diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
index 85f252f143..88b17c99c6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <Shlwapi.h>
 #include <commdlg.h>  // for GetSaveFileName
 #include <direct.h>   // getcwd
 #include <io.h>
@@ -111,7 +112,11 @@ bool Exists(const std::string& path)
 // Returns true if the path exists and is a directory
 bool IsDirectory(const std::string& path)
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return PathIsDirectory(UTF8ToUTF16(path).c_str());
+#else
   return FileInfo(path).IsDirectory();
+#endif
 }
 
 // Returns true if the path exists and is a file
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
index cf75a2e9bb..f526f5bcd6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/DolphinQt2.vcxproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir)VideoInterface;$(ProjectDir)GameList;$(ProjectDir)Debugger;$(ProjectDir)Settings;$(ProjectDir)Config;$(ProjectDir)Config\Mapping;$(ProjectDir)Config\Graphics;$(ProjectDir)NetPlay;$(ProjectDir)QtUtils;$(ProjectDir)TAS;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -423,4 +423,4 @@
     <Message Text="Copy: @(BinaryFiles) -&gt; $(BinaryOutputDir)" Importance="High" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(BinaryFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(BinaryOutputDir)" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
index 2406585498..d7d7519f16 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/DolphinWX.vcxproj
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)wxWidgets3\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/Source/Core/Updater/Updater.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Updater/Updater.vcxproj
index 748e507ec4..6898f2efe7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Updater/Updater.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Updater/Updater.vcxproj
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;ws2_32.lib;comctl32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;ws2_32.lib;comctl32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcxproj b/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcxproj
index f7a00991e9..c995b0b81b 100644
--- a/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/DSPTool/DSPTool.vcxproj
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>winmm.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>winmm.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@
     <Message Text="Copy: @(SourceFiles) -&gt; $(BinaryOutputDir)" Importance="High" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(SourceFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(BinaryOutputDir)" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj b/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
index de91cec388..d356803905 100644
--- a/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         dolphin codebase.
         -->
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(ExternalsDir)ffmpeg\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>avrt.lib;iphlpapi.lib;winmm.lib;setupapi.lib;opengl32.lib;glu32.lib;rpcrt4.lib;comctl32.lib;avcodec.lib;avformat.lib;avutil.lib;swresample.lib;swscale.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@
     <!--This is only executed via msbuild, VS test runner automatically does this-->
     <Exec Command="$(TargetPath)" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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