For a C ++ project, the procedure is similar:
Modify the .vcxproj file and change ToolsVersion to 13.0 and all instances of <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset> to v120
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="13.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> ... <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
Edit: I found that you can change the platform toolkit through project properties (perhaps less error prone)
Right-click on your project and go to General โ Platform Toolbox, change to Visual Studio 2013 (v120).
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