diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
index 38d74a4e9..1ac607725 100755
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalOptions>/fixed:no %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;Crypt32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
       <Version>1.0</Version>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalOptions>/fixed:no %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;Crypt32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
       <Version>1.0</Version>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;Crypt32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
       <Version>1.0</Version>
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ copy ..\src\contextMenu.xml ..\bin\contextMenu.xml
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>comctl32.lib;shlwapi.lib;shell32.lib;Oleacc.lib;Dbghelp.lib;version.lib;Crypt32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ShowProgress>LinkVerboseLib</ShowProgress>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)notepad++.exe</OutputFile>
       <Version>1.0</Version>