--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@
     *wx_msw*)
         AC_MSG_RESULT(wxMSW)
 
+		AC_CHECK_TOOL(WINDRES, [windres])
+
 		if test "x$BUILD_SPELLCHECKER_TRUE" = "x" ; then
 			if test "x$HAVE_PKG_CONFIG" = "xyes"; then
 				PKG_CHECK_MODULES([HUNSPELL], [hunspell])
--- a/src/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/src/Makefile.am
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@
 			watchesdlg.cpp
 
 if CODEBLOCKS_NT
-codeblocks_LDADD += -lexchndl -lcomctl32 -lgdi32
+codeblocks_LDADD += resources.$(OBJEXT) -lexchndl -lcomctl32 -lgdi32
+codeblocks_DEPENDENCIES = resources.$(OBJEXT)
 codeblocks_SOURCES += associations.cpp
+resources.$(OBJEXT): resources/resources.rc resources/amd64_dpi_aware_on.manifest
+	$(WINDRES) $(WX_CXXFLAGS) -DcbDPI_AWARE_ON --include-dir $(top_srcdir)/src $< $@
 endif
 
 noinst_HEADERS = app.h \