diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 568b68e2..97aaf7c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Release
 /dependencies
 /version_auto.h
 /msvc-build.config.ps1
+/msvc-build.log
 
 /**/vgmstream-win.zip
 /**/foo_input_vgmstream.fb2k-component
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7784a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- MSBuild config: autoimported by MSBuild +15 (VS +2017) only, so it's probably better to use for small tweaks only -->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+    <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
+    <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+    <PropertyGroup />
+    <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+        <ClCompile>
+            <DisableSpecificWarnings>4018;4996;%(DisableSpecificWarnings)</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+        </ClCompile>
+    </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+<ItemGroup />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msvc-build.ps1 b/msvc-build.ps1
index c11c368c..b6f39e5d 100644
--- a/msvc-build.ps1
+++ b/msvc-build.ps1
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ if (!$toolset) { $toolset = "" }
 if (!$sdk) { $sdk = "" }
 # - platforms: "" (default), "Win32"
 if (!$platform) { $platform = "" }
+# print compilation log
+#$log = 1
 ###############################################################################
 
 $solution = "vgmstream_full.sln"
@@ -126,7 +128,12 @@ function CallMsbuild
     }
 
     # main build (pass config separate and not as a single string)
-    & $msbuild $solution $config $platform $toolset $sdk $target /m
+    if (!$log) {
+        & $msbuild $solution $config $platform $toolset $sdk $target /m
+    }
+    else {
+        & $msbuild $solution $config $platform $toolset $sdk $target /m > "msvc-build.log"
+    }
 }
 
 function Build