diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.vcxproj b/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.vcxproj
index 1f43bb88b..0f3e999d1 100644
--- a/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.vcxproj
+++ b/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.vcxproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <RootNamespace>CenterTitlebarTextLibrary</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <ProjectName>ExplorerPatcher</ProjectName>
+    <WithAltTaskbarImpl>0</WithAltTaskbarImpl>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@
     <TargetName>ExplorerPatcher.IA-32</TargetName>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)\build\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(WithAltTaskbarImpl)'=='1'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_ALT_TASKBAR_IMPL=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
diff --git a/ep_gui/ep_gui.vcxproj b/ep_gui/ep_gui.vcxproj
index eabaede08..e4427a1da 100644
--- a/ep_gui/ep_gui.vcxproj
+++ b/ep_gui/ep_gui.vcxproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{2351a0df-782c-4d74-85b7-0847d245d6b4}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>epgui</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WithAltTaskbarImpl>0</WithAltTaskbarImpl>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(SolutionDir)libs\funchook\build\Release\;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(WithAltTaskbarImpl)'=='1'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_ALT_TASKBAR_IMPL=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
diff --git a/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj b/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
index a296fa898..0efd94f5f 100644
--- a/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
+++ b/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{2fd40b09-f224-4e9a-b2fe-a22b50b2debf}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>epsetup</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WithAltTaskbarImpl>0</WithAltTaskbarImpl>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -86,6 +87,14 @@
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)\build\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(WithAltTaskbarImpl)'=='1'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_ALT_TASKBAR_IMPL=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ResourceCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WITH_ALT_TASKBAR_IMPL=1;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ResourceCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>