diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
index 44d632d46..59e8f8c7d 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.cxx
@@ -176,7 +176,14 @@ cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::SetGeneratorToolset(std::string const& ts,
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf)
 {
-  if (this->SystemName == "WindowsCE")
+  if (this->SystemName == "Windows")
+    {
+    if (!this->InitializeWindows(mf))
+      {
+      return false;
+      }
+    }
+  else if (this->SystemName == "WindowsCE")
     {
     this->SystemIsWindowsCE = true;
     if (!this->InitializeWindowsCE(mf))
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf)
       return false;
       }
     }
-  else if(this->SystemName == "WindowsPhone")
+  else if (this->SystemName == "WindowsPhone")
     {
     this->SystemIsWindowsPhone = true;
     if(!this->InitializeWindowsPhone(mf))
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf)
       return false;
       }
     }
-  else if(this->SystemName == "WindowsStore")
+  else if (this->SystemName == "WindowsStore")
     {
     this->SystemIsWindowsStore = true;
     if(!this->InitializeWindowsStore(mf))
@@ -228,6 +235,12 @@ bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf)
   return true;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeWindows(cmMakefile*)
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator::InitializeWindowsCE(cmMakefile* mf)
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
index 8de7b0995..49c561601 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio10Generator.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
 protected:
   virtual void Generate();
   virtual bool InitializeSystem(cmMakefile* mf);
+  virtual bool InitializeWindows(cmMakefile* mf);
   virtual bool InitializeWindowsCE(cmMakefile* mf);
   virtual bool InitializeWindowsPhone(cmMakefile* mf);
   virtual bool InitializeWindowsStore(cmMakefile* mf);