diff --git a/sys/windows/Makefile.nmake b/sys/windows/Makefile.nmake
index 2cd87415b..cc0209e22 100644
--- a/sys/windows/Makefile.nmake
+++ b/sys/windows/Makefile.nmake
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #       MS Visual Studio Visual C++ compiler
 #
 #       Visual Studio Compilers Tested:
-#            - Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition v 17.14.18
+#            - Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 v 17.14.20
+#            - Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2026 v 18.0.0
 #
 #==============================================================================
 #   This is used for building two distinct executables of NetHack:
@@ -1177,7 +1178,7 @@ rc=Rc.exe
 # is too old or untested.
 #
 # Recently tested versions:
-TESTEDVS2022 = 14.44.35217.0
+TESTEDVS2022 = 14.44.35220.0
 # Other versions:
 TESTEDVS2026 = 14.50.35717.0
 
diff --git a/sys/windows/build-nmake.txt b/sys/windows/build-nmake.txt
index 16c5fce52..a917eb3ad 100644
--- a/sys/windows/build-nmake.txt
+++ b/sys/windows/build-nmake.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Building NetHack using the Visual Studio nmake from the command line
 
 Prerequisite Requirements:
 
-  o Visual Studio Community Edition
-        A copy of Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition needs to
+  o Visual Studio Community
+        A copy of Microsoft Visual Studio Community needs to
         be installed on your machine. See:
         https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
   o Lua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ You can use one of the following build environments:
 
 /-----------------------------------------------------------\
 | Building From the Command Line Using nmake from one of the |
-| Visual Studio Community Editions                           |
+| Visual Studio Community versions                           |
 \-----------------------------------------------------------/
 
 Building
diff --git a/sys/windows/build-vs.txt b/sys/windows/build-vs.txt
index 2585c0308..90c12c3e1 100644
--- a/sys/windows/build-vs.txt
+++ b/sys/windows/build-vs.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Building NetHack using the Visual Studio IDE
 
 Prerequisite Requirements:
 
-  o Visual Studio Community Edition
-        A copy of Microsoft Visual Studio Community Edition needs to
+  o Visual Studio Community
+        A copy of a version of Microsoft Visual Studio Community needs to
         be installed on your machine. See:
         https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
   o Lua
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ versions:
 | Building And Running Using Visual Studio 2022 or greater  |
 \-----------------------------------------------------------/
 
-When using Visual Studio Community Edition, load the provided solution
+When using a version of Visual Studio Community, load the provided solution
 file within the IDE, build the solution.
 
 The Visual Studio NetHack solution file can be found here:
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/NetHack/NetHack.vcxproj b/sys/windows/vs/NetHack/NetHack.vcxproj
index 7b28b0837..1ce8af4cd 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/NetHack/NetHack.vcxproj
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/NetHack/NetHack.vcxproj
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\config.props" />
   <Import Project="..\dirs.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <ProjectGuid>{609BC774-C6F8-4B2B-AA7D-5B3D0EA95751}</ProjectGuid>
-    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
-    <RootNamespace>NetHack</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <Import Project="..\default.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -15,6 +9,12 @@
   <Import Project="..\console.props" />
   <Import Project="..\common.props" />
   <Import Project="..\files.props" />
+	<PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+		<ProjectGuid>{609BC774-C6F8-4B2B-AA7D-5B3D0EA95751}</ProjectGuid>
+		<Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+		<RootNamespace>NetHack</RootNamespace>
+		<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+	</PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutDir>$(BinDir)</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props b/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
index 0e5f10889..1bda6a0f0 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/NetHackProperties.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
     <VERSION_MAJOR>3</VERSION_MAJOR>
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/PDCurses/PDCurses.vcxproj b/sys/windows/vs/PDCurses/PDCurses.vcxproj
index ab75f18db..90550816c 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/PDCurses/PDCurses.vcxproj
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/PDCurses/PDCurses.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\dirs.props" />
   <Import Project="..\config.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/hacklib/hacklib.vcxproj b/sys/windows/vs/hacklib/hacklib.vcxproj
index 9ac94ffb1..5876a277b 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/hacklib/hacklib.vcxproj
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/hacklib/hacklib.vcxproj
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   <Import Project="..\common.props" />
   <Import Project="..\files.props" />
   <Import Project="..\NetHackProperties.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <ProjectGuid>{096FD6BB-256A-4E68-9B09-2ACA7C606FF3}</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>hacklib</RootNamespace>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -43,13 +49,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(IncDir)tradstdc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(IncDir)windconf.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
-    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
-    <ProjectGuid>{096FD6BB-256A-4E68-9B09-2ACA7C606FF3}</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>hacklib</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -67,15 +66,15 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
diff --git a/sys/windows/vs/lualib/lualib.vcxproj b/sys/windows/vs/lualib/lualib.vcxproj
index 185f94b9d..d18f8a5ac 100644
--- a/sys/windows/vs/lualib/lualib.vcxproj
+++ b/sys/windows/vs/lualib/lualib.vcxproj
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   <Import Project="..\common.props" />
   <Import Project="..\files.props" />
   <Import Project="..\NetHackProperties.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <ProjectGuid>{B6B3CC8A-75FD-479C-AB1C-D80FFF0F5037}</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>lualib</RootNamespace>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -69,13 +75,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lvm.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lzio.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
-    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
-    <ProjectGuid>{B6B3CC8A-75FD-479C-AB1C-D80FFF0F5037}</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>lualib</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -93,15 +92,15 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">