diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e840e8dc2..abbbf47bd4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Source/Core/Common/scmrev.h
 *.vcxproj.user
 *.obj
 *.tlog
+*.VC.opendb
+*.VC.db
+.vs/
 # Ignore build info file created by QtCreator
 CMakeLists.txt.user
 # Ignore files created by posix people
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 586737b9e9..5b13c8334a 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ Dolphin can only be installed on devices that satisfy the above requirements. At
 
 ## Building for Windows
 Use the solution file `Source/dolphin-emu.sln` to build Dolphin on Windows.
-Visual Studio 2015 is a hard requirement. Other compilers might be able to
-build Dolphin on Windows but have not been tested and are not recommended to
-be used.
+Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 is a hard requirement. Other compilers might be
+able to build Dolphin on Windows but have not been tested and are not
+recommended to be used. Git and Windows 10 SDK 10.0.10586.0 must be installed.
 
 An installer can be created by using the `Installer_x64.nsi` script in the
 Installer directory. This will require the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System