diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/duckstation-sdl.vcxproj b/src/duckstation-sdl/duckstation-sdl.vcxproj
index f0fd4e9c2..d555ae760 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/duckstation-sdl.vcxproj
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/duckstation-sdl.vcxproj
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|Win32'">
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugFast|x64'">
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL2.lib;SDL2main.lib;d3d11.lib;dxgi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
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diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/main.cpp b/src/duckstation-sdl/main.cpp
index 5cee36f6a..1f48cf920 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/main.cpp
@@ -7,26 +7,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#undef main
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-  // set log flags
-#ifndef _DEBUG
-  const LOGLEVEL level = LOGLEVEL_INFO;
-  // const LOGLEVEL level = LOGLEVEL_DEV;
-  // const LOGLEVEL level = LOGLEVEL_PROFILE;
-  Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, nullptr, level);
-  Log::SetFilterLevel(level);
-#else
-  Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, nullptr, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-  Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, "Pad DigitalController MemoryCard SPU", LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-  // Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, "GPU GPU_HW_OpenGL SPU Pad DigitalController", LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-  // Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, "GPU GPU_HW_OpenGL Pad DigitalController MemoryCard InterruptController SPU
-  // MDEC", LOGLEVEL_DEBUG); g_pLog->SetFilterLevel(LOGLEVEL_TRACE);
-  Log::SetFilterLevel(LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-  // Log::SetFilterLevel(LOGLEVEL_DEV);
-#endif
-
   FrontendCommon::EnsureSDLInitialized();
 
   std::unique_ptr<SDLHostInterface> host_interface = SDLHostInterface::Create();