diff --git a/minipath/minipath_VS2017.vcxproj b/minipath/minipath_VS2017.vcxproj
index 09a466ecd..0618794b0 100644
--- a/minipath/minipath_VS2017.vcxproj
+++ b/minipath/minipath_VS2017.vcxproj
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <Midl>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>$(ProjDir)res\Notepad3$(TargetExt).manifest.conf</AdditionalManifestFiles>
       <OutputManifestFile>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest</OutputManifestFile>
     </Manifest>
+    <ManifestResourceCompile>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName />
+    </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <Midl>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -169,12 +174,16 @@
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>$(ProjDir)res\Notepad3$(TargetExt).manifest.conf</AdditionalManifestFiles>
       <OutputManifestFile>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest</OutputManifestFile>
     </Manifest>
+    <ManifestResourceCompile>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName />
+    </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;psapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <ClCompile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -194,12 +203,16 @@
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>$(ProjDir)res\Notepad3$(TargetExt).manifest.conf</AdditionalManifestFiles>
       <OutputManifestFile>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest</OutputManifestFile>
     </Manifest>
+    <ManifestResourceCompile>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName />
+    </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;psapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <ClCompile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -218,6 +231,9 @@
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>$(ProjDir)res\Notepad3$(TargetExt).manifest.conf</AdditionalManifestFiles>
       <OutputManifestFile>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest</OutputManifestFile>
     </Manifest>
+    <ManifestResourceCompile>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName />
+    </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="src\Dialogs.c" />
diff --git a/minipath/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf b/minipath/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
index 00cc8e11d..4ff28b3f1 100644
--- a/minipath/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
+++ b/minipath/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
         version="1.0.2.138"
         type="win32"
      />
+    <description>metapath</description>
 </assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf b/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
index 9b1984719..7f512702c 100644
--- a/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
+++ b/res/Notepad3.exe.manifest.conf
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
     version="2.0.2.411"
     type="win32"
   />
+  <description>Notepad3</description>
 </assembly>
diff --git a/src/Notepad3_VS2017.vcxproj b/src/Notepad3_VS2017.vcxproj
index abebbf843..60996b5c7 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3_VS2017.vcxproj
+++ b/src/Notepad3_VS2017.vcxproj
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(IntermediateOutputPath);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>..\Version.exe</Command>
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@
       <EnableDpiAwareness>false</EnableDpiAwareness>
     </Manifest>
     <ManifestResourceCompile>
-      <ResourceOutputFileName>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest.res</ResourceOutputFileName>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName>
+      </ResourceOutputFileName>
     </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(IntermediateOutputPath);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>
@@ -183,7 +186,8 @@
       <EnableDpiAwareness>false</EnableDpiAwareness>
     </Manifest>
     <ManifestResourceCompile>
-      <ResourceOutputFileName>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest.res</ResourceOutputFileName>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName>
+      </ResourceOutputFileName>
     </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(IntermediateOutputPath);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>..\Version.exe</Command>
@@ -230,7 +235,8 @@
       <EnableDpiAwareness>false</EnableDpiAwareness>
     </Manifest>
     <ManifestResourceCompile>
-      <ResourceOutputFileName>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest.res</ResourceOutputFileName>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName>
+      </ResourceOutputFileName>
     </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
@@ -254,6 +260,7 @@
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(IntermediateOutputPath);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <ManifestFile />
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>
@@ -278,7 +285,8 @@
       <EnableDpiAwareness>false</EnableDpiAwareness>
     </Manifest>
     <ManifestResourceCompile>
-      <ResourceOutputFileName>$(IntDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt).embed.manifest.res</ResourceOutputFileName>
+      <ResourceOutputFileName>
+      </ResourceOutputFileName>
     </ManifestResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>