title: Linker -> Advanced -> Target Machine
body: <p>This question was asked <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18572981/purpose-of-target-machine-field-in-visual-studio-linker-advanced-options">before</a>, but there is no answer yet, so i will try to recap it. </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GOXLz.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>So here is the Problem, i realized on one project, tat the Platform was choosen to be "Win32" but under <strong>"Linker > Advanced -> TargetMachine"</strong> i had <strong>"MachineX64(/MACHINE.x64)</strong></p>
  
  <p>So what is the purpose oft his option? In which case is this option usefull and what happens when i choosen Plattform:Win32 and change the TargetMachine Setting to X64?</p>