diff --git a/Examples/Evaluation/CPPEvalExample/CPPEvalExample.vcxproj b/Examples/Evaluation/CPPEvalExample/CPPEvalExample.vcxproj
index 4f9eb1b4f..83b98ae63 100644
--- a/Examples/Evaluation/CPPEvalExample/CPPEvalExample.vcxproj
+++ b/Examples/Evaluation/CPPEvalExample/CPPEvalExample.vcxproj
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
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-    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)..\..\cntk\EvalExample.$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)..\..\$(Platform)\$(ProjectName).$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
-    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)..\..\cntk\EvalExample.$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)..\..\$(Platform)\$(ProjectName).$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
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     <ClCompile>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(Outdir)..</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(SolutionDir)\..\..\cntk</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
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-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(Outdir)..</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
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diff --git a/Examples/Evaluation/CSEvalExample/CSEvalExample.csproj b/Examples/Evaluation/CSEvalExample/CSEvalExample.csproj
index 6b8024ca5..f56349790 100644
--- a/Examples/Evaluation/CSEvalExample/CSEvalExample.csproj
+++ b/Examples/Evaluation/CSEvalExample/CSEvalExample.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x64</Platform>
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     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\cntk\EvalExample.Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)..\..\$(Platform)\CSEvalExample.$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
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     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\cntk\EvalExample.Release\</OutputPath>
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