diff --git a/adm/templates/DRAWEXE.vcxproj.user.in b/adm/templates/DRAWEXE.vcxproj.user.in
index 43034febe7..7e02dda7a4 100644
--- a/adm/templates/DRAWEXE.vcxproj.user.in
+++ b/adm/templates/DRAWEXE.vcxproj.user.in
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@
 PATH=@3RDPARTY_DLL_DIRS_FOR_PATH@;%PATH%
  </LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
  <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+ <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='RelWithDebInfo|@X_COMPILER_BITNESS@'">
  <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>CASROOT=@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@
 PATH=@3RDPARTY_DLL_DIRS_FOR_PATH@;%PATH%
  </LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
  <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+ <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|@X_COMPILER_BITNESS@'">
  <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>CASROOT=@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@
 PATH=@3RDPARTY_DLL_DIRS_FOR_PATH@;%PATH%
  </LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
  <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+ <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/adm/templates/vcxproj.user.vc10x b/adm/templates/vcxproj.user.vc10x
index b4b115bcee..29762143c4 100644
--- a/adm/templates/vcxproj.user.vc10x
+++ b/adm/templates/vcxproj.user.vc10x
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>PATH=..\..\..\win32\__VCVER__\bind;$(CSF_OPT_BIN32D);$(PATH)</LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(ProjectDir)\..\..\..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>PATH=..\..\..\win32\__VCVER__\bin;$(CSF_OPT_BIN32);$(PATH)</LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(ProjectDir)\..\..\..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>PATH=..\..\..\win64\__VCVER__\bin;$(CSF_OPT_BIN64);$(PATH)</LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(ProjectDir)\..\..\..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <LocalDebuggerEnvironment>PATH=..\..\..\win64\__VCVER__\bind;$(CSF_OPT_BIN64D);$(PATH)</LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+    <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>$(ProjectDir)\..\..\..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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