diff --git a/gsmartcontrol/src/gsc_main_window.cpp b/gsmartcontrol/src/gsc_main_window.cpp
index 687b712..84499f1 100644
--- a/gsmartcontrol/src/gsc_main_window.cpp
+++ b/gsmartcontrol/src/gsc_main_window.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ GscMainWindow::GscMainWindow(BaseObjectType* gtkcobj, const app_ui_res_ref_t& re
 	// iconview, gtkuimanager stuff (menus), custom labels
 	create_widgets();
 
+	set_default_size(600, 560);
+
 	// show the window first, scan later
 	show();
 
diff --git a/gsmartcontrol/src/gsmartcontrol.exe.manifest.in b/gsmartcontrol/src/gsmartcontrol.exe.manifest.in
index bd85f66..c2f8b3c 100644
--- a/gsmartcontrol/src/gsmartcontrol.exe.manifest.in
+++ b/gsmartcontrol/src/gsmartcontrol.exe.manifest.in
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 		</ms_asmv2:security>
 	</ms_asmv2:trustInfo>
 
-	<!-- GTK3 applications are dpi-aware -->
+	<!-- GTK3 applications aren't quite dpi-aware -->
 	<asmv3:application>
 		<asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
-			<dpiAware>true</dpiAware>
+			<dpiAware>false</dpiAware>
 		</asmv3:windowsSettings>
 	</asmv3:application>