diff --git a/PCbuild/_ctypes.vcproj b/PCbuild/_ctypes.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8212c55fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/_ctypes.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="_ctypes"
+	ProjectGUID="{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-debug\_ctypes"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC,..\Modules\_ctypes\libffi_msvc"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				MinimalRebuild="FALSE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="./_ctypes_d.pyd"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./_ctypes_d.pdb"
+				SubSystem="0"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./_ctypes_d.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-release\_ctypes"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC,..\Modules\_ctypes\libffi_msvc"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				StringPooling="TRUE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="0"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="./_ctypes.pyd"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="FALSE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./_ctypes.pdb"
+				SubSystem="0"
+				OptimizeReferences="0"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="0"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./_ctypes.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\_ctypes.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\callbacks.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\callproc.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\cfield.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\libffi_msvc\ffi.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\malloc_closure.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\libffi_msvc\prep_cif.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\stgdict.c">
+		</File>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\libffi_msvc\win32.c">
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PCbuild/_ctypes_test.vcproj b/PCbuild/_ctypes_test.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b92f8182a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/_ctypes_test.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+	ProjectType="Visual C++"
+	Version="7.10"
+	Name="_ctypes_test"
+	ProjectGUID="{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}"
+	Keyword="Win32Proj">
+	<Platforms>
+		<Platform
+			Name="Win32"/>
+	</Platforms>
+	<Configurations>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-debug\_ctypes_test"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				MinimalRebuild="FALSE"
+				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="./_ctypes_test_d.pyd"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./_ctypes_test_d.pdb"
+				SubSystem="0"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./_ctypes_test_d.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory=".\."
+			IntermediateDirectory=".\x86-temp-release\_ctypes_test"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			CharacterSet="2">
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\Include,..\PC"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
+				StringPooling="TRUE"
+				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+				DebugInformationFormat="0"
+				CompileAs="0"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="./_ctypes_test.pyd"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="TRUE"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="FALSE"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\./_ctypes_test.pdb"
+				SubSystem="0"
+				OptimizeReferences="0"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="0"
+				ImportLibrary=".\./_ctypes_test.lib"
+				TargetMachine="1"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+		</Configuration>
+	</Configurations>
+	<References>
+	</References>
+	<Files>
+		<File
+			RelativePath="..\Modules\_ctypes\_ctypes_test.c">
+		</File>
+	</Files>
+	<Globals>
+	</Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
index c9580308da6..d48b380fe81 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_msi", "_msi.vcproj", "{2C0
 		{CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26} = {CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_ctypes", "_ctypes.vcproj", "{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26} = {CF7AC3D1-E2DF-41D2-BEA6-1E2556CDEA26}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "_ctypes_test", "_ctypes_test.vcproj", "{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -239,6 +248,22 @@ Global
 		{2C0BEFB9-70E2-4F80-AC5B-4AB8EE023574}.ReleaseAMD64.Build.0 = ReleaseAMD64|Win32
 		{2C0BEFB9-70E2-4F80-AC5B-4AB8EE023574}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = ReleaseItanium|Win32
 		{2C0BEFB9-70E2-4F80-AC5B-4AB8EE023574}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = ReleaseItanium|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.ReleaseAMD64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.ReleaseAMD64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{F22F40F4-D318-40DC-96B3-88DC81CE0894}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.ReleaseAMD64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.ReleaseAMD64.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.ReleaseItanium.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{8CF334D9-4F82-42EB-97AF-83592C5AFD2F}.ReleaseItanium.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionItems) = postSolution
 		..\Modules\getbuildinfo.c = ..\Modules\getbuildinfo.c