diff --git a/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER.vcxproj b/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER.vcxproj
index 6658c2bcb..7577a9644 100644
--- a/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER.vcxproj
+++ b/Samples/Desktop/D3D12Raytracing/src/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER/D3D12RaytracingSakuraForestSER.vcxproj
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
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       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;$(IntDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@
       <AdditionalOptions>/Zpr %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <ShaderModel Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">6.7</ShaderModel>
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </FxCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>