diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dffffe49..3e6228986 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if (WIN32)
     else (MINGW)
         list (APPEND QBT_APP_SOURCES ../qbittorrent.rc)
     endif (MINGW)
+    list(APPEND QBT_APP_SOURCES ../qbittorent.exe.manifest)
 endif (WIN32)
 
 if (UNIX)
diff --git a/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest b/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest
index 2f99a7ec8..7e966371c 100644
--- a/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest
+++ b/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest
@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
-<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
-<dependency>
-<dependentAssembly>
-<assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' processorArchitecture='*' />
-</dependentAssembly>
-</dependency>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <!-- Enable use of version 6 of the common controls (Win XP and later) -->
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity type="win32"
+                        name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+                        version="6.0.0.0"
+                        processorArchitecture="*"
+                        publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+                        language="*" />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+
+  <!-- Indicate UAC compliance, with no need for elevated privileges (Win Vista and later) -->
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges>
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+
+  <!-- Declare support for various versions of Windows -->
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+      <application>
+          <!-- Windows Vista -->
+          <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}" />
+          <!-- Windows 7 -->
+          <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}" />
+          <!-- Windows 8 -->
+          <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}" />
+          <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+          <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}" />
+          <!-- Windows 10 -->
+          <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />
+      </application>
+  </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/winconf-msvc.pri b/winconf-msvc.pri
index ca77d8b96..65af90f7d 100644
--- a/winconf-msvc.pri
+++ b/winconf-msvc.pri
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ strace_win {
   LIBS += dbghelp.lib
 }
 
-QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
+QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF /MANIFEST:EMBED /MANIFESTINPUT:$$quote($${PWD}/src/qbittorrent.exe.manifest)"
 
 RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc