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--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
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@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Other Changes:
 - Examples: GLUT: Fixed existing FreeGLUT example to work with regular GLUT. (#2465) [@andrewwillmott]
 - Examples: GLUT: Renamed imgui_impl_freeglut.cpp/.h to imgui_impl_glut.cpp/.h. (#2465) [@andrewwillmott]
 - Examples: GLUT: Made io.DeltaTime always > 0. (#2430)
+- Examples: Visual Studio: Updated default platform toolset+sdk in vcproj files from v100+sdk7 (vs2010)
+  to v110+sdk8 (vs2012). This is mostly so we can remove reliance on DXSDK_DIR for the DX10/DX11 example,
+  which if existing and when switching to recent SDK ends up conflicting and creating warnings.
 
 
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