diff --git a/windows/LightGBM.vcxproj b/windows/LightGBM.vcxproj
index 269bf2ca5955..96fe017e96b8 100644
--- a/windows/LightGBM.vcxproj
+++ b/windows/LightGBM.vcxproj
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
     <SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
     <ProjectName>LightGBM</ProjectName>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug_mpi|x64'">
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>EIGEN_MPL2_ONLY;EIGEN_DONT_PARALLELIZE</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>EIGEN_MPL2_ONLY;EIGEN_DONT_PARALLELIZE;WIN_HAS_INET_PTON;</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug_mpi|x64'">