diff --git a/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py b/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
index 7873d801..f086eabe 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
+++ b/platformio/ide/projectgenerator.py
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class ProjectGenerator(object):
         for tpl_path in self.get_tpls():
             file_name = basename(tpl_path)[:-4]
             with open(join(self.project_dir, file_name), "w") as f:
-                print tpl_path
-                f.write(self._render_tpl(tpl_path))
+                f.write(self._render_tpl(tpl_path).encode("utf8"))
 
     def _render_tpl(self, tpl_path):
         content = ""
diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.filters.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.filters.tpl
index 87bc92f6..1b4a764e 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.filters.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.filters.tpl
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
       <Filter>Source Files\src</Filter>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.tpl
index 4da8da32..54d5be85 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/visualstudio/platformio.vcxproj.tpl
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>