diff --git a/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj b/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
index ae9e216a1..b492b6d68 100644
--- a/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/directx11_example/directx11_example.vcxproj
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
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     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v110</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -43,10 +41,12 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(DXSDK_DIR)/Include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;d3dcompiler.lib;dxgi.lib;imm32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(DXSDK_DIR)/Lib/x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(DXSDK_DIR);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;d3dcompiler.lib;dxgi.lib;imm32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(DXSDK_DIR)/Lib/x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>