diff --git a/devtools/bin/vpc.exe b/devtools/bin/vpc.exe
index 51f7a247..407acc2f 100755
Binary files a/devtools/bin/vpc.exe and b/devtools/bin/vpc.exe differ
diff --git a/external/vpc/tier0/threadtools.cpp b/external/vpc/tier0/threadtools.cpp
index 735f2330..5d757c63 100644
--- a/external/vpc/tier0/threadtools.cpp
+++ b/external/vpc/tier0/threadtools.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef _PS3
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <memory>
 #endif
 #include "tier0/threadtools.h"
 
diff --git a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/main.cpp b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/main.cpp
index 0caa9c93..e237df50 100644
--- a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/main.cpp
+++ b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/main.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ CVPC::CVPC()
 	}
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-	m_eVSVersion = k_EVSVersion_2015;
+	m_eVSVersion = k_EVSVersion_2019;
 	m_bUseVS2010FileFormat = true;
 	m_bUseUnity = false;
 #else
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ void CVPC::Shutdown( bool bHasError )
 	UnloadPerforceInterface();
 }
 
-#if defined( STANDALONE_VPC )
-class CP4;
-extern CP4 s_p4;
-#endif
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool CVPC::LoadPerforceInterface()
@@ -190,11 +185,6 @@ bool CVPC::LoadPerforceInterface()
 		return true;
 	}
 
-#if defined( STANDALONE_VPC )
-	p4 = (IP4*)&s_p4;
-	return (p4 != NULL);
-#else
-
 	//
 	// Try to load p4lib.dll and the filesystem since the p4lib relies on it
 	//
@@ -234,7 +224,6 @@ bool CVPC::LoadPerforceInterface()
 	p4->Connect( Sys_GetFactory( m_pFilesystemModule ) );
 
 	return true;
-#endif
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -635,7 +624,8 @@ void CVPC::SpewUsage( void )
 			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/srcctl]:     Enable P4SCC source control integration - can also set environment variable VPC_SRCCTL to 1\n" );
 #endif
 			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/mirror]:     <path> - Mirror output files to specified path. Used for A:B testing.\n" );
-			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2015]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2015 [default]\n" );
+			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2019]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2019 [default]\n" );
+			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2015]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2015\n" );
 			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2013]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2013\n" );
 			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2012]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2012\n" );
 			Log_Msg( LOG_VPC, "[/2010]:       Generate projects and solutions for Visual Studio 2010\n" );
@@ -1004,6 +994,11 @@ void CVPC::HandleSingleCommandLineArg( const char *pArg )
 			m_eVSVersion = k_EVSVersion_2015;
 			m_ExtraOptionsCRCString += pArgName;
 		}
+		else if ( !V_stricmp( pArgName, "2019" ) )
+		{
+			m_eVSVersion = k_EVSVersion_2019;
+			m_ExtraOptionsCRCString += pArgName;
+		}
 		else if ( !V_stricmp( pArgName, "nounity" ) )
 		{
 			m_bUseUnity = false;
@@ -1825,6 +1820,16 @@ void CVPC::SetMacrosAndConditionals()
 		// VS2010 is strictly win32/xbox360
 		switch ( m_eVSVersion )
 		{
+		case k_EVSVersion_2019:
+			m_ExtraOptionsCRCString += "VS2019";
+			SetConditional( "VS2019", true );
+
+			// temporarily allow VS2013 conditionals also as there are many. Will fix.
+			SetConditional( "VS2013", true );
+
+			m_bUseVS2010FileFormat = true;
+			break;
+
 		case k_EVSVersion_2015:
 			m_ExtraOptionsCRCString += "VS2015";
 			SetConditional( "VS2015", true );
@@ -2362,7 +2367,9 @@ void CVPC::SetupGenerators()
 		{
 			// spew what we are generating
 			const char *pchLogLine = "Generating for Visual Studio 2005.\n";
-			if ( m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2015 )
+			if ( m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2019 )
+				pchLogLine = "Generating for Visual Studio 2019.\n";
+			else if ( m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2015 )
 				pchLogLine = "Generating for Visual Studio 2015.\n";
 			else if ( m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2013 )
 				pchLogLine = "Generating for Visual Studio 2013.\n";
diff --git a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/solutiongenerator_win32.cpp b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/solutiongenerator_win32.cpp
index 93147956..3df22793 100644
--- a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/solutiongenerator_win32.cpp
+++ b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/solutiongenerator_win32.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ class CSolutionGenerator_Win32 : public IBaseSolutionGenerator
 public:
 	void GetVCPROJSolutionGUID( char (&szSolutionGUID)[256] )
 	{
+		if ( g_pVPC->Is2019() )
+		{
+			V_strncpy( szSolutionGUID, "{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}", ARRAYSIZE(szSolutionGUID) );
+			return;
+		}
+
 		HKEY hKey;
 		int firstVer = 8;
 		const int lastVer = 14; // Handle up to VS 14, AKA VS 2015
@@ -114,7 +120,12 @@ public:
 			g_pVPC->VPCError( "Can't open %s for writing.", pSolutionFilename );
 
 		
-		if ( g_pVPC->Is2015() )
+		if ( g_pVPC->Is2019() )
+		{
+			fprintf( fp, "\xef\xbb\xbf\nMicrosoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00\n" );
+			fprintf( fp, "# Visual Studio Version 16\n" );
+		}
+		else if ( g_pVPC->Is2015() )
 		{
 			fprintf( fp, "\xef\xbb\xbf\nMicrosoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00\n" ); // still on 12
 			fprintf( fp, "# Visual Studio 2015\n" );
diff --git a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.h b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.h
index 4ff493e4..d0e7ab98 100644
--- a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.h
+++ b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ enum EVSVersion
 	k_EVSVersion_2012,
 	k_EVSVersion_2013,
 	k_EVSVersion_2015,
+	k_EVSVersion_2019,
 };
 
 class CVPC
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public:
 	bool		Is2012()				{ return m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2012; }	// When this returns true so does Is2010() because of the file format similarities
 	bool		Is2013()				{ return m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2013; }	// When this returns true so does Is2010() because of the file format similarities
 	bool		Is2015()				{ return m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2015; }	// When this returns true so does Is2010() because of the file format similarities
+	bool		Is2019()				{ return m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2019; }	// When this returns true so does Is2010() because of the file format similarities
 	bool		BUse2008()				{ return m_eVSVersion == k_EVSVersion_2008; }
 	bool		IsDedicatedBuild()		{ return m_bDedicatedBuild;	}
 	bool		IsUnity()				{ return m_bUseUnity; }
diff --git a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj
index be37d599..c8c8f5cc 100644
--- a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj
+++ b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{36C5F545-588F-4091-B480-89E03EDBDA93}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>vpc</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <CharacterSet>NotSet</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <CharacterSet>NotSet</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140_xp</PlatformToolset>
+    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>p4 edit ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.exe &amp;&amp; copy /y $(TargetPath) ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.exe
-p4 edit ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.pdb &amp;&amp; copy /y $(TargetDir)\vpc.pdb ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.pdb
-</Command>
+      <Command>
+      </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -83,14 +82,12 @@ p4 edit ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.pdb &amp;&amp; copy /y $(TargetDir)\vpc.pdb
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>p4 edit ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.exe &amp;&amp; copy /y $(TargetPath) ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.exe
-p4 edit ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.pdb &amp;&amp; copy /y $(TargetDir)\vpc.pdb ..\..\..\..\devtools\bin\vpc.pdb
-</Command>
+      <Command>
+      </Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\interfaces\interfaces.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\p4lib\p4.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tier0\assert_dialog.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tier0\commandline.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\tier0\cpu.cpp" />
diff --git a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj.filters b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj.filters
index be39a000..78aa4870 100644
--- a/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/external/vpc/utils/vpc/vpc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="solutiongenerator_codelite.cpp">
       <Filter>VPC\Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\p4lib\p4.cpp">
-      <Filter>Dependencies\Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\tier0\mem_helpers.h">