diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ad32472..e1544b34 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ bin/
 .project
 .idea
 *.iml
-local.properties
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+local.properties
+src/windows/lib/.vs
+src/windows/lib/bin
+src/windows/lib/obj
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 8c53f4b0..ffc0f56a 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -97,21 +97,6 @@
         <dependency id="cordova-plugin-compat" version="^1.0.0" />
     </platform>
 
-    <platform name="windows8">
-        <js-module src="src/windows/BarcodeScannerProxy.js" name="BarcodeScannerProxy">
-            <merges target="" />
-        </js-module>
-
-        <config-file target="package.appxmanifest" parent="/Package/Capabilities">
-            <DeviceCapability Name="webcam" />
-        </config-file>
-
-        <framework src="src/windows/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.csproj" custom="true" type="projectReference" versions="&lt;=8.1"/>
-        <framework src="src/windows/lib.UW/WinRTBarcodeReader.UW.csproj" custom="true" type="projectReference" versions=">8.1"/>
-
-        <asset src="src/windows/assets/plugin-barcodeScanner.css" target="css/plugin-barcodeScanner.css" />
-    </platform>
-
     <platform name="windows">
         <js-module src="src/windows/BarcodeScannerProxy.js" name="BarcodeScannerProxy">
             <merges target="" />
diff --git a/src/windows/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.csproj b/src/windows/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.csproj
index fd683c9e..7d3c2b3d 100755
--- a/src/windows/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.csproj
+++ b/src/windows/lib/WinRTBarcodeReader.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 -->
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
     <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{BC8A1FFA-BEE3-4634-8014-F334798102B3};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+    <TargetPlatformVersion>8.1</TargetPlatformVersion>
+    <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>12</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -120,8 +123,8 @@
       <HintPath>ZXing.winmd</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '' or '$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '11.0' ">
-    <VisualStudioVersion>11.0</VisualStudioVersion>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '' or '$(VisualStudioVersion)' &lt; '12.0' ">
+    <VisualStudioVersion>12.0</VisualStudioVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
@@ -131,4 +134,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
+</Project>
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