diff --git a/Client/launch/Main.cpp b/Client/launch/Main.cpp
index 9b82dde275..27f97b1cff 100644
--- a/Client/launch/Main.cpp
+++ b/Client/launch/Main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "StdInc.h"
-#include <ShellScalingApi.h>
 
 /*
     IMPORTANT
@@ -23,44 +22,6 @@
     (set flag.new_client_exe on the build server to generate new exe)
 */
 
-/**
- * @brief Applies the highest available form of DPI awareness for this process.
- */
-void ApplyDpiAwareness()
-{
-    // Minimum version: Windows 10, version 1607
-    using SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext_t = BOOL(WINAPI*)(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT value);
-
-    static SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext_t Win32SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext = ([] {
-        HMODULE user32 = LoadLibrary("user32");
-        return user32 ? reinterpret_cast<SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext_t>(static_cast<void*>(GetProcAddress(user32, "SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext")))
-                      : nullptr;
-    })();
-
-    if (Win32SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext)
-    {
-        Win32SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Minimum version: Windows 8.1
-    using SetProcessDpiAwareness_t = HRESULT(WINAPI*)(PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS value);
-
-    static SetProcessDpiAwareness_t Win32SetProcessDpiAwareness = ([] {
-        HMODULE shcore = LoadLibrary("shcore");
-        return shcore ? reinterpret_cast<SetProcessDpiAwareness_t>(static_cast<void*>(GetProcAddress(shcore, "SetProcessDpiAwareness"))) : nullptr;
-    })();
-
-    if (Win32SetProcessDpiAwareness)
-    {
-        Win32SetProcessDpiAwareness(PROCESS_PER_MONITOR_DPI_AWARE);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Minimum version: Windows Vista
-    SetProcessDPIAware();
-}
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // WinMain
@@ -76,8 +37,6 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine
         return 1;
     }
 
-    ApplyDpiAwareness();
-
     // Group our processes and windows under a single taskbar button
     SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(L"Multi Theft Auto");
 
diff --git a/Client/launch/Multi Theft Auto.manifest b/Client/launch/Multi Theft Auto.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..159fa06d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Client/launch/Multi Theft Auto.manifest	
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:v3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <assemblyIdentity type="win32" version="1.6.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" name="Multi Theft Auto" />
+
+    <v3:application>
+        <windowsSettings>
+            <dpiAware     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">True/PM</dpiAware>
+            <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2, PerMonitor</dpiAwareness>
+        </windowsSettings>
+    </v3:application>
+
+    <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+        <application>
+            <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" /> <!-- Windows 10 and Windows 11 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}" /> <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}" /> <!-- Windows 8 -->
+            <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}" /> <!-- Windows 7 -->
+        </application>
+    </compatibility>
+
+    <dependency optional="yes">
+        <dependentAssembly>
+            <!-- Automatically use ComCtl32.dll version 6 or later. -->
+            <assemblyIdentity
+                type="win32"
+                name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+                version="6.0.0.0"
+                processorArchitecture="*"
+                publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+                language="*" />
+        </dependentAssembly>
+    </dependency>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/Client/launch/premake5.lua b/Client/launch/premake5.lua
index 70561e9420..4a8fed34f6 100644
--- a/Client/launch/premake5.lua
+++ b/Client/launch/premake5.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ project "Client Launcher"
 	vpaths {
 		["Headers/*"] = "**.h",
 		["Sources/*"] = "**.cpp",
-		["Resources/*"] = {"*.rc", "**.ico", "**.xml"},
+		["Resources/*"] = {"*.rc", "**.ico", "**.xml", "**.manifest"},
 		["*"] = "premake5.lua"
 	}
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ project "Client Launcher"
 			"NEU/Multi Theft Auto.gdf.xml",
 			"launch.rc",
 			"Multi Theft Auto.rc",
+			"Multi Theft Auto.manifest",
 			"resource/mtaicon.ico"
 		}