diff --git a/contrib/issue-tracker-plugins/ExampleAtlPlugin/ExampleAtlPlugin.vcproj b/contrib/issue-tracker-plugins/ExampleAtlPlugin/ExampleAtlPlugin.vcproj
index 9a188efa04..c6ce94ed33 100644
--- a/contrib/issue-tracker-plugins/ExampleAtlPlugin/ExampleAtlPlugin.vcproj
+++ b/contrib/issue-tracker-plugins/ExampleAtlPlugin/ExampleAtlPlugin.vcproj
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				RegisterOutput="true"
 				IgnoreImportLibrary="true"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\ExampleAtlPlugin.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/ResText/ResText.vcproj b/src/ResText/ResText.vcproj
index b06c15915b..6210dfde59 100644
--- a/src/ResText/ResText.vcproj
+++ b/src/ResText/ResText.vcproj
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="shlwapi.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="shlwapi.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/src/SshAskPass/SshAskPass.vcproj b/src/SshAskPass/SshAskPass.vcproj
index 708869b8d4..337a05b318 100644
--- a/src/SshAskPass/SshAskPass.vcproj
+++ b/src/SshAskPass/SshAskPass.vcproj
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/src/TGitCache/TGITCache.vcproj b/src/TGitCache/TGITCache.vcproj
index 917849e8b6..1bc7579092 100644
--- a/src/TGitCache/TGITCache.vcproj
+++ b/src/TGitCache/TGITCache.vcproj
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=""
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				DelayLoadDLLs=""
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlame.vcproj b/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlame.vcproj
index 829a8827a3..84fcd3e32b 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlame.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlame.vcproj
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib gdiplus.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib UxTheme.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=""
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib gdiplus.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib UxTheme.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlameLang.vcproj b/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlameLang.vcproj
index 0383258383..93eacd52a8 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlameLang.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseGitBlame/TortoiseGitBlameLang.vcproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseGitSetup/CustomActions/CustomActions.vcproj b/src/TortoiseGitSetup/CustomActions/CustomActions.vcproj
index 68cf14a7a5..2c66d74377 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseGitSetup/CustomActions/CustomActions.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseGitSetup/CustomActions/CustomActions.vcproj
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/CustomActions.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="CustomActions.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/CustomActions.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="CustomActions.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiff.vcproj b/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiff.vcproj
index f2c76455bd..a81932d7a4 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiff.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiff.vcproj
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="gdiplus.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="gdiplus.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="gdiplus.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				DelayLoadDLLs="gdiplus.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiffLang.vcproj b/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiffLang.vcproj
index 3368416d36..78ca94b29a 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiffLang.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseIDiff/TortoiseIDiffLang.vcproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMerge.vcproj b/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMerge.vcproj
index 91e89c4bf1..7045245341 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMerge.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMerge.vcproj
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib shlwapi.lib Version.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib shlwapi.lib Version.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMergeLang.vcproj b/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMergeLang.vcproj
index 67a12f2787..28728432ce 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMergeLang.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseMerge/TortoiseMergeLang.vcproj
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoisePlink/Windows/MSVC/Plink/TortoisePlink.vcproj b/src/TortoisePlink/Windows/MSVC/Plink/TortoisePlink.vcproj
index 79661cc245..d3963fcbbe 100644
--- a/src/TortoisePlink/Windows/MSVC/Plink/TortoisePlink.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoisePlink/Windows/MSVC/Plink/TortoisePlink.vcproj
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="comctl32.lib imm32.lib winmm.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="1"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="comctl32.lib imm32.lib winmm.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProc.vcproj b/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProc.vcproj
index afd622aa9c..6d5a1f0b8a 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProc.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProc.vcproj
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib gdiplus.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib Dnsapi.lib UxTheme.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=""
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				DelayLoadDLLs="gdiplus.dll"
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib gdiplus.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib Dnsapi.lib UxTheme.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				DelayLoadDLLs="gdiplus.dll"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProcLang.vcproj b/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProcLang.vcproj
index 7684b957f6..68a68814b4 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProcLang.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseProc/TortoiseProcLang.vcproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreAllDefaultLibraries="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="false"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseShell.vcproj b/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseShell.vcproj
index 2024bff0bf..8b63783949 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseShell.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseShell.vcproj
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 				IgnoreImportLibrary="true"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/TortoiseGit32.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=""
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 				IgnoreImportLibrary="true"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib wininet.lib version.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\TortoiseGit.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\ShellExt.def"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseStub.vcproj b/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseStub.vcproj
index 791b9facdb..e10475a9f4 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseStub.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseShell/TortoiseStub.vcproj
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\TortoiseGitStub32.dll"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\TortoiseStub.def"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\TortoiseStub.pdb"
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\TortoiseStub.def"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\TortoiseStub.pdb"
diff --git a/src/TortoiseUDiff/TortoiseUDiff.vcproj b/src/TortoiseUDiff/TortoiseUDiff.vcproj
index 309b56b31c..ef24d77c97 100644
--- a/src/TortoiseUDiff/TortoiseUDiff.vcproj
+++ b/src/TortoiseUDiff/TortoiseUDiff.vcproj
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
diff --git a/src/touch/touch.vcproj b/src/touch/touch.vcproj
index 6ed1abb0f1..b22d8e50f5 100644
--- a/src/touch/touch.vcproj
+++ b/src/touch/touch.vcproj
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/test/Cache/Cache.vcproj b/test/Cache/Cache.vcproj
index 57c0378db5..6a820679c2 100644
--- a/test/Cache/Cache.vcproj
+++ b/test/Cache/Cache.vcproj
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalDependencies="Crypt32.lib delayimp.lib wininet.lib shfolder.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib mswsock.lib ws2_32.lib rpcrt4.lib shlwapi.lib Version.lib gdiplus.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_diff-nonet.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_delta-nonet.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_wc-nonet.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_subr-nonet.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_client-nonet.lib ../../ext/Subversion\release_win32\libsvn_ra-nonet.lib ../../ext/apr\release_win32\libapr_tsvn.lib ../../ext/apr-util\release_win32\libaprutil_tsvn.lib ../../ext/apr-util\xml\expat\lib\release_win32\xml.lib ../../ext/libintl/release_win32/lib/intl3_tsvn.lib"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
diff --git a/test/GitIndexTest/GitIndexTest.vcproj b/test/GitIndexTest/GitIndexTest.vcproj
index b6996d1990..437493f600 100644
--- a/test/GitIndexTest/GitIndexTest.vcproj
+++ b/test/GitIndexTest/GitIndexTest.vcproj
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				LinkIncremental="2"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				SubSystem="1"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"