diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b41a70353..61cc5ec16 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -92,37 +92,45 @@ VC14_SRCTMPL = projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.tmpl
 VC14_SRCVCXPROJ = projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.vcxproj.dist
 VC14_SRCVCXPROJ_DEPS = $(VC14_SRCTMPL) Makefile.am src/Makefile.inc
 
-VC_DIST = projects/README	\
- projects/build-openssl.bat	\
- projects/build-wolfssl.bat	\
- projects/checksrc.bat	\
- projects/Windows/VC6/curl-all.dsw	\
- projects/Windows/VC6/lib/libcurl.dsw \
- projects/Windows/VC6/src/curl.dsw \
- projects/Windows/VC7/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC7/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC7/src/curl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC7.1/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC7.1/lib/libcurl.sln \
- projects/Windows/VC7.1/src/curl.sln \
- projects/Windows/VC8/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC8/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC8/src/curl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC9/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC9/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC9/src/curl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC10/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.sln  \
- projects/Windows/VC11/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC12/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC14/curl-all.sln	\
- projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.sln 	\
- projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.sln
+VC_DIST = projects/README                           \
+ projects/build-openssl.bat                         \
+ projects/build-wolfssl.bat                         \
+ projects/checksrc.bat                              \
+ projects/Windows/VC6/curl-all.dsw                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC6/lib/libcurl.dsw               \
+ projects/Windows/VC6/src/curl.dsw                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC7/curl-all.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC7/lib/libcurl.sln               \
+ projects/Windows/VC7/src/curl.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC7.1/curl-all.sln                \
+ projects/Windows/VC7.1/lib/libcurl.sln             \
+ projects/Windows/VC7.1/src/curl.sln                \
+ projects/Windows/VC8/curl-all.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC8/lib/libcurl.sln               \
+ projects/Windows/VC8/src/curl.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC9/curl-all.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC9/lib/libcurl.sln               \
+ projects/Windows/VC9/src/curl.sln                  \
+ projects/Windows/VC10/curl-all.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.sln              \
+ projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters  \
+ projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.vcxproj.filters     \
+ projects/Windows/VC11/curl-all.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.sln              \
+ projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters  \
+ projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.vcxproj.filters     \
+ projects/Windows/VC12/curl-all.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.sln              \
+ projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters  \
+ projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.vcxproj.filters     \
+ projects/Windows/VC14/curl-all.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.sln              \
+ projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters  \
+ projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.sln                 \
+ projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
 
 WINBUILD_DIST = winbuild/BUILD.WINDOWS.txt winbuild/gen_resp_file.bat	\
  winbuild/MakefileBuild.vc winbuild/Makefile.vc				\
diff --git a/projects/README b/projects/README
index ff727ec9f..e5fd019de 100644
--- a/projects/README
+++ b/projects/README
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ TODO
 
    * Support zlib
    * Use of static runtime libraries
-   * Generate *.vcxproj.filters files for VC10, VC11 and VC12
    * Add the Test Suite components
    * Support for other development IDEs
    * Add PATH environment variables for third-party DLLs
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC10/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC10/src/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC10/src/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC10/src/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC10/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC10/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC11/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC11/src/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC11/src/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC11/src/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC11/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC11/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC12/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC12/src/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC12/src/.gitignore
index f9484ba5b..60208d7e0 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC12/src/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC12/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.ncb
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC12/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/.gitignore
index c376fc143..a02edcfe1 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
 /*.vcxproj
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC14/lib/libcurl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC14/src/.gitignore b/projects/Windows/VC14/src/.gitignore
index c376fc143..a02edcfe1 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/VC14/src/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC14/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/*.filters
 /*.opensdf
 /*.sdf
 /*.vcxproj
diff --git a/projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.vcxproj.filters b/projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d6341d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Windows/VC14/src/curl.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file