diff --git a/programs/bench.c b/programs/bench.c
index c85ab2ed..12c59bff 100644
--- a/programs/bench.c
+++ b/programs/bench.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void BMK_setAdditionalParam(int additionalParam) { g_additionalParam=additionalP
 void BMK_SetNbIterations(unsigned nbLoops)
 {
     g_nbIterations = nbLoops;
-    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "- test >= %i seconds per compression / decompression -\n", g_nbIterations);
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "- test >= %u seconds per compression / decompression -\n", g_nbIterations);
 }
 
 void BMK_SetBlockSize(size_t blockSize)
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static void BMK_benchCLevel(void* srcBuffer, size_t benchedSize,
     SET_HIGH_PRIORITY;
 
     if (g_displayLevel == 1 && !g_additionalParam)
-        DISPLAY("bench %s %s: input %u bytes, %i iterations, %u KB blocks\n", ZSTD_VERSION_STRING, ZSTD_GIT_COMMIT_STRING, (U32)benchedSize, g_nbIterations, (U32)(g_blockSize>>10));
+        DISPLAY("bench %s %s: input %u bytes, %u iterations, %u KB blocks\n", ZSTD_VERSION_STRING, ZSTD_GIT_COMMIT_STRING, (U32)benchedSize, g_nbIterations, (U32)(g_blockSize>>10));
 
     if (cLevelLast < cLevel) cLevelLast = cLevel;
 
diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index c64a14cf..39714773 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static size_t FIO_loadFile(void** bufferPtr, const char* fileName)
     if (fileSize > MAX_DICT_SIZE) {
         int seekResult;
         if (fileSize > 1 GB) EXM_THROW(32, "Dictionary file %s is too large", fileName);   /* avoid extreme cases */
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"Dictionary %s is too large : using last %u bytes only \n", fileName, MAX_DICT_SIZE);
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"Dictionary %s is too large : using last %u bytes only \n", fileName, (U32)MAX_DICT_SIZE);
         seekResult = fseek(fileHandle, (long int)(fileSize-MAX_DICT_SIZE), SEEK_SET);   /* use end of file */
         if (seekResult != 0) EXM_THROW(33, "zstd: %s: %s", fileName, strerror(errno));
         fileSize = MAX_DICT_SIZE;
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index faf3bb7b..69188d16 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int usage(const char* programName)
     DISPLAY( "          with no FILE, or when FILE is - , read standard input\n");
     DISPLAY( "Arguments :\n");
 #ifndef ZSTD_NOCOMPRESS
-    DISPLAY( " -#     : # compression level (1-%u, default:%u) \n", ZSTDCLI_CLEVEL_MAX, ZSTDCLI_CLEVEL_DEFAULT);
+    DISPLAY( " -#     : # compression level (1-%d, default:%d) \n", ZSTDCLI_CLEVEL_MAX, ZSTDCLI_CLEVEL_DEFAULT);
 #endif
 #ifndef ZSTD_NODECOMPRESS
     DISPLAY( " -d     : decompression \n");
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static unsigned readU32FromChar(const char** stringPtr)
 
 #define CLEAN_RETURN(i) { operationResult = (i); goto _end; }
 
-int main(int argCount, const char** argv)
+int main(int argCount, char** argv)
 {
     int argNb,
         bench=0,
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char** argv)
         fileNamesTable = UTIL_createFileList(filenameTable, filenameIdx, &fileNamesBuf, &fileNamesNb);
         if (fileNamesTable) {
             unsigned u;
-            for (u=0; u<fileNamesNb; u++) DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "%d %s\n", u, fileNamesTable[u]);
+            for (u=0; u<fileNamesNb; u++) DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "%u %s\n", u, fileNamesTable[u]);
             free((void*)filenameTable);
             filenameTable = fileNamesTable;
             filenameIdx = fileNamesNb;
diff --git a/projects/VS2010/zstd/zstd.vcxproj b/projects/VS2010/zstd/zstd.vcxproj
index 2dbfc341..8bad3f2c 100644
--- a/projects/VS2010/zstd/zstd.vcxproj
+++ b/projects/VS2010/zstd/zstd.vcxproj
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <EnablePREfast>false</EnablePREfast>
+      <AdditionalOptions>-W177:false %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <EnablePREfast>false</EnablePREfast>
+      <AdditionalOptions>-W177:false %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@
       <EnablePREfast>false</EnablePREfast>
       <TreatWarningAsError>false</TreatWarningAsError>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <AdditionalOptions>-W177:false %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@
       <TreatWarningAsError>false</TreatWarningAsError>
       <EnablePREfast>false</EnablePREfast>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <AdditionalOptions>-W177:false %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -219,4 +223,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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