diff --git a/samples/example_app/uc2.cpp b/samples/example_app/uc2.cpp
index 486bd1a6c2..b2e2119714 100644
--- a/samples/example_app/uc2.cpp
+++ b/samples/example_app/uc2.cpp
@@ -346,17 +346,3 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
     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/uc2.vcxproj b/win_build/uc2.vcxproj
index 50c51c0d5b..ad3ea7ce80 100644
--- a/win_build/uc2.vcxproj
+++ b/win_build/uc2.vcxproj
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
       <DelayLoadDLLs>%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>.\Build\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName).pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
-      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>