diff --git a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb
index 85d6bfb2c066b018577c7780b757506fe17b5b51..d46a39122f36b8706027cdc605bea92d7558acec 100644
--- a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb	
+++ b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb	
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ' <auto-generated>
-'     Dieser Code wurde von einem Tool generiert.
-'     Laufzeitversion:4.0.30319.42000
+'     This code was generated by a tool.
+'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
 '
-'     Änderungen an dieser Datei können falsches Verhalten verursachen und gehen verloren, wenn
-'     der Code erneut generiert wird.
+'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+'     the code is regenerated.
 ' </auto-generated>
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Option Strict On
 Option Explicit On
 
+Imports System
 
 Namespace My.Resources
     
-    'Diese Klasse wurde von der StronglyTypedResourceBuilder automatisch generiert
-    '-Klasse über ein Tool wie ResGen oder Visual Studio automatisch generiert.
-    'Um einen Member hinzuzufügen oder zu entfernen, bearbeiten Sie die .ResX-Datei und führen dann ResGen
-    'mit der /str-Option erneut aus, oder Sie erstellen Ihr VS-Projekt neu.
+    'This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder
+    'class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
+    'To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
+    'with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
     '''<summary>
-    '''  Eine stark typisierte Ressourcenklasse zum Suchen von lokalisierten Zeichenfolgen usw.
+    '''  A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.
     '''</summary>
-    <Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0"),  _
+    <Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "16.0.0.0"),  _
      Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(),  _
      Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(),  _
      Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()>  _
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ Namespace My.Resources
         Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
         
         '''<summary>
-        '''  Gibt die zwischengespeicherte ResourceManager-Instanz zurück, die von dieser Klasse verwendet wird.
+        '''  Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.
         '''</summary>
         <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
         Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ Namespace My.Resources
         End Property
         
         '''<summary>
-        '''  Überschreibt die CurrentUICulture-Eigenschaft des aktuellen Threads für alle
-        '''  Ressourcenzuordnungen, die diese stark typisierte Ressourcenklasse verwenden.
+        '''  Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all
+        '''  resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.
         '''</summary>
         <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
         Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo
diff --git a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb
index 4d52204690298f79e59bfe2f03516bb9f0b4eb25..3fc28e7fee6b41a73175710a040bc3fa7d221df1 100644
--- a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb	
+++ b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/My Project/Settings.Designer.vb	
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ' <auto-generated>
-'     Dieser Code wurde von einem Tool generiert.
-'     Laufzeitversion:4.0.30319.42000
+'     This code was generated by a tool.
+'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
 '
-'     Änderungen an dieser Datei können falsches Verhalten verursachen und gehen verloren, wenn
-'     der Code erneut generiert wird.
+'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+'     the code is regenerated.
 ' </auto-generated>
 '------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ Option Explicit On
 Namespace My
     
     <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(),  _
-     Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "12.0.0.0"),  _
+     Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "16.10.0.0"),  _
      Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)>  _
     Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings
         Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
         
         Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings()),MySettings)
         
-#Region "Funktion zum automatischen Speichern von My.Settings"
+#Region "My.Settings Auto-Save Functionality"
 #If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then
     Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean
 
     Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object
 
     <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _
-    Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(ByVal sender As Global.System.Object, ByVal e As Global.System.EventArgs)
+    Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(sender As Global.System.Object, e As Global.System.EventArgs)
         If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then
             My.Settings.Save()
         End If
diff --git a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/VectoAuxiliariesTests.vbproj b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/VectoAuxiliariesTests.vbproj
index 0bd4c2c6c484408e9b6011a9bb1c06b5ed90989b..340a2748884d3894d66414dd2204a0fab282e67f 100644
--- a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/VectoAuxiliariesTests.vbproj
+++ b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/VectoAuxiliariesTests.vbproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>VectoAuxiliariesTests</AssemblyName>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <MyType>Windows</MyType>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{F184B08F-C81C-45F6-A57F-5ABD9991F28F}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
     <Compile Include="My Project\Application.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DependentUpon>Application.myapp</DependentUpon>
+      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="My Project\Resources.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
diff --git a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/app.config b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/app.config
index fdc60f6f83437dedadf5df7aad3f232919b15e36..19c1947a75edc9708288adf2ef05b346fcac057a 100644
--- a/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/app.config
+++ b/VECTOAux/VectoAuxiliariesTests/app.config
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0" />
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral"/>
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0"/>
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/VectoHashingTest.csproj b/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/VectoHashingTest.csproj
index d35e63fe05dec5b49e7a1a918cb5fa94d40a7b64..25dd8e041351c8b8a56fab99516141bb5922f89e 100644
--- a/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/VectoHashingTest.csproj
+++ b/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/VectoHashingTest.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>VectoHashingTest</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>VectoHashingTest</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
     <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
     </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/app.config b/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/app.config
index fdc60f6f83437dedadf5df7aad3f232919b15e36..19c1947a75edc9708288adf2ef05b346fcac057a 100644
--- a/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/app.config
+++ b/VectoCommon/VectoHashingTest/app.config
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0" />
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral"/>
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0"/>
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/ModelbasedTests.csproj b/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/ModelbasedTests.csproj
index c7ae15fb8a90b2bb99e62aca87a8eed61a54c3a0..29a20a37ca8ea5ca07e906468c13c9fd2562cb40 100644
--- a/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/ModelbasedTests.csproj
+++ b/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/ModelbasedTests.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>TUGraz.VectoCore.ModelbasedTests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>ModelbasedTests</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
     <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
     </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/app.config b/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/app.config
index fdc60f6f83437dedadf5df7aad3f232919b15e36..06e26e86e8988fa864fc1847ff62cfcc06fea4e0 100644
--- a/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/app.config
+++ b/VectoCore/ModelbasedTests/app.config
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" /></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
index f0226fda9c9db1f80179092109fc0187e89f94fe..391038e74a62b2a00028f9a5d0eb3a8e964e6225 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
@@ -1033,8 +1033,8 @@
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\XSD\VectoDeclarationDefinitions.2.3.xsd">
-		<SubType>Designer</SubType>
-	</EmbeddedResource>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\XSD\VectoDeclarationDefinitions.2.4.xsd">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 37a0daa5e12e8d97eadfcd66781e9bdc80f7edea..6e97091bfadb14b113975e61f9aaf45517cb17c3 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -1,46 +1,21 @@
-/*
-* This file is part of VECTO.
-*
-* Copyright © 2012-2019 European Union
-*
-* Developed by Graz University of Technology,
-*              Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics,
-*              Institute of Technical Informatics
-*
-* VECTO is licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or - as soon they will be approved
-* by the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence");
-* You may not use VECTO except in compliance with the Licence.
-* You may obtain a copy of the Licence at:
-*
-* https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/og_page/eupl
-*
-* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, VECTO
-* distributed under the Licence is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-* See the Licence for the specific language governing permissions and
-* limitations under the Licence.
-*
-* Authors:
-*   Stefan Hausberger, hausberger@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Christian Kreiner, christian.kreiner@tugraz.at, ITI, Graz University of Technology
-*   Michael Krisper, michael.krisper@tugraz.at, ITI, Graz University of Technology
-*   Raphael Luz, luz@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Markus Quaritsch, markus.quaritsch@tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Martin Rexeis, rexeis@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*/
-
-using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
-using System.Configuration;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <auto-generated>
+//     This code was generated by a tool.
+//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
+//
+//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
+//     the code is regenerated.
+// </auto-generated>
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests.Properties {
     
     
-    [CompilerGenerated()]
-    [GeneratedCode("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "12.0.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : ApplicationSettingsBase {
+    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "16.10.0.0")]
+    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
-        private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(Synchronized(new Settings())));
+        private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
         
         public static Settings Default {
             get {
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
index 0d6a30ca91032ac382c94b56a1bf8662afe33629..43d844e33f6421b5b67c2290219af5629c561616 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/VectoCoreTest.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>VectoCoreTest</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
     <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
     </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -73,9 +74,6 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
     <Reference Include="System.Transactions" />
-    <Reference Include="System.ValueTuple, Version=4.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\System.ValueTuple.4.5.0\lib\netstandard1.0\System.ValueTuple.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/app.config b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/app.config
index fed7e747cc9ac063ff73b89a4f1895297503aaf9..4724170d8ee7373c94bf78efc0371b81f5245081 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/app.config
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/app.config
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-
 <configuration>
 	<configSections>
 		<section name="nlog" type="NLog.Config.ConfigSectionHandler, NLog" />
 	</configSections>
 	<startup>
-		<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+		<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8" />
 	</startup>
 	<!--
 	<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
@@ -33,4 +32,4 @@
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
 
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/packages.config b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/packages.config
index d70dde300282dce53309e94c9debf4372c81dfb3..b879abef8381c88d96fc0a2b2b981fb402784183 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/packages.config
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/packages.config
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@
   <package id="NLog" version="4.5.11" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="3.11.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit3TestAdapter" version="3.11.2" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file