diff --git a/src/util/windows/manifest.xml b/src/util/windows/manifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..420545ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/windows/manifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!--This Id value indicates the application supports Windows 7 functionality-->
+      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+      <!--This Id value indicates the application supports Windows 8 functionality-->
+      <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+      <!--This Id value indicates the application supports Windows 8.1 functionality-->
+      <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+      <!--This Id value indicates the application supports Windows 10, 11 functionality-->
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="com.github.fastfetch" version="0.0.0.0"/>
+  <asmv3:application>
+    <asmv3:windowsSettings>
+      <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+      <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
+      <heapType xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2020/WindowsSettings">SegmentHeap</heapType>
+    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
+  </asmv3:application>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/src/util/windows/version.rc b/src/util/windows/version.rc
index a8ea2519c..e130a65e9 100644
--- a/src/util/windows/version.rc
+++ b/src/util/windows/version.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //
 // Include the necessary resources
 //
+#include <winuser.h>
 #include <winver.h>
 #include <ntdef.h>
 #include "fastfetch_config.h"
@@ -16,7 +17,10 @@
 #define VER_DEBUG 0
 #endif
 
-#define FF_TO_STR(str) #str
+#define FF_TO_STR1(str) #str
+#define FF_TO_STR(str) FF_TO_STR1(str)
+
+CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "manifest.xml"
 
 // ------- version info -------------------------------------------------------