diff --git a/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj b/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj
index 07ad6553e..bcb5c052b 100644
--- a/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj
+++ b/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="DSSMParser.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="DSSMReader.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="minibatchsourcehelpers.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Common\ConfigFile.cpp">
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="DSSMParser.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="DSSMReader.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Exports.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj.filters b/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj.filters
index eeb080d67..32f1d0d6c 100644
--- a/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/DataReader/DSSMReader/DSSMReader.vcxproj.filters
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Exports.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="stdafx.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Common\Include\basetypes.h">
@@ -74,5 +77,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="minibatchsourcehelpers.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="stdafx.h">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.cpp b/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb1431c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
+// DSSMReader.pch will be the pre-compiled header
+// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+
+// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
+// and not in this file
diff --git a/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.h b/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..677e68a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DataReader/DSSMReader/stdafx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// stdafx.h : include file for standard system include files,
+// or project specific include files that are used frequently, but
+// are changed infrequently
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "targetver.h"
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN             // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
+// Windows Header Files:
+#include <windows.h>
+
+
+
+// TODO: reference additional headers your program requires here