diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index fdef2b5cc..fc7cbc3c2 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -83,5 +83,88 @@
             // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
+
+
+
+        {
+            "label": "build Windows SDL2 Debug Win32",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "msbuild",
+            "args": [
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/p:Configuration='Debug SDL2'",
+                "/p:Platform=Win32",
+                "/t:build",
+                "vs2015/dosbox-x.sln"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "silent"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build Windows SDL2 Debug Win64",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "msbuild",
+            "args": [
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/p:Configuration='Debug SDL2'",
+                "/p:Platform=x64",
+                "/t:build",
+                "vs2015/dosbox-x.sln"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "silent"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build Windows SDL2 Release Win32",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "msbuild",
+            "args": [
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/p:Configuration='Release SDL2'",
+                "/p:Platform=Win32",
+                "/t:build",
+                "vs2015/dosbox-x.sln"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "silent"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build Windows SDL2 Release Win64",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "msbuild",
+            "args": [
+                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/p:Configuration='Release SDL2'",
+                "/p:Platform=x64",
+                "/t:build",
+                "vs2015/dosbox-x.sln"
+            ],
+            "group": "build",
+            "presentation": {
+                // Reveal the output only if unrecognized errors occur.
+                "reveal": "silent"
+            },
+            // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
     ]
 }
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