diff --git a/win/Audacity.exe.manifest b/win/Audacity.exe.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78577d6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/Audacity.exe.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
+<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
+  <assemblyIdentity
+      version="2.2.1.0"
+      processorArchitecture="*"
+      name="Audacity.Audacity.Audacity"
+      type="win32"
+  />
+  <description>Audacity® Cross-Platform Sound Editor</description>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges>
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level='asInvoker' uiAccess='false' />
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj b/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj
index c0b95742b..32720c601 100755
--- a/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj
+++ b/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
+    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <GenerateManifest>false</GenerateManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -1213,6 +1215,9 @@
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">copy /Y %(Identity) ..\..\$(IntDir)\Nyquist\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Command>
       <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">..\..\$(IntDir)\Nyquist\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Outputs>
     </CustomBuild>
+    <Manifest Include="..\..\Audacity.exe.manifest">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Manifest>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj.filters b/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj.filters
index f63392c16..073dc01a1 100755
--- a/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/win/Projects/Audacity/Audacity.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
     <Filter Include="src">
@@ -2339,4 +2339,9 @@
       <Filter>plug-ins</Filter>
     </copy>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Manifest Include="..\..\Audacity.exe.manifest">
+      <Filter>Resources</Filter>
+    </Manifest>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/win/audacity.rc b/win/audacity.rc
index d5f25a7e8..a6c05eb62 100644
--- a/win/audacity.rc
+++ b/win/audacity.rc
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ AudacityLogo ICON "darkaudacity.ico"
 AudacityLogo ICON "audacity.ico"
 #endif
 
+#include <winuser.h>
+CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "Audacity.exe.manifest"
+
 #include "wx/msw/wx.rc"
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //