diff --git a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/manifest.xml b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/manifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6fbe673f
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+++ b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/manifest.xml
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+<?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" >
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="X86" name="Moritz.Bunkus.mkvtoolnix-gui.exe" type="win32"/>
+  <description>WindowsExecutable</description>
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="X86" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"/>
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+  <asmv3:application>
+    <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
+      <dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
+    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
+  </asmv3:application>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges>
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/resources.rc b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/resources.rc
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+++ b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/resources.rc
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+mkvmergeGUI ICON  "../../share/icons/windows/mkvmergeGUI.ico"
+
+#define wxUSE_NO_MANIFEST 1
+#include "wx/msw/wx.rc"
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION 5, 5, 0, 0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 5, 5, 0, 0
+ FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3f
+ FILEOS 0x4
+BEGIN
+  BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    BLOCK "040904B0"
+    BEGIN
+      VALUE "CompanyName", "Moritz Bunkus"
+      VALUE "FileDescription", "mkvtoolnix-gui"
+      VALUE "FileVersion", "5.5.0"
+      VALUE "InternalName", "mkvtoolnix-gui"
+      VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Released under the GNU Pulic License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html"
+      VALUE "OriginalFilename", "mkvtoolnix-gui"
+      VALUE "ProductName", "MKVToolNix"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion", "5.5.0"
+    END
+  END
+  BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+  BEGIN
+    VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 1252 // Englisch (USA)
+  END
+END
+
+1 RT_MANIFEST "manifest.xml"