diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78276af57..5fc8e74b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ wrapper/CSharp/x64/
 .vs
 Backup
 UpgradeLog.htm
+*.aps
+*.VC.db
 
 IDE/INTIME-RTOS/Debug_*
 IDE/VS-ARM/.vs
diff --git a/resource.h b/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8c8297e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by wolfssl.rc
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+// 
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        101
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/wolfssl.rc b/wolfssl.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce53816c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/wolfssl.rc differ
diff --git a/wolfssl.vcxproj b/wolfssl.vcxproj
index f1f001fc5..86d6c0364 100644
--- a/wolfssl.vcxproj
+++ b/wolfssl.vcxproj
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="wolfcrypt\src\wolfevent.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
     <CustomBuild Include="wolfcrypt\src\aes_asm.asm">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DLL Debug|x64'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
@@ -351,6 +352,9 @@
     </CustomBuild>
     <ClInclude Include="IDE\WIN\user_settings.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="wolfssl.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>