diff --git a/DMF/DMF.props b/DMF/DMF.props
index 7c02703..3adde7d 100644
--- a/DMF/DMF.props
+++ b/DMF/DMF.props
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
<_PropertySheetDisplayName>Driver Module Framework
+
+ ..\..\DMF
+
- ..\..\DMF\DMF\Modules.Library;..\..\DMF\DMF\Framework;$(IntDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)
+ $(DmfRootPath)\DMF\Modules.Library;$(DmfRootPath)\DMF\Framework;$(IntDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)
- ..\..\DMF\$(Configuration)\$(PlatformName)\lib\DmfK\DmfK.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);
- ..\..\DMF\$(Configuration)\$(PlatformName)\lib\DmfU\DmfU.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);
+ $(DmfRootPath)\$(Configuration)\$(PlatformName)\lib\DmfK\DmfK.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);
+ $(DmfRootPath)\$(Configuration)\$(PlatformName)\lib\DmfU\DmfU.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);
diff --git a/DMF/README.md b/DMF/README.md
index 84190f4..7523827 100644
--- a/DMF/README.md
+++ b/DMF/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
## Usage
-To include and link against [DMF](https://github.com/microsoft/DMF) simply clone DMF to the same project parent directory and add the following snippet to your driver project:
+To include and link against [DMF](https://github.com/microsoft/DMF) simply clone DMF to the same project parent directory **or** set the environment variable `DmfRootPath` to the DMF directory. Then add the following snippet to your driver project:
```xml
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ To include and link against [DMF](https://github.com/microsoft/DMF) simply clone
```
+**Important:** if a `PropertySheets` group already exists, append the Import-Node(s) to that to avoid linker issues!
+
Drop the provided `DMF.props` into the project directory and all include and linker settings will be available. Works for both `KMDF` and `UMDF`.
diff --git a/UDE/README.md b/UDE/README.md
index 76eed70..e415a80 100644
--- a/UDE/README.md
+++ b/UDE/README.md
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ To include and link against [UDE](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardw
```
+**Important:** if a `PropertySheets` group already exists, append the Import-Node(s) to that to avoid linker issues!
+
Drop the provided `UDE.props` into the project directory and all include and linker settings will be available. Works for `KMDF` only.