How to create a manifest file for a C++ project?

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I'm trying to add DPI awareness per monitor v2 to a C++ application, using VS2022. Microsoft recommends to do this using the application manifest. So far I have been using an automatically generated intermediate manifest file (using the setting under linker -> generate manifest: yes). However, this file is not actually generated in the filing system (the location where it is purported to be does not contain the desired manifest file). Because it is not being generated, I have no example manifest that I can modify to suit my needs.

Various other answers on Stackoverflow all indicate that you can generate a manifest file if you have the C# compiler installed, which I do not. The C++ compiler has no option for creating a manifest file.

Lacking both a wizard and an example file, what other options do I have for setting up a manifest file containing all required information?

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By default, the manifest is embedded into the compiled application (exe or dll). You can access it with a resource viewer. There is an option to control that in Manifest Tool -> Input and Output -> Embed Manifest.

All manifest files included in your project are merged and added to the application manifest (maybe the file type also need to be set as Manifest file for it to work)

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