If you want to build CrackMe’s for newbies reversers, then you should make sure it is easy to debug. This video shows you the correct settings for Visual Studio 2017

[Build]
Set Build to Release for x86 (32 bit)

[Configuration properties]
[—- General —–]
Character Set -> Use Multi-Byte Character Set

[—- C/C++ —–]
[General]
SDL checks -> No (/sdl-)

[Code Generation]
Runtime Library -> Multi-threaded(/MT)
Security Check -> Disable security Check (/GS-)

[—- Linker —– ]
[Advanced]
Randomized Base Address -> No(/DYNAMICBASE:NO)
Fixed Base Address -> Yes(/FIXED)