diff --git a/ANX.Framework/ANX.Framework.csproj b/ANX.Framework/ANX.Framework.csproj
index 0a2645c0..f44011db 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework/ANX.Framework.csproj
+++ b/ANX.Framework/ANX.Framework.csproj
@@ -1,40 +1,15 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\build\ANX.PreSettings.targets" />
+
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>8.0.30703</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{6899F0C9-70B9-4EB0-9DD3-E598D4BE3E35}</ProjectGuid>
-    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>ANX.Framework</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>ANX.Framework</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
-    <TargetFrameworkProfile>
-    </TargetFrameworkProfile>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
-    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>..\bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;XNAEXT</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>..\bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
-    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="NLog, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
@@ -486,6 +461,7 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\build\ANX.PostSettings.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/ANX.Framework/Graphics/RenderTarget2D.cs b/ANX.Framework/Graphics/RenderTarget2D.cs
index 23b7744c..ed17ac00 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework/Graphics/RenderTarget2D.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework/Graphics/RenderTarget2D.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using ANX.Framework.NonXNA;
 using ANX.Framework.Graphics;
 using ANX.Framework.NonXNA.RenderSystem;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 #endregion // Using Statements
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ namespace ANX.Framework.Graphics
 
         #endregion // Constructors
 
-				protected virtual void Dispose([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U1)] bool disposeManaged)
+        protected virtual void Dispose([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U1)] bool disposeManaged)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/ANX.Framework/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ANX.Framework/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 518db61f..343251af 100644
--- a/ANX.Framework/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ANX.Framework/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 [assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.Framework.Windows.DX10")]
 [assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.RenderSystem.Windows.DX11")]
+[assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.RenderSystem.Windows.Metro")]
 [assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.Framework.Windows.GL3")]
 [assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.Framework.Windows.Kinect")]
 [assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("ANX.Framework.Windows.XInput")]
diff --git a/build/ANX.Framework.build b/build/ANX.Framework.build
index 496a5984..e0df50a8 100644
--- a/build/ANX.Framework.build
+++ b/build/ANX.Framework.build
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   <property name="build.configuration" value="Release" />
   <property name="build.platform" value="Any CPU" />
   <property name="build.dir" value="../bin" />
-  
+  <property name="build.solution_dir" value="../" />  
+
   <property name="project.anx.path" value="../ANX.Framework" />
   <property name="project.anx.name" value="ANX.Framework" />
   <property name="project.anx.build_env" value="VS2010" />
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
   <target name="win8">
     <property name="project.anx.win8" value="true" />
     <property name="build.configuration" value="ReleaseWin8" />
+    <property name="project.anx.directives" value="${project.anx.directives} WIN8" />
   </target>
   
   <target name="build">
@@ -89,10 +91,9 @@
 
     <if test="${project.anx.extended}">
       <property name="project.anx.directives" value="${project.anx.directives} XNAEXT" />
-      <echo message="Compiler directives: ${project.anx.directives}" />
     </if>
-    
-    <call target="clean" />
+
+    <echo message="Compiler directives: ${project.anx.directives}" />
 
     <call target="build_tools" />
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
       <arg value="/p:AllowUnsafeBlocks=true" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path}/${project.anx.name}.csproj" />
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/p:AllowUnsafeBlocks=true" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/p:AllowUnsafeBlocks=true" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@
         <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
         <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
         <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+        <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
         <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
         <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
         <arg value="${project.anx.path.rendersystem.metro}/${project.anx.name.rendersystem.metro}.csproj" />
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/p:AllowUnsafeBlocks=true" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anxcontent.path}/${project.anxcontent.name}.csproj" />
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.inputsystem.standard}/${project.anx.name.inputsystem.standard}.csproj" />
@@ -226,6 +234,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.inputsystem.recording}/${project.anx.name.inputsystem.recording}.csproj" />
@@ -240,6 +249,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.inputdevices.xinput}/${project.anx.name.inputdevices.xinput}.csproj" />
@@ -254,6 +264,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.inputdevices.opentk}/${project.anx.name.inputdevices.opentk}.csproj" />
@@ -269,6 +280,7 @@
         <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
         <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
         <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+        <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
         <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
         <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
         <arg value="${project.anx.path.inputdevices.kinect}/${project.anx.name.inputdevices.kinect}.csproj" />
@@ -286,6 +298,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.soundsystem.xaudio}/${project.anx.name.soundsystem.xaudio}.csproj" />
@@ -300,6 +313,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=${build.configuration}"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="${build.platform}"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=../${build.dir}/${build.configuration}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value='/p:DefineConstants="${project.anx.directives}"' />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.path.soundsystem.openal}/${project.anx.name.soundsystem.openal}.csproj" />
@@ -316,6 +330,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=Release"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="Any CPU"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=${build.dir}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.tools.path.ANXStatusComparer}/${project.anx.tools.name.ANXStatusComparer}.csproj" />
     </exec>
@@ -329,6 +344,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=Release"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="Any CPU"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=${build.dir}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.tools.path.XNAToANXConverter}/${project.anx.tools.name.XNAToANXConverter}.csproj" />
     </exec>
@@ -342,6 +358,7 @@
       <arg value="/p:Configuration=Release"/>
       <arg value='/p:Platform="Any CPU"'/>
       <arg value="/p:OutputPath=${build.dir}" />
+      <arg value="/p:SolutionDir=${build.solution_dir}" />
       <arg value="/p:AllowUnsafeBlocks=true" />
       <arg value="/clp:ErrorsOnly" />
       <arg value="${project.anx.tools.path.StockShaderCodeGenerator}/${project.anx.tools.name.StockShaderCodeGenerator}.csproj" />
diff --git a/build/ANX.PostSettings.targets b/build/ANX.PostSettings.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96f8099b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ANX.PostSettings.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ResolveReferencesDependsOn>
+      $(ResolveReferencesDependsOn);
+      ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework
+    </ResolveReferencesDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+ 
+  <Target Name="ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework" Condition="'$(ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework)' == 'true'">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ReferencePath Include="$(FrameworkPathOverride)\*.dll">
+        <WinMDFile>false</WinMDFile>
+        <CopyLocal>false</CopyLocal>
+        <ReferenceGrouping>$(TargetFrameworkMoniker)</ReferenceGrouping>
+        <ResolvedFrom>ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework</ResolvedFrom>
+      </ReferencePath>
+    </ItemGroup>
+ 
+    <Message Importance="Low" Text="Including @(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(ReferencePath.ResolvedFrom)' == 'ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework'"/>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_ResolveAssemblyReferenceResolvedFiles Include="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(ReferencePath.ResolvedFrom)' == 'ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework'"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/build/ANX.PreSettings.targets b/build/ANX.PreSettings.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b127de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ANX.PreSettings.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'Release'  ">
+    <ANXWin8>false</ANXWin8>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile>
+    </TargetFrameworkProfile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin8' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin8' ">
+    <ANXWin8>true</ANXWin8>
+    <ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework>true</ImplicitlyExpandTargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworkIdentifier>.NETCore</TargetFrameworkIdentifier>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetPlatformVersion>8.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>..\bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;XNAEXT</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>..\bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RunPostBuildEvent>OnBuildSuccess</RunPostBuildEvent>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'DebugWin8|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>..\bin\DebugWin8\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;XNAEXT;WIN8</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
+    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>false</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'ReleaseWin8|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>..\bin\ReleaseWin8\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;XNAEXT;WIN8</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>false</CodeAnalysisIgnoreBuiltInRuleSets>
+    <CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>false</CodeAnalysisFailOnMissingRules>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>