How to add PlatformToolset to a VC++ project with VS2017 to solve error LNK2038?

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Just run into a link error with VS2017 when building a VC++ project:

LNK2038 mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER': value '1700' doesn't match value '1900' in xxx.obj

This is caused by the mismatched Platform Toolset in the project property: Platform Toolset

It is Visual Studio 2017 (v141) by default, but the 3rd-party static libraries were built with VS2012, whose platform toolset is v110.

Is it possible to add VS2012 platform toolset to a VS2017 VC++ project without installing VS2012?

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No. I failed to find a solution without installing VS2012. But there is no need to buy a license of VS2012: just use VS2012 express.

After installing VS2012 Express for Desktop:

Platform Toolset