cd94134 100644
--- a/Externals/cubeb/msvc/cubeb.vcxproj
+++ b/Externals/cubeb/msvc/cubeb.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
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diff --git a/Externals/curl/curl.vcxproj b/Externals/curl/curl.vcxproj
index cfb7d2e200..b62b65494f 100644
--- a/Externals/curl/curl.vcxproj
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@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj b/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj
index 23db3250be..71e0086faf 100644
--- a/Externals/enet/enet.vcxproj
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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/glslang/glslang.vcxproj b/Externals/glslang/glslang.vcxproj
index fd817aa760..da2f4b4eb8 100644
--- a/Externals/glslang/glslang.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/gtest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake b/Externals/gtest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
index 8878dc1a95..6184bb26b6 100644
--- a/Externals/gtest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
+++ b/Externals/gtest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ macro(config_compiler_and_linker)
       # Suppress "unreachable code" warning on VS 2012 and later.
       # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3232669 explains the issue.
       set(cxx_base_flags "${cxx_base_flags} -wd4702")
-    endif()
-    if (NOT (MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1900))  # 1900 is Visual Studio 2015
       # BigObj required for tests.
       set(cxx_base_flags "${cxx_base_flags} -bigobj")
     endif()
diff --git a/Externals/gtest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/Externals/gtest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index 0d53ad27a7..fc7989053d 100644
--- a/Externals/gtest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/Externals/gtest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 // -std={c,gnu}++{0x,11} is passed.  The C++11 standard specifies a
 // value for __cplusplus, and recent versions of clang, gcc, and
 // probably other compilers set that too in C++11 mode.
-# if __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__ || __cplusplus >= 201103L
+# if __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__ || __cplusplus >= 201103L || _MSC_VER >= 1900
 // Compiling in at least C++11 mode.
 #  define GTEST_LANG_CXX11 1
 # else
@@ -355,12 +355,16 @@
 #if GTEST_STDLIB_CXX11
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_BEGIN_AND_END_ 1
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_FORWARD_LIST_ 1
-# define GTEST_HAS_STD_FUNCTION_ 1
+# if !defined(_MSC_VER) || (_MSC_FULL_VER >= 190023824) // works only with VS2015U2 and better
+#   define GTEST_HAS_STD_FUNCTION_ 1
+# endif
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_INITIALIZER_LIST_ 1
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_MOVE_ 1
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_SHARED_PTR_ 1
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_TYPE_TRAITS_ 1
 # define GTEST_HAS_STD_UNIQUE_PTR_ 1
+# define GTEST_HAS_UNORDERED_MAP_ 1
+# define GTEST_HAS_UNORDERED_SET_ 1
 #endif
 
 // C++11 specifies that <tuple> provides std::tuple.
diff --git a/Externals/libpng/png/png.vcxproj b/Externals/libpng/png/png.vcxproj
index 030c688872..8c4df78d4e 100644
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diff --git a/Externals/libusb/libusb_static_2013.vcxproj b/Externals/libusb/libusb_static_2013.vcxproj
index 32885a3b18..050d459552 100644
--- a/Externals/libusb/libusb_static_2013.vcxproj
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@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
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     <ProjectName>libusb-1.0</ProjectName>
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diff --git a/Externals/mbedtls/mbedTLS.vcxproj b/Externals/mbedtls/mbedTLS.vcxproj
index 97bcd85cf3..e677bf329b 100644
--- a/Externals/mbedtls/mbedTLS.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/miniupnpc/miniupnpc.vcxproj b/Externals/miniupnpc/miniupnpc.vcxproj
index bfe7048051..a5e2eebe9d 100644
--- a/Externals/miniupnpc/miniupnpc.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/soundtouch/SoundTouch.vcxproj b/Externals/soundtouch/SoundTouch.vcxproj
index 1c53b7f297..bc65b9fa54 100644
--- a/Externals/soundtouch/SoundTouch.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/wxWidgets3/build/msw/wx_base.vcxproj b/Externals/wxWidgets3/build/msw/wx_base.vcxproj
index 4aed0301af..5f4f4a2c09 100644
--- a/Externals/wxWidgets3/build/msw/wx_base.vcxproj
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@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@
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     <ProjectName>wxWidgets</ProjectName>
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diff --git a/Externals/xxhash/xxhash.vcxproj b/Externals/xxhash/xxhash.vcxproj
index 65bcd18e59..a486ff3c5f 100644
--- a/Externals/xxhash/xxhash.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Externals/zlib/zlib.vcxproj b/Externals/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
index cc0d36c45f..9495274f8b 100644
--- a/Externals/zlib/zlib.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Languages/Languages.vcxproj b/Languages/Languages.vcxproj
index d5995792c8..1bc6a6381a 100644
--- a/Languages/Languages.vcxproj
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@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
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     <ProjectGuid>{0E033BE3-2E08-428E-9AE9-BC673EFA12B5}</ProjectGuid>
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diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 41dc9ef828..6f9a3ca303 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Dolphin can only be installed on devices that satisfy the above requirements. At
 Use the solution file `Source/dolphin-emu.sln` to build Dolphin on Windows.
 Visual Studio 2017 is a hard requirement. Other compilers might be
 able to build Dolphin on Windows but have not been tested and are not
-recommended to be used. Git must be installed when building.
+recommended to be used. Git and Windows 10 SDK 10.0.15063.0 must be installed when building.
 
 An installer can be created by using the `Installer.nsi` script in the
 Installer directory. This will require the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 823094bf48..50c04c0f18 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Windows")
   add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
 endif()
 
+# enable the latest C++ standard feature set,
+# and also disable MSVC specific extensions
+# to be even more standards compliant.
+check_and_add_flag(CPPLATEST /std:c++latest)
+check_and_add_flag(STANDARD_COMPLIANCE /permissive-)
+
 # These aren't actually needed for C11/C++11
 # but some dependencies require them (LLVM, libav).
 add_definitions(-D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS)
diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcxproj b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcxproj
index 2ccb711ee5..6ab07e55f4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/AudioCommon.vcxproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.15063.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
index 6efbf8e215..d11eed1ec6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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     <ProjectGuid>{2E6C348C-C75C-4D94-8D1E-9C1FCBF3EFE4}</ProjectGuid>
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diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
index 75c8763000..aadc70941d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/SCMRevGen.vcxproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
index f47971e856..a13c4ea09c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/DiscIO.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DiscIO/DiscIO.vcxproj
index 910943f559..cb31a72776 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/DiscIO.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/DiscIO.vcxproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
index 2c6d5e6a89..e0cd0e09b3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.15063.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <!--
     Enable this once wxwidgets is completely removed
     <ProjectName>Dolphin</ProjectName>
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
index e0a49a255f..c47d71f126 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
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     <ProjectGuid>{47411FDB-1BF2-48D0-AB4E-C7C41160F898}</ProjectGuid>
     <ProjectName>Dolphin</ProjectName>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.15063.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputCommon.vcxproj b/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputCommon.vcxproj
index 914ff32d51..84ad406de1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputCommon.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputCommon.vcxproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj
index 90ee888790..6e0403fd0e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.vcxproj
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3D.vcxproj b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3D.vcxproj
index 2a57b47594..141d479b78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3D.vcxproj
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index f3a9f50c1b..13d92758e0 100644
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/OGL.vcxproj b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/OGL.vcxproj
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