diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ddba04ef9337ac7a652632ce2fe45f41df9f0bb4..f8060270efddf49bcdaa4a472e77b2011046b5f0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ else()
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE   "/O2 /GS- /MD" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG   "/DEBUG" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "/DEBUG /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF,ICF" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG   "/DEBUG /MANIFEST:NO" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "/DEBUG /MANIFEST:NO /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF,ICF" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 # Set file offset size to 64 bits.
diff --git a/dist/citra.manifest b/dist/citra.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fd30b656ffaea87d026e459d0af0f0f5118bcbf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/citra.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+ <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+  <security>
+   <requestedPrivileges>
+    <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
+   </requestedPrivileges>
+  </security>
+ </trustInfo>
+ <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+  <windowsSettings>
+   <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">True/PM</dpiAware>
+   <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
+  </windowsSettings>
+ </application>
+ <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+  <application>
+   <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+   <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+   <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+   <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+  </application>
+ </compatibility>
+</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/citra/citra.rc b/src/citra/citra.rc
index fea603004a3f8d727267d6c5a96528e631d423ea..c490ef302cc7aab0e664987fd39411e8bd038698 100644
--- a/src/citra/citra.rc
+++ b/src/citra/citra.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "winresrc.h"
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Icon
@@ -7,3 +8,10 @@
 // remains consistent on all systems.
 CITRA_ICON              ICON                    "../../dist/citra.ico"
 
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// RT_MANIFEST
+//
+
+1                       RT_MANIFEST             "../../dist/citra.manifest"
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra-qt.rc b/src/citra_qt/citra-qt.rc
index fea603004a3f8d727267d6c5a96528e631d423ea..c490ef302cc7aab0e664987fd39411e8bd038698 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra-qt.rc
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra-qt.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "winresrc.h"
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Icon
@@ -7,3 +8,10 @@
 // remains consistent on all systems.
 CITRA_ICON              ICON                    "../../dist/citra.ico"
 
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// RT_MANIFEST
+//
+
+1                       RT_MANIFEST             "../../dist/citra.manifest"