How do I add a manifest file to a compiled exe?

[guest3456]

I want to requireAdministrator as well as set dpiAware=true. Apparently I need to set these in a manifest file.

How do I add the manifest to my compiled script?

[tmplinshi]

You can use mt.exe: [Download]

Update EXE's manifest with your manifest file.

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mt -manifest input.manifest -updateresource:test.exe

Override the EXE's manifest.

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mt -manifest input.manifest -outputresource:test.exe

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The Upcoming Ahk2Exe support adding manifest file:

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;@Ahk2Exe-AddResource *24 input.manifest, 1

[TheDewd]

You should be able to just modify the manifest of your compiled script using Resource Hacker
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

[TheDewd]

Just out of curiosity, what other things can I add to the manifest file that may be of interest?

[tmplinshi]

Just out of curiosity, what other things can I add to the manifest file that may be of interest?

Using COM dll without registering it. See my post Registration-free COM with Manifest File.

[guest3456]

You should be able to just modify the manifest of your compiled script using Resource Hacker
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

Resource Hacker doesn't let you edit. It only allows me to export, and then replace. I did that, and now the exe won't run. Windows is saying its corrupt

[guest3456]

Even with mt.exe i can't seem to get a manifest that does not corrupt the exe

[guest3456]

this worked for me:

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mt.exe -inputresource:application_name.exe;#1 -out:extracted.manifest
mt.exe -manifest extracted.manifest NEW.manifest -out:merged.manifest

then using HkC to add the resource to my compiled AHK Basic script

[eladkarako]

Download https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest , and drag&drop your exe/dll over `add_manifest.cmd`.

Includes few manifest files, the one used
by default is `generic.manifest`,
it has Win10 support/high-DPI/GDI+ text-scale/...

includes `mt.exe` from Windows SDK 7.1 (32/64bit).

[BoBo]

Download https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest , and drag&drop your exe/dll over `add_manifest.cmd`.

Includes few manifest files, the one used
by default is `generic.manifest`,
it has Win10 support/high-DPI/GDI+ text-scale/...

includes `mt.exe` from Windows SDK 7.1 (32/64bit).

BTW, you have an impressive archive of software/code at github

[off topic]

Question: are these Chrome Commandline Switches (those you've posted [here] easy accessible via AHK? Thx 4 listening.

[/off topic]

[guest3456]

Download https://github.com/eladkarako/manifest , and drag&drop your exe/dll over `add_manifest.cmd`.

Includes few manifest files, the one used
by default is `generic.manifest`,
it has Win10 support/high-DPI/GDI+ text-scale/...

includes `mt.exe` from Windows SDK 7.1 (32/64bit).

very nice, thanks