diff --git a/Rainmeter.props b/Rainmeter.props
index fdfd1cd5..7a48772e 100644
--- a/Rainmeter.props
+++ b/Rainmeter.props
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <!-- Set the version macros to 0x0600 (Vista) to avoid using Win8 specific features in the Win8 SDK. -->
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WINDOWS;WINVER=0x0600;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600;_WIN32_IE=0x0600;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <!-- Set the version macros to 0x0601 (Win7) to avoid using Win8 specific features in the Win8 SDK. -->
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_WINDOWS;WINVER=0x0601;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601;_WIN32_IE=0x0601;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>