diff --git a/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj b/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj
index 2aba3ced53..61081ce3c0 100644
--- a/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj
@@ -99,7 +99,17 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\pch.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\two_way_pipe_message_ipc.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.191107.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.191107.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.191107.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.191107.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj.filters b/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj.filters
index f30b22131f..41505e73f1 100644
--- a/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/common/common-md-flag/common-md-flag.vcxproj.filters
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/common/common-md-flag/packages.config b/src/common/common-md-flag/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f733475e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/common-md-flag/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.191107.2" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>
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