diff --git a/codec/build/win32/dec/WelsDecPlus.vcproj b/codec/build/win32/dec/WelsDecPlus.vcproj
index f5c418ff..b90d7ee0 100644
--- a/codec/build/win32/dec/WelsDecPlus.vcproj
+++ b/codec/build/win32/dec/WelsDecPlus.vcproj
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies=".\..\..\..\..\bin\win32\Release\welsdcore.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=".\..\..\..\libs\Release\"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\decoder\plus\src\wels_dec_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.pdb"
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies=".\..\..\..\..\bin\win64\Release\welsdcore.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories=".\..\..\..\libs\Release\"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\decoder\plus\src\wels_dec_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.pdb"
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies=".\..\..\..\..\bin\win32\Debug\welsdcore.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\libs\debug"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\decoder\plus\src\wels_dec_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.pdb"
@@ -362,7 +359,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies=".\..\..\..\..\bin\win64\Debug\welsdcore.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\libs\debug"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\decoder\plus\src\wels_dec_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsdec.pdb"
diff --git a/codec/build/win32/dec/decConsole.vcproj b/codec/build/win32/dec/decConsole.vcproj
index 4a202bfa..87f0d992 100644
--- a/codec/build/win32/dec/decConsole.vcproj
+++ b/codec/build/win32/dec/decConsole.vcproj
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsdec.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\decConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\bin\win32"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\decConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsdec.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\decConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\bin\win64"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\decConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="false"
 				SubSystem="1"
@@ -253,7 +251,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsdec.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\decConsoled.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\bin\win32"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\decConsoled.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
@@ -343,7 +340,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsdec.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\decConsoled.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\bin\win64"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\decConsoled.pdb"
 				SubSystem="1"
diff --git a/codec/build/win32/enc/WelsEncPlus.vcproj b/codec/build/win32/enc/WelsEncPlus.vcproj
index dfcd30a0..81c4ab5f 100644
--- a/codec/build/win32/enc/WelsEncPlus.vcproj
+++ b/codec/build/win32/enc/WelsEncPlus.vcproj
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsecore.lib $(OutDir)\welsvp.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\libs"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\encoder\plus\src\wels_enc_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.pdb"
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsecore.lib $(OutDir)\welsvp.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\libs"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\encoder\plus\src\wels_enc_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.pdb"
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsecore.lib $(OutDir)\welsvp.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\libs"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\encoder\plus\src\wels_enc_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.pdb"
@@ -369,7 +366,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsecore.lib $(OutDir)\welsvp.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\..\libs"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile="..\..\..\encoder\plus\src\wels_enc_export.def"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\welsenc.pdb"
diff --git a/codec/build/win32/enc/encConsole.vcproj b/codec/build/win32/enc/encConsole.vcproj
index 478a9123..e639bd7a 100644
--- a/codec/build/win32/enc/encConsole.vcproj
+++ b/codec/build/win32/enc/encConsole.vcproj
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsenc.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\bin"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="true"
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsenc.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\bin"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="true"
@@ -257,7 +255,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsenc.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\bin"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="false"
@@ -349,7 +346,6 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="$(OutDir)\welsenc.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\..\bin"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)\encConsole.pdb"
 				GenerateMapFile="false"