diff --git a/samples/TestClient/App.config b/samples/TestClient/App.config
index 8e15646352..2d2a12d81b 100644
--- a/samples/TestClient/App.config
+++ b/samples/TestClient/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6"/>
     </startup>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/samples/TestClient/TestClient.csproj b/samples/TestClient/TestClient.csproj
index eb38a21555..781a187052 100644
--- a/samples/TestClient/TestClient.csproj
+++ b/samples/TestClient/TestClient.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>TestClient</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>TestClient</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>