diff --git a/visual/VS2017/lz4.sln b/visual/VS2017/lz4.sln
index 72e98fc..6a2779f 100644
--- a/visual/VS2017/lz4.sln
+++ b/visual/VS2017/lz4.sln
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 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lz4", "lz4\lz4.vcxproj", "{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
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 		{13992FD2-077E-4954-B065-A428198201A9}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.rc b/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c593edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
+//
+
+#include "lz4.h" /* LZ4_VERSION_STRING */
+#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#include "verrsrc.h"
+#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+
+
+#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
+LANGUAGE 9, 1
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Version
+//
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO     VERSIONINFO
+  FILEVERSION       LZ4_VERSION_MAJOR,LZ4_VERSION_MINOR,LZ4_VERSION_RELEASE,0
+  PRODUCTVERSION    LZ4_VERSION_MAJOR,LZ4_VERSION_MINOR,LZ4_VERSION_RELEASE,0
+ FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+ FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+ FILEFLAGS 0x0L
+#endif
+ FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
+ FILETYPE VFT_DLL
+ FILESUBTYPE VFT2_UNKNOWN
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904B0"
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "Yann Collet"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Extremely fast compression"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", LZ4_VERSION_STRING
+            VALUE "InternalName", "lz4.exe"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2013-2016, Yann Collet"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "lz4.exe"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "LZ4"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", LZ4_VERSION_STRING
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 1200
+    END
+END
+
+#endif
diff --git a/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.vcxproj b/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4fed24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visual/VS2017/lz4/lz4.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
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+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
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+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
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+    <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{60A3115E-B988-41EE-8815-F4D4F253D866}</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>lz4</RootNamespace>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
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+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
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+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
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+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
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+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
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+    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
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+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <OptimizeReferences>false</OptimizeReferences>
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+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
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+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
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+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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+    <Link>
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+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\lib\lz4frame.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\lib\lz4hc.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\lib\xxhash.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\programs\bench.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\programs\datagen.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\programs\lz4cli.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\programs\lz4io.c" />
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