diff --git a/build-aux/meson/post-install.py b/build-aux/meson/post-install.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f84b1971f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-aux/meson/post-install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+if 'DESTDIR' not in os.environ:
+    gtk_api_version = sys.argv[1]
+    gtk_abi_version = sys.argv[2]
+    gtk_libdir = sys.argv[3].replace('/', os.sep)
+    gtk_datadir = sys.argv[4].replace('/', os.sep)
+
+    gtk_moduledir = os.path.join(gtk_libdir, 'gtk-' + gtk_api_version, gtk_abi_version)
+    gtk_printmodule_dir = os.path.join(gtk_moduledir, 'printbackends')
+    gtk_immodule_dir = os.path.join(gtk_moduledir, 'immodules')
+
+    print('Compiling GSettings schemas...')
+    subprocess.call(['glib-compile-schemas',
+                    os.path.join(gtk_datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')])
+
+    print('Updating icon cache...')
+    subprocess.call(['gtk-update-icon-cache', '-q', '-t' ,'-f',
+                    os.path.join(gtk_datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor')])
+
+    print('Updating module cache for print backends...')
+    if not os.path.isdir(gtk_printmodule_dir):
+        os.mkdir(gtk_printmodule_dir)
+    subprocess.call(['gio-querymodules', gtk_printmodule_dir])
+
+    print('Updating module cache for input methods...')
+    if not os.path.isdir(gtk_immodule_dir):
+        os.mkdir(gtk_immodule_dir)
+    subprocess.call(['gio-querymodules', gtk_immodule_dir])
diff --git a/build-aux/meson/post-install.sh b/build-aux/meson/post-install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0d18b13d76..0000000000
--- a/build-aux/meson/post-install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-gtk_api_version=$1
-gtk_abi_version=$2
-gtk_libdir=$3
-gtk_datadir=$4
-
-# Package managers set this so we don't need to run
-if [ -z "$DESTDIR" ]; then
-  echo Compiling GSettings schemas...
-  glib-compile-schemas ${gtk_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas
-
-  echo Updating desktop database...
-  update-desktop-database -q ${gtk_datadir}/applications
-
-  echo Updating icon cache...
-  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f ${gtk_datadir}/icons/hicolor
-
-  echo Updating module cache for print backends...
-  mkdir -p ${gtk_libdir}/gtk-4.0/4.0.0/printbackends
-  gio-querymodules ${gtk_libdir}/gtk-4.0/4.0.0/printbackends
-
-  echo Updating module cache for input methods...
-  mkdir -p ${gtk_libdir}/gtk-4.0/4.0.0/immodules
-  gio-querymodules ${gtk_libdir}/gtk-4.0/4.0.0/immodules
-fi
diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index a7b5f2e630..44170dbae8 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ gdkx11_inc = include_directories('x11')
 gdkwayland_inc = include_directories('wayland')
 
 wlinc = include_directories('.')
+win32rcinc = include_directories('win32/rc')
 
 gdk_gen_headers = [gdkenum_h, gdkmarshal_h, gdkconfig, gdkversionmacros]
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtk-win32.rc.body.in b/gtk/gtk-win32.rc.body.in
index 251128fe48..b876a6ddf5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk-win32.rc.body.in
+++ b/gtk/gtk-win32.rc.body.in
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <winuser.h>
 #include <winver.h>
 
 GTK_ICON		ICON			"gtk.ico"
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
 	VALUE "CompanyName", "The GTK developer community"
 	VALUE "FileDescription", "GIMP Toolkit"
 	VALUE "FileVersion", "@GTK_VERSION@.0"
-	VALUE "InternalName", "libgtk-win32-@GTK_API_VERSION@-@LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE@"
-	VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald. Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-2011."
-	VALUE "OriginalFilename", "libgtk-win32-@GTK_API_VERSION@-@LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE@.dll"
+	VALUE "InternalName", "libgtk-win32-@GTK_API_VERSION@"
+	VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald. Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-2011."
+	VALUE "OriginalFilename", "libgtk-win32-@GTK_API_VERSION@.dll"
 	VALUE "ProductName", "GTK+"
 	VALUE "ProductVersion", "@GTK_VERSION@"
       END
@@ -30,3 +31,5 @@ VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
       VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
     END
   END
+
+ISOLATIONAWARE_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST libgtk4.manifest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 85f75c8c51..33b723041b 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -850,6 +850,12 @@ gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_MINOR_VERSION', gtk_minor_version)
 gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_MICRO_VERSION', gtk_micro_version)
 gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_BINARY_AGE', gtk_binary_age)
 gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_INTERFACE_AGE', gtk_interface_age)
+gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_VERSION', gtk_version)
+gtkversion_cdata.set('GTK_API_VERSION', gtk_api_version)
+
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  gtkversion_cdata.set('EXE_MANIFEST_ARCHITECTURE', '*')
+endif
 
 gtkversion = configure_file(input: 'gtkversion.h.in',
                             output: 'gtkversion.h',
@@ -926,6 +932,17 @@ if win32_enabled
                cc.find_library('imm32'),
                cc.find_library('setupapi'),
                cc.find_library('winmm')]
+
+  gtkwin32rc = configure_file(input: 'gtk-win32.rc.body.in',
+                              output: 'gtk-win32.rc.body',
+                              configuration: gtkversion_cdata)
+
+  win32_manifest = configure_file(input: 'libgtk4.manifest.in',
+                                  output: 'libgtk4.manifest',
+                                  configuration: gtkversion_cdata)
+
+  win32res = import('windows').compile_resources(gtkwin32rc, include_directories : win32rcinc)
+  gtk_sources += win32res
 else
   gtk_deps += [ atkbridge_dep, ]
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6987df6b16..b4063c68d4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ if get_option('documentation')
 endif
 
 # Keep this in sync with post-install.sh expected arguments
-meson.add_install_script('build-aux/meson/post-install.sh',
+meson.add_install_script('build-aux/meson/post-install.py',
                          gtk_api_version,
                          gtk_binary_version,
                          gtk_libdir,
diff --git a/modules/media/meson.build b/modules/media/meson.build
index 860fe467e9..8a05ccb565 100644
--- a/modules/media/meson.build
+++ b/modules/media/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ endif
 media_subdir = 'gtk-4.0/@0@/media'.format(gtk_binary_version)
 media_install_dir = join_paths(get_option('libdir'), media_subdir)
 
+extra_c_args = ['-DGTK_COMPILATION']
+
+# Detect and set symbol visibility
+if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
+  extra_c_args += ['-D_GLIB_EXTERN=__declspec (dllexport) extern']
+endif
+
 if media_backends.contains('ffmpeg')
   libavfilter_dep = dependency('libavfilter', version: '>= 6.47.100', required: true)
   libavformat_dep = dependency('libavformat', version: '>= 57.41.100', required: true)
@@ -34,9 +41,7 @@ if media_backends.contains('ffmpeg')
 
   shared_module('media-ffmpeg',
                 'gtkffmediafile.c',
-                c_args: [
-                  '-DGTK_COMPILATION'
-                ],
+                c_args: extra_c_args,
                 dependencies: [ libgtk_dep, ffmpeg_deps ],
                 install_dir: media_install_dir,
                 install : true)
@@ -50,9 +55,7 @@ if media_backends.contains('gstreamer')
                 'gtkgstmediafile.c',
                 'gtkgstpaintable.c',
                 'gtkgstsink.c',
-                c_args: [
-                  '-DGTK_COMPILATION'
-                ],
+                c_args: extra_c_args,
                 dependencies: [ libgtk_dep, gstplayer_dep ],
                 install_dir: media_install_dir,
                 install : true)