diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 1b3487daf5..0b7d28215b 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@ ide/keymapshortcutdlg.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 ide/lazarus.ico -text svneol=unset#image/ico
 ide/lazarus.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
 ide/lazarus.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
-ide/lazarus.rc svneol=CRLF#text/plain eol=crlf
+ide/lazarus.res -text
 ide/lazarus_about_logo.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 ide/lazarus_dci.lrs svneol=native#text/pascal
 ide/lazarus_indentation.lrs svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/ide/lazarus.lpi b/ide/lazarus.lpi
index 3d5e6f2d15..b261fd678e 100644
--- a/ide/lazarus.lpi
+++ b/ide/lazarus.lpi
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       <MainUnit Value="0"/>
       <TargetFileExt Value=""/>
       <Title Value="Lazarus"/>
+      <ResourceType Value="res"/>
       <Icon Value="0"/>
       <UseXPManifest Value="True"/>
     </General>
diff --git a/ide/lazarus.manifest b/ide/lazarus.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a2c902c8f..0000000000
--- a/ide/lazarus.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
- <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" name="CompanyName.ProductName.YourApp" type="win32"/>
- <description>Your application description here.</description>
- <dependency>
-  <dependentAssembly>
-   <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"/>
-  </dependentAssembly>
- </dependency>
- <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-  <security>
-   <requestedPrivileges>
-    <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/>
-   </requestedPrivileges>
-  </security>
- </trustInfo>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ide/lazarus.pp b/ide/lazarus.pp
index 2cc36f7856..1c1f1fabec 100644
--- a/ide/lazarus.pp
+++ b/ide/lazarus.pp
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ program Lazarus;
 
 {$I ide.inc}
 
-{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
-  {$R lazarus.rc}
-{$ENDIF}
-
 {off $DEFINE IDE_MEM_CHECK}
 
 uses
@@ -79,6 +75,7 @@ uses
   MainBase, compiler_conditionals_options;
 
 {$I revision.inc}
+{$R lazarus.res}
 
 begin
   {$IFDEF IDE_MEM_CHECK}CheckHeapWrtMemCnt('lazarus.pp: begin');{$ENDIF}
diff --git a/ide/lazarus.rc b/ide/lazarus.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index e99ea97bc9..0000000000
--- a/ide/lazarus.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#define RT_MANIFEST  24
-#define CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID 1
-#define ISOLATIONAWARE_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID 2
-#define ISOLATIONAWARE_NOSTATICIMPORT_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID 3
-
-CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "lazarus.manifest"
-MAINICON ICON "lazarus.ico"
diff --git a/ide/lazarus.res b/ide/lazarus.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7df573cd9
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