diff --git a/radiant/main.cpp b/radiant/main.cpp
index ede1426..19297d7 100644
--- a/radiant/main.cpp
+++ b/radiant/main.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ bool g_bBuildList = false;
 int g_argc;
 char** g_argv;
 
+// =============================================================================
+// Windows WinMain() wrapper for main()
+// used in Release Builds to suppress the Console
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+
+#include <winbase.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]);
+
+int CALLBACK WinMain(
+  __in  HINSTANCE hInstance,
+  __in  HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
+  __in  LPSTR lpCmdLine,
+  __in  int nCmdShow
+){
+	return main(__argc, __argv);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Splash screen
 
diff --git a/radiant/radiant.vcproj b/radiant/radiant.vcproj
index 851666b..81af2a2 100644
--- a/radiant/radiant.vcproj
+++ b/radiant/radiant.vcproj
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 				AdditionalDependencies="Ws2_32.lib glib-2.0.lib gobject-2.0.lib intl.lib gtk-win32-2.0.lib gdk-win32-2.0.lib pango-1.0.lib pangoft2-1.0.lib gdkglext-win32-1.0.lib gtkglext-win32-1.0.lib libxml2.lib mathlib.lib synapse.lib l_net.lib cmdlib.lib"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtk-2.16.6\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\libxml2-2.7.3\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\..\gtkglext-1.2.0\lib&quot;;&quot;$(SolutionDir)\build\$(ConfigurationName)\libs&quot;"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
-				SubSystem="1"
+				SubSystem="2"
 				OptimizeReferences="2"
 				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
 				TargetMachine="1"