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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
+<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0' xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3" >
+	<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+		<security>
+			<requestedPrivileges>
+				<requestedExecutionLevel level='asInvoker' uiAccess='false' />
+			</requestedPrivileges>
+		</security>
+	</trustInfo>
+	<!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/targeting-your-application-at-windows-8-1 -->
+	<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+		<application>
+			<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>	<!-- Windows 10 -->
+			<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>	<!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+			<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>	<!-- Windows 8 -->
+			<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>	<!-- Windows 7 -->
+		</application>
+	</compatibility>
+	<asmv3:application>
+		<asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
+			<!-- Declare that we want to use the UTF-8 code page -->
+			<activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+		</asmv3:windowsSettings>
+	</asmv3:application>
+	<dependency>
+	</dependency>
+	<dependency>
+		<dependentAssembly>
+			<assemblyIdentity
+				type="win32"
+				name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+				version="6.0.0.0"
+				processorArchitecture="*"
+				publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+				language="*" />
+		</dependentAssembly>
+	</dependency>
+</assembly>