diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/StaticDialog.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/StaticDialog.cpp
index 281d7c921..12da65bff 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/StaticDialog.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/StaticDialog/StaticDialog.cpp
@@ -125,18 +125,18 @@ HGLOBAL StaticDialog::makeRTLResource(int dialogID, DLGTEMPLATE **ppMyDlgTemplat
 	if (!hDlgTemplate)
 		return NULL;
 
-	DLGTEMPLATE *pDlgTemplate = (DLGTEMPLATE *)::LockResource(hDlgTemplate);
+	DLGTEMPLATE *pDlgTemplate = reinterpret_cast<DLGTEMPLATE *>(::LockResource(hDlgTemplate));
 	if (!pDlgTemplate)
 		return NULL;
 
 	// Duplicate Dlg Template resource
 	unsigned long sizeDlg = ::SizeofResource(_hInst, hDialogRC);
 	HGLOBAL hMyDlgTemplate = ::GlobalAlloc(GPTR, sizeDlg);
-	*ppMyDlgTemplate = (DLGTEMPLATE *)::GlobalLock(hMyDlgTemplate);
+	*ppMyDlgTemplate = reinterpret_cast<DLGTEMPLATE *>(::GlobalLock(hMyDlgTemplate));
 
 	::memcpy(*ppMyDlgTemplate, pDlgTemplate, sizeDlg);
 
-	DLGTEMPLATEEX *pMyDlgTemplateEx = (DLGTEMPLATEEX *)*ppMyDlgTemplate;
+	DLGTEMPLATEEX *pMyDlgTemplateEx = reinterpret_cast<DLGTEMPLATEEX *>(*ppMyDlgTemplate);
 	if (pMyDlgTemplateEx->signature == 0xFFFF)
 		pMyDlgTemplateEx->exStyle |= WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL;
 	else
diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
index a2adbae64..19c7d96c8 100755
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
       <Version>1.0</Version>
       <TypeLibraryFile />
       <TypeLibraryResourceID>1</TypeLibraryResourceID>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)npp.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ copy ..\src\contextMenu.xml ..\bin\contextMenu.xml
       <TypeLibraryFile>
       </TypeLibraryFile>
       <TypeLibraryResourceID>1</TypeLibraryResourceID>
-      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)npp.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>