diff --git a/visual_studio/serial/serial.vcxproj b/visual_studio/serial/serial.vcxproj
index 0465ba7..7a42782 100644
--- a/visual_studio/serial/serial.vcxproj
+++ b/visual_studio/serial/serial.vcxproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
-    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\serial\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
     </Link>
+    <Lib>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>setupapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+    </Lib>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\impl\list_ports\list_ports_win.cc" />
diff --git a/visual_studio/test_serial/test_serial.vcxproj b/visual_studio/test_serial/test_serial.vcxproj
index 7a817bc..3dd7771 100644
--- a/visual_studio/test_serial/test_serial.vcxproj
+++ b/visual_studio/test_serial/test_serial.vcxproj
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\serial\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>