diff --git a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
index 031bf1e1a..3011cd2c6 100755
--- a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
+++ b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <EnableASAN>false</EnableASAN>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>PGUpdate</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release PGO|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <EnableASAN>false</EnableASAN>
-    <WholeProgramOptimization>PGOptimize</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release-Sanitize|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>EditAndContinue</DebugInformationFormat>
       <ObjectFileName>$(IntDir)obj\\windows\%(RelativeDir)</ObjectFileName>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseFastLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <LinkStatus>true</LinkStatus>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release PGO|x64'">
@@ -319,7 +321,8 @@
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
-      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>PGOptimization</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseFastLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/USEPROFILE %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release-Sanitize|x64'">