How to use manifests with build.exe

As of Windows Vista, basically all applications require a manifest in order to at least declare UAC compliance. Visual Studio has builtin support for creating and embedding manifests, so when using VS to build applications, using manifests is straightforward. However, when building a user mode application with the WDK and build.exe, things are a little different. Looking at the WDK documentation, manifests remain unmentioned – both in the context of UAC and SXS. Continue »