Step-by-step configuration to enable VS2022 to create UEFI .EFI executables
| General | |||
| Output Directory | $(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ | $(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ | $(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ |
| Intermediate Directory | $(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ | $(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ | $(Platform)\$(Configuration)\ |
| Advanced | |||
| Target File Extention | .EFI | .EXE | .EXE |
| Character Set | Use Unicode Character Set | Use Unicode Character Set | Use Unicode Character Set |
| Whole Program Optimization | No Whole Program Optimization | No Whole Program Optimization | No Whole Program Optimization |
| C/C++\General | |||
| SDL checks | No (/sdl-) | No (/sdl-) | No (/sdl-) |
| C/C++\Preprocessor | |||
| Preprocessor Definitions | _NO_CRT_STDIO_INLINE | _NO_CRT_STDIO_INLINE | |
| C/C++\Code Generation | |||
| Runtime Library | Multi-threaded (/MT) | Multi-threaded (/MT) | |
| Security Check | Disable Security Check (/GS-) | Disable Security Check (/GS-) | |
| Floating Point Model | Strict (fp:strict) | Strict (fp:strict) | |
| Linker\General | |||
| Output File | $(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt) | $(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt) | $(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt) |
| Additional Library Directories | $(SolutionDir)Lib | $(SolutionDir)Lib | $(SolutionDir)Lib |
| Linker\Input | |||
| Additional Dependencies | toroC64.lib;LibWin324UEFI.lib NOTE: uncheck Inherit from parent or project defaults, prevent from %AdditionalDependancies |
toroC64.lib;kernel32.lib | kernel32.lib;legacy_stdio_definitions.lib |
| Ignore All Default Libraries | Yes (/NODEFAULTLIB) | Yes (/NODEFAULTLIB) | |
| Linker\Manifest File | |||
| Generate Manifest | No (/MANIFEST:NO) | No (/MANIFEST:NO) | |
| Linker\System | |||
| SubSystem | EFI Application (/SUBSYSTEM:EFI_APPLICATION) | Console (/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE) | Console (/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE) |
| Linker\Advanced | |||
| Entry Point | _cdeCRT0UefiShell | _cdeCRT0WinNT | |
| Randomized Base Address | No (/DYNAMICBASE:NO) | ||
| Data Execution Prevention (DEP) | No (/NXCOMPAT:NO) | ||
- Get and install Visual Studio:
https://github.com/KilianKegel/HowTo-setup-an-UEFI-Development-PC#install-visual-studio-2022 - Follow the screenshots below:
