diff --git a/app.manifest b/app.manifest
index 533c6ff208..088ad1dde7 100644
--- a/app.manifest
+++ b/app.manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <asmv1:assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
   <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="osu!" />
+  <SquirrelAwareVersion xmlns="urn:schema-squirrel-com:asm.v1">1</SquirrelAwareVersion>
   <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
     <security>
       <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
@@ -14,33 +15,10 @@
   </trustInfo>
   <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 -->
+      <!-- Windows 10 and Windows 11 -->
       <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />
     </application>
   </compatibility>
-  <asmv3:application>
-    <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
-      <dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
-    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
-  </asmv3:application>
-  <dependency>
-    <dependentAssembly>
-      <assemblyIdentity
-          type="win32"
-          name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
-          version="6.0.0.0"
-          processorArchitecture="*"
-          publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
-          language="*"
-        />
-    </dependentAssembly>
-  </dependency>
 </asmv1:assembly>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/app.manifest b/osu.Desktop/app.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index a11cee132c..0000000000
--- a/osu.Desktop/app.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<asmv1:assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="osu!" />
-  <SquirrelAwareVersion xmlns="urn:schema-squirrel-com:asm.v1">1</SquirrelAwareVersion>
-  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
-    <security>
-      <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
-      </requestedPrivileges>
-      <applicationRequestMinimum>
-        <defaultAssemblyRequest permissionSetReference="Custom" />
-        <PermissionSet class="System.Security.PermissionSet" version="1" Unrestricted="true" ID="Custom" SameSite="site" />
-      </applicationRequestMinimum>
-    </security>
-  </trustInfo>
-  <asmv3:application>
-    <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
-      <dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
-    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
-  </asmv3:application>
-</asmv1:assembly>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index f1b9c92429..16d6a81d40 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <Title>osu!</Title>
     <Product>osu!(lazer)</Product>
     <ApplicationIcon>lazer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
-    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     <Version>0.0.0</Version>
     <FileVersion>0.0.0</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>