diff --git a/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp b/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
index 96490c4100..f5ab47ad95 100644
--- a/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
+++ b/samples/wrapper/wrapper.cpp
@@ -1048,6 +1048,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         // total CPU time at last checkpoint
     char buf[256];
 
+    // Log banner
+    //
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s wrapper (%d.%d.%d): starting\n",
+        boinc_msg_prefix(buf, sizeof(buf)),
+        BOINC_MAJOR_VERSION, BOINC_MINOR_VERSION, WRAPPER_RELEASE
+    );
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
     SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS);
 #endif
@@ -1237,16 +1244,3 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     boinc_finish(0);
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-
-int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR Args, int WinMode) {
-    LPSTR command_line;
-    char* argv[100];
-    int argc;
-
-    command_line = GetCommandLine();
-    argc = parse_command_line(command_line, argv);
-    return main(argc, argv);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/win_build/wrapper.vcxproj b/win_build/wrapper.vcxproj
index 88c5d70bed..f1e63615d9 100644
--- a/win_build/wrapper.vcxproj
+++ b/win_build/wrapper.vcxproj
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(TargetDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(TargetDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(TargetDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(TargetName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(TargetDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>