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Update old mentions of Win32 or x86 in "Set compiler and build properties" #5513

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/build/working-with-project-properties.md
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Expand Up @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ When you create a project, the system assigns values for various properties. The

Some properties, such as the application name, apply to all build variations and target platforms, whether it's a debug or release build. But most properties are configuration-dependent. To generate the correct code, the compiler has to know both the specific platform the program runs on and which specific compiler options to use. So when you set a property, it's important to pay attention to which configuration and platform the new value should apply to. Should it apply only to Debug Win32 builds, or should it also apply to Debug ARM64 and Debug x64? For example, the **Optimization** property, by default, is set to **Maximize Speed (/O2)** in a Release configuration, but is disabled in the Debug configuration.

You can always see and change the configuration and platform a property value should apply to. The following illustration shows the property pages with the configuration and platform information controls at the top. When the **Optimization** property is set here, it only applies to Debug Win32 builds, the currently active configuration, as shown by the red arrows.
You can always see and change the configuration and platform a property value should apply to. The following illustration shows the property pages with the configuration and platform information controls at the top. When the **Optimization** property is set here, it only applies to Debug x64 builds, the currently active configuration, as shown by the red arrows.

:::image type="complex" source="media/visual-c---property-pages-showing-active-configuration.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Visual Studio Property Pages dialog.":::
The page is open to C/C++, Optimization. The Optimization setting is set to Disabled (/Od), which is called out. An arrow calls out the relationship between the Configuration setting in the project property page, which is set to Active(Debug), and the setting in the Solution configuration dropdown on the toolbar, which is set to Debug. Another arrow calls out the relationship between the Platform setting in the project property page, which is set to Active(Win32), and the setting in the Solutions platform dropdown on the toolbar, which is set to x86.
The page is open to C/C++, Optimization. The Optimization setting is set to Disabled (/Od), which is called out. An arrow calls out the relationship between the Configuration setting in the project property page, which is set to Active(Debug), and the setting in the Solution configuration dropdown on the toolbar, which is set to Debug. Another arrow calls out the relationship between the Platform setting in the project property page, which is set to Active(x64), and the setting in the Solutions platform dropdown on the toolbar, which is set to x64.
:::image-end:::

The following illustration shows the same project property page, but the configuration has been changed to Release. Note the different value for the Optimization property. Also note that the active configuration is still Debug. You can set properties for any configuration here; it doesn't have to be the active one.
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