diff --git a/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/.vs/ivas_crend_unit_test/v16/Solution.VC.db-wal b/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/.vs/ivas_crend_unit_test/v16/Solution.VC.db-wal
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
diff --git a/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.sln b/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.sln
index e3a6f0a4e8bf73509cad28ac29bbc69c646adef4..549ec510760386ba415bcd04e6ebc33b2fd1009f 100644
--- a/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.sln
+++ b/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 16
-VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.31911.196
+# Visual Studio 15
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 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ivas_crend_unit_test", "ivas_crend_unit_test.vcxproj", "{32354377-ACA7-40F9-9A0E-87FC956F0B78}"
 EndProject
@@ -13,32 +13,51 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lib_debug", "..\..\..\..\..
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lib_util", "..\..\..\..\..\Workspace_msvc\lib_util.vcxproj", "{2FA8F384-0775-F3B7-F8C3-85209222FC70}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "lib_rend", "..\..\..\..\..\Workspace_msvc\lib_rend.vcxproj", "{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
 		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
+		Unittests|Win32 = Unittests|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{32354377-ACA7-40F9-9A0E-87FC956F0B78}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
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 		{32354377-ACA7-40F9-9A0E-87FC956F0B78}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{32354377-ACA7-40F9-9A0E-87FC956F0B78}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{32354377-ACA7-40F9-9A0E-87FC956F0B78}.Unittests|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{39EC200D-7795-4FF8-B214-B24EDA5526AE}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
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 		{39EC200D-7795-4FF8-B214-B24EDA5526AE}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{39EC200D-7795-4FF8-B214-B24EDA5526AE}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Unittests|Win32
+		{39EC200D-7795-4FF8-B214-B24EDA5526AE}.Unittests|Win32.Build.0 = Unittests|Win32
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+		{E822DDAF-0F5F-4CD0-A694-38AE69DE74D3}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Unittests|Win32
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+		{54509728-928B-44D9-A118-A6F92F08B34F}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Unittests|Win32
+		{54509728-928B-44D9-A118-A6F92F08B34F}.Unittests|Win32.Build.0 = Unittests|Win32
 		{2FA8F384-0775-F3B7-F8C3-85209222FC70}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
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+		{2FA8F384-0775-F3B7-F8C3-85209222FC70}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Unittests|Win32
+		{2FA8F384-0775-F3B7-F8C3-85209222FC70}.Unittests|Win32.Build.0 = Unittests|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Unittests|Win32.ActiveCfg = Unittests|Win32
+		{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}.Unittests|Win32.Build.0 = Unittests|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.vcxproj b/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.vcxproj
index 3d8e7ab07f968b37bee7eb46cb7ed36fbc9c6a62..2b0527648d4345855bcafcb3267decce7a1bb265 100644
--- a/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/ivas_pytests/tests/unit_tests/crend/ivas_crend_unit_test.vcxproj
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
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       <Project>{e822ddaf-0f5f-4cd0-a694-38ae69de74d3}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\..\Workspace_msvc\lib_rend.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{718DE063-A18B-BB72-9150-62B892E6FFA6}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\..\Workspace_msvc\lib_util.vcxproj">
       <Project>{2fa8f384-0775-f3b7-f8c3-85209222fc70}</Project>
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@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;..\..\..\..\..\lib_dec;..\..\..\..\..\lib_rend;..\..\..\..\..\lib_com;..\..\..\..\..\lib_enc;..\..\..\..\..\lib_debug;..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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       <ExceptionHandling />
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@
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     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;..\..\..\..\..\lib_dec;..\..\..\..\..\lib_com;..\..\..\..\..\lib_enc;..\..\..\..\..\lib_debug;..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;..\..\..\..\..\lib_dec;..\..\..\..\..\lib_rend;..\..\..\..\..\lib_com;..\..\..\..\..\lib_enc;..\..\..\..\..\lib_debug;..\..\..\..\..\lib_util;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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       <ExceptionHandling />
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