diff --git a/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Common/Common.vcxproj
index 517bdfb9..4b58202a 100644
--- a/Common/Common.vcxproj
+++ b/Common/Common.vcxproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
     <Lib>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">true</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="MenuTemplate.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="PathUtil.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Platform.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="StdAfx.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="StringUtil.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="PathUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Platform.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="RawString.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="StdAfx.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Timer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="UnitTest.h" />
diff --git a/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters b/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
index 1948370f..5b54aacc 100644
--- a/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Gfx\Util\WICBitmapLockGDIP.cpp">
       <Filter>Gfx\Util</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="StdAfx.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Dialog.h" />
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Gfx\Util\WICBitmapLockGDIP.h">
       <Filter>Gfx\Util</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="StdAfx.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Filter Include="Gfx">
diff --git a/Common/ControlTemplate.cpp b/Common/ControlTemplate.cpp
index 4a258d68..c6cc6142 100644
--- a/Common/ControlTemplate.cpp
+++ b/Common/ControlTemplate.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "ControlTemplate.h"
 
 namespace ControlTemplate
diff --git a/Common/Dialog.cpp b/Common/Dialog.cpp
index 469112e0..2a5714ce 100644
--- a/Common/Dialog.cpp
+++ b/Common/Dialog.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "Dialog.h"
-#include <Commctrl.h>
-#include <Uxtheme.h>
 
 HWND Dialog::c_ActiveDialogWindow = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
index a1efd504..176a10ad 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "Canvas.h"
 #include "CanvasD2D.h"
 #include "CanvasGDIP.h"
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
index 226ef5fe..c330a363 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "FontCollection.h"
 #include "TextFormat.h"
-#include <Windows.h>
-#include <ole2.h>  // For Gdiplus.h.
-#include <GdiPlus.h>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
index e8ecf6d1..5f41ff5f 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "../Platform.h"
 #include "CanvasD2D.h"
 #include "TextFormatD2D.h"
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp b/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
index 23404759..d4adc185 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "CanvasGDIP.h"
 
 namespace Gfx {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/FontCollection.cpp b/Common/Gfx/FontCollection.cpp
index dee01f1b..60dd314c 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/FontCollection.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/FontCollection.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "FontCollection.h"
 
 namespace Gfx {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionD2D.cpp b/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionD2D.cpp
index 33c4f3c4..764512f4 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionD2D.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionD2D.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "FontCollectionD2D.h"
 #include "CanvasD2D.h"
 #include "Util/DWriteFontCollectionLoader.h"
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionGDIP.cpp b/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionGDIP.cpp
index 9e5dcc32..6a3c33f2 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionGDIP.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/FontCollectionGDIP.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "FontCollectionGDIP.h"
-#include <ole2.h>  // For Gdiplus.h.
-#include <GdiPlus.h>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/TextFormat.cpp b/Common/Gfx/TextFormat.cpp
index bac19d52..71049dd6 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/TextFormat.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/TextFormat.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "TextFormat.h"
 
 namespace Gfx {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/TextFormatD2D.cpp b/Common/Gfx/TextFormatD2D.cpp
index 04e4f482..57f4b45b 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/TextFormatD2D.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/TextFormatD2D.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "TextFormatD2D.h"
 #include "CanvasD2D.h"
 #include "Util/DWriteHelpers.h"
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/TextFormatGDIP.cpp b/Common/Gfx/TextFormatGDIP.cpp
index ecb0edb8..29854c6b 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/TextFormatGDIP.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/TextFormatGDIP.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "TextFormatGDIP.h"
 #include "FontCollectionGDIP.h"
 
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontCollectionLoader.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontCollectionLoader.cpp
index cfb9020f..0afd4a5c 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontCollectionLoader.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontCollectionLoader.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "DWriteFontCollectionLoader.h"
 #include "DWriteFontFileEnumerator.h"
-#include <vector>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 namespace Util {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontFileEnumerator.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontFileEnumerator.cpp
index dba428af..4a036279 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontFileEnumerator.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteFontFileEnumerator.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "DWriteFontFileEnumerator.h"
 
 namespace Gfx {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
index e4b1601c..0676167f 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "DWriteHelpers.h"
-#include <wrl/client.h>
-#include <cmath>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 namespace Util {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapDIB.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapDIB.cpp
index 6c09abf5..b3c8aef9 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapDIB.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapDIB.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "WICBitmapDIB.h"
 #include "WICBitmapLockDIB.h"
-#include <cassert>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 namespace Util {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockDIB.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockDIB.cpp
index c43410c3..9d551664 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockDIB.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockDIB.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "WICBitmapLockDIB.h"
-#include <cassert>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 namespace Util {
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockGDIP.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockGDIP.cpp
index f3e25fc2..adfa2e74 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockGDIP.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/WICBitmapLockGDIP.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "WICBitmapLockGDIP.h"
-#include <cassert>
 
 namespace Gfx {
 namespace Util {
diff --git a/Common/MathParser.cpp b/Common/MathParser.cpp
index 5b0e11b5..4c69d0f7 100644
--- a/Common/MathParser.cpp
+++ b/Common/MathParser.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 
 // Heavily based on ccalc 0.5.1 by Walery Studennikov <hqsoftware@mail.ru>
 
-#include <string>
-#include <stdint.h>
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "MathParser.h"
 
 namespace MathParser {
diff --git a/Common/MenuTemplate.cpp b/Common/MenuTemplate.cpp
index e47fe522..a95059e6 100644
--- a/Common/MenuTemplate.cpp
+++ b/Common/MenuTemplate.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "MenuTemplate.h"
 
 HMENU MenuTemplate::CreateMenu(const MenuTemplate* items, UINT itemCount, GetStringFunc getString)
diff --git a/Common/PathUtil.cpp b/Common/PathUtil.cpp
index df9c7d2f..7662019b 100644
--- a/Common/PathUtil.cpp
+++ b/Common/PathUtil.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "PathUtil.h"
-#include <Shlobj.h>
 
 namespace PathUtil {
 
diff --git a/Common/Platform.cpp b/Common/Platform.cpp
index 4c442546..777d5855 100644
--- a/Common/Platform.cpp
+++ b/Common/Platform.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "Platform.h"
-#include <Windows.h>
 
 namespace Platform {
 
diff --git a/Common/StdAfx.cpp b/Common/StdAfx.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5f5f8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/StdAfx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2014 Rainmeter Team
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "StdAfx.h"
+#include "StdAfx.h"
diff --git a/Common/StdAfx.h b/Common/StdAfx.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0580642e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/StdAfx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (C) 2014 Rainmeter Team
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __STDAFX_H__
+#define __STDAFX_H__
+
+#define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC
+#include <crtdbg.h>
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <Commctrl.h>
+#include <d2d1_1.h>
+#include <d2d1helper.h>
+#include <dwrite_1.h>
+#include <ole2.h>  // For Gdiplus.h.
+#include <GdiPlus.h>
+#include <Shlobj.h>
+#include <Uxtheme.h>
+#include <wincodec.h>
+#include <wrl/client.h>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Common/StringUtil.cpp b/Common/StringUtil.cpp
index 01398a9e..48961382 100644
--- a/Common/StringUtil.cpp
+++ b/Common/StringUtil.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "StdAfx.h"
 #include "StringUtil.h"
 
 namespace StringUtil {