diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_win.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_win.cpp
index 13b8fe22..9e2607c3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_win.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <qt_windows.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
 #include <intshcut.h>
 #include <qvarlengtharray.h>
 
@@ -60,20 +61,26 @@ static inline void appendTestMode(QString &path)
 
 static bool isProcessLowIntegrity()
 {
+    if (!IsWindows8OrGreater())
+        return false;
+
     // same as GetCurrentProcessToken()
     const auto process_token = HANDLE(quintptr(-4));
 
     QVarLengthArray<char,256> token_info_buf(256);
     auto* token_info = reinterpret_cast<TOKEN_MANDATORY_LABEL*>(token_info_buf.data());
     DWORD token_info_length = token_info_buf.size();
-    if (!GetTokenInformation(process_token, TokenIntegrityLevel, token_info, token_info_length, &token_info_length)) {
+    if (!GetTokenInformation(process_token, TokenIntegrityLevel, token_info, token_info_length, &token_info_length)
+        && GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER) {
         // grow buffer and retry GetTokenInformation
         token_info_buf.resize(token_info_length);
         token_info = reinterpret_cast<TOKEN_MANDATORY_LABEL*>(token_info_buf.data());
         if (!GetTokenInformation(process_token, TokenIntegrityLevel, token_info, token_info_length, &token_info_length))
             return false; // assume "normal" process
     }
-
+    else
+        return false;
+    
     // The GetSidSubAuthorityCount return-code is undefined on failure, so
     // there's no point in checking before dereferencing
     DWORD integrity_level = *GetSidSubAuthority(token_info->Label.Sid, *GetSidSubAuthorityCount(token_info->Label.Sid) - 1);
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
index 1c54c975..26467f34 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_win.cpp
@@ -354,10 +354,15 @@ void QEventDispatcherWin32Private::registerTimer(WinTimerInfo *t)
         ok = t->fastTimerId;
     }
 
-    if (!ok) {
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SetCoalescableTimerFunc) (HWND, UINT_PTR, UINT, TIMERPROC, ULONG);
+    static SetCoalescableTimerFunc mySetCoalescableTimerFunc = 
+        (SetCoalescableTimerFunc)::GetProcAddress(::GetModuleHandle(L"User32"), "SetCoalescableTimer");
+
+    if (!ok && mySetCoalescableTimerFunc) {
         // user normal timers for (Very)CoarseTimers, or if no more multimedia timers available
-        ok = SetCoalescableTimer(internalHwnd, t->timerId, interval, nullptr, tolerance);
+        ok = mySetCoalescableTimerFunc(internalHwnd, t->timerId, interval, nullptr, tolerance);
     }
+    
     if (!ok)
         ok = SetTimer(internalHwnd, t->timerId, interval, nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_win.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_win.cpp
index d5ce3e58..70b67ea0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_win.cpp
@@ -43,23 +43,33 @@ QComHelper::~QComHelper()
 */
 bool qt_win_hasPackageIdentity()
 {
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetCurrentPackageFullNameFunc) (UINT32 *, PWSTR);
+    static GetCurrentPackageFullNameFunc myGetCurrentPackageFullName = 
+        (GetCurrentPackageFullNameFunc)::GetProcAddress(::GetModuleHandle(L"kernel32"), "GetCurrentPackageFullName");
+
+    if (myGetCurrentPackageFullName)
+    {
 #if defined(HAS_APPMODEL)
-    static const bool hasPackageIdentity = []() {
-        UINT32 length = 0;
-        switch (const auto result = GetCurrentPackageFullName(&length, nullptr)) {
-        case ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER:
-            return true;
-        case APPMODEL_ERROR_NO_PACKAGE:
-            return false;
-        default:
-            qWarning("Failed to resolve package identity (error code %ld)", result);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }();
-    return hasPackageIdentity;
+
+        static const bool hasPackageIdentity = []() {
+            UINT32 length = 0;
+            switch (const auto result = myGetCurrentPackageFullName(&length, nullptr)) {
+            case ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER:
+                return true;
+            case APPMODEL_ERROR_NO_PACKAGE:
+                return false;
+            default:
+                qWarning("Failed to resolve package identity (error code %ld)", result);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }();
+        return hasPackageIdentity;
 #else
-    return false;
+        return false;
 #endif
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfutex_p.h b/src/corelib/thread/qfutex_p.h
index 48f03f5e..efb14851 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfutex_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfutex_p.h
@@ -107,39 +107,6 @@ namespace QtLinuxFutex {
 }
 namespace QtFutex = QtLinuxFutex;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-#  include <qt_windows.h>
-
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-namespace QtWindowsFutex {
-#define QT_ALWAYS_USE_FUTEX
-constexpr inline bool futexAvailable() { return true; }
-
-template <typename Atomic>
-inline void futexWait(Atomic &futex, typename Atomic::Type expectedValue)
-{
-    QtTsan::futexRelease(&futex);
-    WaitOnAddress(&futex, &expectedValue, sizeof(expectedValue), INFINITE);
-    QtTsan::futexAcquire(&futex);
-}
-template <typename Atomic>
-inline bool futexWait(Atomic &futex, typename Atomic::Type expectedValue, qint64 nstimeout)
-{
-    BOOL r = WaitOnAddress(&futex, &expectedValue, sizeof(expectedValue), DWORD(nstimeout / 1000 / 1000));
-    return r || GetLastError() != ERROR_TIMEOUT;
-}
-template <typename Atomic> inline void futexWakeAll(Atomic &futex)
-{
-    WakeByAddressAll(&futex);
-}
-template <typename Atomic> inline void futexWakeOne(Atomic &futex)
-{
-    WakeByAddressSingle(&futex);
-}
-}
-namespace QtFutex = QtWindowsFutex;
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #else
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex.cpp
index 7b4aac95..ae1a3a73 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex.cpp
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 // nothing
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 #  include "qmutex_mac.cpp"
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+#  include "qmutex_win.cpp"
 #else
 #  include "qmutex_unix.cpp"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_p.h b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_p.h
index 565de31c..21f3fb0d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_p.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     bool wakeup;
     pthread_mutex_t mutex;
     pthread_cond_t cond;
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    Qt::HANDLE event;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_win.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_win.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87d0289f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_win.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#include "qmutex.h"
+#include <qatomic.h>
+#include "qmutex_p.h"
+#include <qt_windows.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+QMutexPrivate::QMutexPrivate()
+{
+    event = CreateEvent(0, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+    
+    if (!event)
+        qWarning("QMutexPrivate::QMutexPrivate: Cannot create event");
+}
+
+QMutexPrivate::~QMutexPrivate()
+{ CloseHandle(event); }
+
+bool QMutexPrivate::wait(int timeout)
+{
+    return (WaitForSingleObjectEx(event, timeout < 0 ? INFINITE : timeout, FALSE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+}
+
+void QMutexPrivate::wakeUp() noexcept
+{ SetEvent(event); }
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11.cpp b/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11.cpp
index 95d7ff14..22c46928 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <d3dcompiler.h>
 
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
@@ -131,13 +133,22 @@ inline Int aligned(Int v, Int byteAlign)
 
 static IDXGIFactory1 *createDXGIFactory2()
 {
+    typedef HRESULT(WINAPI* CreateDXGIFactory2Func) (UINT flags, REFIID riid, void** factory);
+    static CreateDXGIFactory2Func myCreateDXGIFactory2 =
+        (CreateDXGIFactory2Func)::GetProcAddress(::GetModuleHandle(L"dxgi"), "CreateDXGIFactory2");
+
     IDXGIFactory1 *result = nullptr;
-    const HRESULT hr = CreateDXGIFactory2(0, __uuidof(IDXGIFactory2), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&result));
-    if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        qWarning("CreateDXGIFactory2() failed to create DXGI factory: %s",
-            qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
-        result = nullptr;
+
+    if (myCreateDXGIFactory2)
+    {
+        const HRESULT hr = myCreateDXGIFactory2(0, __uuidof(IDXGIFactory2), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&result));
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            qWarning("CreateDXGIFactory2() failed to create DXGI factory: %s",
+                qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+            result = nullptr;
+        }
     }
+    
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -4864,20 +4875,38 @@ bool QRhiD3D11::ensureDirectCompositionDevice()
     if (dcompDevice)
         return true;
 
-    qCDebug(QRHI_LOG_INFO, "Creating Direct Composition device (needed for semi-transparent windows)");
+    typedef HRESULT(WINAPI* DCompositionCreateDeviceFunc) (IDXGIDevice *dxgiDevice, REFIID iid, void **dcompositionDevice);
+    static DCompositionCreateDeviceFunc myDCompositionCreateDevice =
+        (DCompositionCreateDeviceFunc)::GetProcAddress(::GetModuleHandle(L"dcomp"), "DCompositionCreateDevice");
 
-    HRESULT hr = DCompositionCreateDevice(nullptr, __uuidof(IDCompositionDevice), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&dcompDevice));
-    if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        qWarning("Failed to Direct Composition device: %s",
-            qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
-        return false;
+    if (myDCompositionCreateDevice)
+    {
+        qCDebug(QRHI_LOG_INFO, "Creating Direct Composition device (needed for semi-transparent windows)");
+
+        HRESULT hr = myDCompositionCreateDevice(nullptr, __uuidof(IDCompositionDevice), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&dcompDevice));
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            qWarning("Failed to Direct Composition device: %s",
+                qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
-
-    return true;
+    
+    return false;
 }
 
 bool QD3D11SwapChain::createOrResize()
 {
+    if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
+    {
+        // continue
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return createOrResizeWin7();
+    }
+
     // Can be called multiple times due to window resizes - that is not the
     // same as a simple destroy+create (as with other resources). Just need to
     // resize the buffers then.
@@ -5167,6 +5196,295 @@ bool QD3D11SwapChain::createOrResize()
     return true;
 }
 
+bool QD3D11SwapChain::createOrResizeWin7()
+{
+    // Can be called multiple times due to window resizes - that is not the
+    // same as a simple destroy+create (as with other resources). Just need to
+    // resize the buffers then.
+
+    const bool needsRegistration = !window || window != m_window;
+
+    // except if the window actually changes
+    if (window && window != m_window)
+        destroy();
+
+    window = m_window;
+    m_currentPixelSize = surfacePixelSize();
+    pixelSize = m_currentPixelSize;
+
+    if (pixelSize.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+
+    QRHI_RES_RHI(QRhiD3D11);
+    bool useFlipModel = rhiD->supportsFlipSwapchain;
+
+    // Take a shortcut for alpha: whatever the platform plugin does to enable
+    // transparency for our QWindow will be sufficient on the legacy (DISCARD)
+    // path. For FLIP_* we'd need to use DirectComposition (create a
+    // IDCompositionDevice/Target/Visual), avoid that for now. (this though
+    // means HDR and semi-transparent windows cannot be combined)
+    if (m_flags.testFlag(SurfaceHasPreMulAlpha) || m_flags.testFlag(SurfaceHasNonPreMulAlpha)) {
+        useFlipModel = false;
+        if (window->requestedFormat().alphaBufferSize() <= 0)
+            qWarning("Swapchain says surface has alpha but the window has no alphaBufferSize set. "
+                     "This may lead to problems.");
+    }
+
+    swapInterval = m_flags.testFlag(QRhiSwapChain::NoVSync) ? 0 : 1;
+    swapChainFlags = 0;
+
+    // A non-flip swapchain can do Present(0) as expected without
+    // ALLOW_TEARING, and ALLOW_TEARING is not compatible with it at all so the
+    // flag must not be set then. Whereas for flip we should use it, if
+    // supported, to get better results for 'unthrottled' presentation.
+    if (swapInterval == 0 && useFlipModel && rhiD->supportsAllowTearing)
+        swapChainFlags |= DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_FLAG_ALLOW_TEARING;
+
+    if (!swapChain) {
+        HWND hwnd = reinterpret_cast<HWND>(window->winId());
+        sampleDesc = rhiD->effectiveSampleCount(m_sampleCount);
+        colorFormat = DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+        srgbAdjustedColorFormat = m_flags.testFlag(sRGB) ? DEFAULT_SRGB_FORMAT : DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+
+        HRESULT hr;
+        if (useFlipModel) {
+            DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_TYPE hdrColorSpace = DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709; // SDR
+            DXGI_OUTPUT_DESC1 hdrOutputDesc;
+            if (outputDesc1ForWindow(m_window, rhiD->activeAdapter, &hdrOutputDesc) && m_format != SDR) {
+                // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3darticles/high-dynamic-range
+                if (hdrOutputDesc.ColorSpace == DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G2084_NONE_P2020) {
+                    switch (m_format) {
+                    case HDRExtendedSrgbLinear:
+                        colorFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT;
+                        hdrColorSpace = DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G10_NONE_P709;
+                        srgbAdjustedColorFormat = colorFormat;
+                        break;
+                    case HDR10:
+                        colorFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM;
+                        hdrColorSpace = DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G2084_NONE_P2020;
+                        srgbAdjustedColorFormat = colorFormat;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // This happens also when Use HDR is set to Off in the Windows
+                    // Display settings. Show a helpful warning, but continue with the
+                    // default non-HDR format.
+                    qWarning("The output associated with the window is not HDR capable "
+                             "(or Use HDR is Off in the Display Settings), ignoring HDR format request");
+                }
+            }
+
+            // We use a FLIP model swapchain which implies a buffer count of 2
+            // (as opposed to the old DISCARD with back buffer count == 1).
+            // This makes no difference for the rest of the stuff except that
+            // automatic MSAA is unsupported and needs to be implemented via a
+            // custom multisample render target and an explicit resolve.
+
+            DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC1 desc;
+            memset(&desc, 0, sizeof(desc));
+            desc.Width = UINT(pixelSize.width());
+            desc.Height = UINT(pixelSize.height());
+            desc.Format = colorFormat;
+            desc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
+            desc.BufferUsage = DXGI_USAGE_RENDER_TARGET_OUTPUT;
+            desc.BufferCount = BUFFER_COUNT;
+
+            // Normally we'd want FLIP_DISCARD, but that comes with the default
+            // SCALING_STRETCH, as SCALING_NONE is documented to be only
+            // available for FLIP_SEQUENTIAl. The problem with stretch is that
+            // Qt Quick and similar apps typically running in resizable windows
+            // will not like how that looks in practice: the content will
+            // appear to be "jumping" around during a window resize. So choose
+            // sequential/none by default.
+            if (rhiD->forceFlipDiscard) {
+                desc.Scaling = DXGI_SCALING_STRETCH;
+                desc.SwapEffect = DXGI_SWAP_EFFECT_FLIP_DISCARD;
+            } else {
+                desc.Scaling = DXGI_SCALING_NONE;
+                desc.SwapEffect = DXGI_SWAP_EFFECT_FLIP_SEQUENTIAL;
+            }
+
+            // Do not bother with AlphaMode, if won't work unless we go through
+            // DirectComposition. Instead, we just take the other (DISCARD)
+            // path for now when alpha is requested.
+            desc.Flags = swapChainFlags;
+
+            IDXGIFactory2 *fac = static_cast<IDXGIFactory2 *>(rhiD->dxgiFactory);
+            IDXGISwapChain1 *sc1;
+            hr = fac->CreateSwapChainForHwnd(rhiD->dev, hwnd, &desc, nullptr, nullptr, &sc1);
+
+            // If failed and we tried a HDR format, then try with SDR. This
+            // matches other backends, such as Vulkan where if the format is
+            // not supported, the default one is used instead.
+            if (FAILED(hr) && m_format != SDR) {
+                colorFormat = DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+                desc.Format = DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+                hr = fac->CreateSwapChainForHwnd(rhiD->dev, hwnd, &desc, nullptr, nullptr, &sc1);
+            }
+
+            if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
+                swapChain = sc1;
+                if (m_format != SDR) {
+                    IDXGISwapChain3 *sc3 = nullptr;
+                    if (SUCCEEDED(sc1->QueryInterface(__uuidof(IDXGISwapChain3), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&sc3)))) {
+                        hr = sc3->SetColorSpace1(hdrColorSpace);
+                        if (FAILED(hr))
+                            qWarning("Failed to set color space on swapchain: %s",
+                                qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+                        sc3->Release();
+                    } else {
+                        qWarning("IDXGISwapChain3 not available, HDR swapchain will not work as expected");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Fallback: use DISCARD mode. Regardless, keep on using our manual
+            // resolve for symmetry with the FLIP_* code path when MSAA is
+            // requested. This has no HDR support.
+
+            DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC desc;
+            memset(&desc, 0, sizeof(desc));
+            desc.BufferDesc.Width = UINT(pixelSize.width());
+            desc.BufferDesc.Height = UINT(pixelSize.height());
+            desc.BufferDesc.RefreshRate.Numerator = 60;
+            desc.BufferDesc.RefreshRate.Denominator = 1;
+            desc.BufferDesc.Format = colorFormat;
+            desc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
+            desc.BufferUsage = DXGI_USAGE_RENDER_TARGET_OUTPUT;
+            desc.BufferCount = 1;
+            desc.OutputWindow = hwnd;
+            desc.Windowed = true;
+            desc.SwapEffect = DXGI_SWAP_EFFECT_DISCARD;
+            desc.Flags = swapChainFlags;
+
+            hr = rhiD->dxgiFactory->CreateSwapChain(rhiD->dev, &desc, &swapChain);
+        }
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            qWarning("Failed to create D3D11 swapchain: %s",
+                qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+            return false;
+        }
+        rhiD->dxgiFactory->MakeWindowAssociation(hwnd, DXGI_MWA_NO_WINDOW_CHANGES);
+    } else {
+        releaseBuffers();
+        const UINT count = useFlipModel ? BUFFER_COUNT : 1;
+        HRESULT hr = swapChain->ResizeBuffers(count, UINT(pixelSize.width()), UINT(pixelSize.height()),
+                                              colorFormat, swapChainFlags);
+        if (hr == DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED || hr == DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_RESET) {
+            qWarning("Device loss detected in ResizeBuffers()");
+            rhiD->deviceLost = true;
+            return false;
+        } else if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            qWarning("Failed to resize D3D11 swapchain: %s",
+                qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This looks odd (for FLIP_*, esp. compared with backends for Vulkan
+    // & co.) but the backbuffer is always at index 0, with magic underneath.
+    // Some explanation from
+    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3ddxgi/dxgi-1-4-improvements
+    //
+    // "In Direct3D 11, applications could call GetBuffer( 0, … ) only once.
+    // Every call to Present implicitly changed the resource identity of the
+    // returned interface. Direct3D 12 no longer supports that implicit
+    // resource identity change, due to the CPU overhead required and the
+    // flexible resource descriptor design. As a result, the application must
+    // manually call GetBuffer for every each buffer created with the
+    // swapchain."
+
+    // So just query index 0 once (per resize) and be done with it.
+    HRESULT hr = swapChain->GetBuffer(0, __uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D), reinterpret_cast<void **>(&backBufferTex));
+    if (FAILED(hr)) {
+        qWarning("Failed to query swapchain backbuffer: %s",
+            qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+        return false;
+    }
+    D3D11_RENDER_TARGET_VIEW_DESC rtvDesc = {};
+    rtvDesc.Format = srgbAdjustedColorFormat;
+    rtvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D11_RTV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D;
+    hr = rhiD->dev->CreateRenderTargetView(backBufferTex, &rtvDesc, &backBufferRtv);
+    if (FAILED(hr)) {
+        qWarning("Failed to create rtv for swapchain backbuffer: %s",
+            qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Try to reduce stalls by having a dedicated MSAA texture per swapchain buffer.
+    for (int i = 0; i < BUFFER_COUNT; ++i) {
+        if (sampleDesc.Count > 1) {
+            if (!newColorBuffer(pixelSize, srgbAdjustedColorFormat, sampleDesc, &msaaTex[i], &msaaRtv[i]))
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (m_depthStencil && m_depthStencil->sampleCount() != m_sampleCount) {
+        qWarning("Depth-stencil buffer's sampleCount (%d) does not match color buffers' sample count (%d). Expect problems.",
+                 m_depthStencil->sampleCount(), m_sampleCount);
+    }
+    if (m_depthStencil && m_depthStencil->pixelSize() != pixelSize) {
+        if (m_depthStencil->flags().testFlag(QRhiRenderBuffer::UsedWithSwapChainOnly)) {
+            m_depthStencil->setPixelSize(pixelSize);
+            if (!m_depthStencil->create())
+                qWarning("Failed to rebuild swapchain's associated depth-stencil buffer for size %dx%d",
+                         pixelSize.width(), pixelSize.height());
+        } else {
+            qWarning("Depth-stencil buffer's size (%dx%d) does not match the surface size (%dx%d). Expect problems.",
+                     m_depthStencil->pixelSize().width(), m_depthStencil->pixelSize().height(),
+                     pixelSize.width(), pixelSize.height());
+        }
+    }
+
+    currentFrameSlot = 0;
+    frameCount = 0;
+    ds = m_depthStencil ? QRHI_RES(QD3D11RenderBuffer, m_depthStencil) : nullptr;
+
+    rt.setRenderPassDescriptor(m_renderPassDesc); // for the public getter in QRhiRenderTarget
+    QD3D11SwapChainRenderTarget *rtD = QRHI_RES(QD3D11SwapChainRenderTarget, &rt);
+    rtD->d.rp = QRHI_RES(QD3D11RenderPassDescriptor, m_renderPassDesc);
+    rtD->d.pixelSize = pixelSize;
+    rtD->d.dpr = float(window->devicePixelRatio());
+    rtD->d.sampleCount = int(sampleDesc.Count);
+    rtD->d.colorAttCount = 1;
+    rtD->d.dsAttCount = m_depthStencil ? 1 : 0;
+
+    if (rhiD->hasGpuFrameTimeCallback()) {
+        D3D11_QUERY_DESC queryDesc = {};
+        for (int i = 0; i < BUFFER_COUNT; ++i) {
+            if (!timestampDisjointQuery[i]) {
+                queryDesc.Query = D3D11_QUERY_TIMESTAMP_DISJOINT;
+                hr = rhiD->dev->CreateQuery(&queryDesc, &timestampDisjointQuery[i]);
+                if (FAILED(hr)) {
+                    qWarning("Failed to create timestamp disjoint query: %s",
+                        qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            queryDesc.Query = D3D11_QUERY_TIMESTAMP;
+            for (int j = 0; j < 2; ++j) {
+                const int idx = BUFFER_COUNT * i + j; // one pair per buffer (frame)
+                if (!timestampQuery[idx]) {
+                    hr = rhiD->dev->CreateQuery(&queryDesc, &timestampQuery[idx]);
+                    if (FAILED(hr)) {
+                        qWarning("Failed to create timestamp query: %s",
+                            qPrintable(QSystemError::windowsComString(hr)));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // timestamp queries are optional so we can go on even if they failed
+    }
+
+    if (needsRegistration)
+        rhiD->registerResource(this);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void QRhiD3D11::DeviceCurse::initResources()
 {
     framesLeft = framesToActivate;
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11_p_p.h b/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11_p_p.h
index d53f7f80..e1d7559f 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11_p_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhid3d11_p_p.h
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ struct QD3D11SwapChain : public QRhiSwapChain
     QRhiRenderPassDescriptor *newCompatibleRenderPassDescriptor() override;
     bool createOrResize() override;
 
+    bool createOrResizeWin7();
+
     void releaseBuffers();
     bool newColorBuffer(const QSize &size, DXGI_FORMAT format, DXGI_SAMPLE_DESC sampleDesc,
                         ID3D11Texture2D **tex, ID3D11RenderTargetView **rtv) const;
@@ -740,6 +742,8 @@ public:
     IDXGIFactory1 *dxgiFactory = nullptr;
     IDCompositionDevice *dcompDevice = nullptr;
     bool supportsAllowTearing = false;
+    bool supportsFlipSwapchain = false; // win7
+    bool forceFlipDiscard = false; // win7
     bool deviceLost = false;
     QRhiD3D11NativeHandles nativeHandlesStruct;
     QRhiDriverInfo driverInfoStruct;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
index f9b36b48..18155cb0 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/windows/qwindowsfontdatabasebase.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,16 @@ QFont QWindowsFontDatabaseBase::systemDefaultFont()
     // Qt 6: Obtain default GUI font (typically "Segoe UI, 9pt", see QTBUG-58610)
     NONCLIENTMETRICS ncm = {};
     ncm.cbSize = sizeof(ncm);
-    SystemParametersInfoForDpi(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, ncm.cbSize, &ncm, 0, defaultVerticalDPI());
+
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SystemParametersInfoForDpiFunc) (UINT, UINT, PVOID, UINT, UINT);
+    static SystemParametersInfoForDpiFunc mySystemParametersInfoForDpi = 
+        (SystemParametersInfoForDpiFunc)::GetProcAddress(::GetModuleHandle(L"user32"), "SystemParametersInfoForDpi");
+
+    if (mySystemParametersInfoForDpi)
+        mySystemParametersInfoForDpi(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, ncm.cbSize, &ncm, 0, defaultVerticalDPI());
+    else
+        SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, ncm.cbSize , &ncm, 0);
+
     const QFont systemFont = QWindowsFontDatabase::LOGFONT_to_QFont(ncm.lfMessageFont);
     qCDebug(lcQpaFonts) << __FUNCTION__ << systemFont;
     return systemFont;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwin10helpers.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwin10helpers.cpp
index 026e81cb..cbe4fa89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwin10helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwin10helpers.cpp
@@ -58,43 +58,73 @@ public:
 } // namespace ABI
 #endif // HAS_UI_VIEW_SETTINGS
 
+// based on SDL approach
+// see SDL_windows_gaming_input.c, SDL_windows.c
+
+void * WIN_LoadComBaseFunction(const char *name)
+{
+    static bool s_bLoaded = false;
+    static HMODULE s_hComBase = NULL;
+   
+    if (!s_bLoaded) {
+       s_hComBase = ::LoadLibraryEx(L"combase.dll", NULL, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
+       s_bLoaded = true;
+    }
+    if (s_hComBase) {
+        return ::GetProcAddress(s_hComBase, name);
+    } else {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 // Return tablet mode, note: Does not work for GetDesktopWindow().
 bool qt_windowsIsTabletMode(HWND hwnd)
 {
-    bool result = false;
+    typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *WindowsCreateStringReference_t)(PCWSTR sourceString, UINT32 length, HSTRING_HEADER *hstringHeader, HSTRING* string);
+    typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *RoGetActivationFactory_t)(HSTRING activatableClassId, REFIID iid, void** factory);
 
-    const wchar_t uiViewSettingsId[] = L"Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UIViewSettings";
-    HSTRING_HEADER uiViewSettingsIdRefHeader;
-    HSTRING uiViewSettingsIdHs = nullptr;
-    const auto uiViewSettingsIdLen = UINT32(sizeof(uiViewSettingsId) / sizeof(uiViewSettingsId[0]) - 1);
-    if (FAILED(WindowsCreateStringReference(uiViewSettingsId, uiViewSettingsIdLen, &uiViewSettingsIdRefHeader, &uiViewSettingsIdHs)))
-        return false;
+    WindowsCreateStringReference_t WindowsCreateStringReferenceFunc = (WindowsCreateStringReference_t)WIN_LoadComBaseFunction("WindowsCreateStringReference");
+    RoGetActivationFactory_t RoGetActivationFactoryFunc = (RoGetActivationFactory_t)WIN_LoadComBaseFunction("RoGetActivationFactory");
 
-    IUIViewSettingsInterop *uiViewSettingsInterop = nullptr;
-    // __uuidof(IUIViewSettingsInterop);
-    const GUID uiViewSettingsInteropRefId = {0x3694dbf9, 0x8f68, 0x44be,{0x8f, 0xf5, 0x19, 0x5c, 0x98, 0xed, 0xe8, 0xa6}};
+    if (WindowsCreateStringReferenceFunc && RoGetActivationFactoryFunc)
+    {
+        bool result = false;
 
-    HRESULT hr = RoGetActivationFactory(uiViewSettingsIdHs, uiViewSettingsInteropRefId,
-                                                   reinterpret_cast<void **>(&uiViewSettingsInterop));
-    if (FAILED(hr))
-        return false;
+        const wchar_t uiViewSettingsId[] = L"Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UIViewSettings";
+        HSTRING_HEADER uiViewSettingsIdRefHeader;
+        HSTRING uiViewSettingsIdHs = nullptr;
+        const auto uiViewSettingsIdLen = UINT32(sizeof(uiViewSettingsId) / sizeof(uiViewSettingsId[0]) - 1);
+        if (FAILED(WindowsCreateStringReferenceFunc(uiViewSettingsId, uiViewSettingsIdLen, &uiViewSettingsIdRefHeader, &uiViewSettingsIdHs)))
+            return false;
 
-    //  __uuidof(ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::IUIViewSettings);
-    const GUID uiViewSettingsRefId = {0xc63657f6, 0x8850, 0x470d,{0x88, 0xf8, 0x45, 0x5e, 0x16, 0xea, 0x2c, 0x26}};
-    ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::IUIViewSettings *viewSettings = nullptr;
-    hr = uiViewSettingsInterop->GetForWindow(hwnd, uiViewSettingsRefId,
-                                             reinterpret_cast<void **>(&viewSettings));
-    if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
-        ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::UserInteractionMode currentMode;
-        hr = viewSettings->get_UserInteractionMode(&currentMode);
-        if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
-            result = currentMode == 1; // Touch, 1
-        viewSettings->Release();
+        IUIViewSettingsInterop *uiViewSettingsInterop = nullptr;
+        // __uuidof(IUIViewSettingsInterop);
+        const GUID uiViewSettingsInteropRefId = {0x3694dbf9, 0x8f68, 0x44be,{0x8f, 0xf5, 0x19, 0x5c, 0x98, 0xed, 0xe8, 0xa6}};
+
+        HRESULT hr = RoGetActivationFactoryFunc(uiViewSettingsIdHs, uiViewSettingsInteropRefId,
+                                                       reinterpret_cast<void **>(&uiViewSettingsInterop));
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return false;
+
+        //  __uuidof(ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::IUIViewSettings);
+        const GUID uiViewSettingsRefId = {0xc63657f6, 0x8850, 0x470d,{0x88, 0xf8, 0x45, 0x5e, 0x16, 0xea, 0x2c, 0x26}};
+        ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::IUIViewSettings *viewSettings = nullptr;
+        hr = uiViewSettingsInterop->GetForWindow(hwnd, uiViewSettingsRefId,
+                                                 reinterpret_cast<void **>(&viewSettings));
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
+            ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::UserInteractionMode currentMode;
+            hr = viewSettings->get_UserInteractionMode(&currentMode);
+            if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                result = currentMode == 1; // Touch, 1
+            viewSettings->Release();
+        }
+        uiViewSettingsInterop->Release();
+        return result;
     }
-    uiViewSettingsInterop->Release();
-    return result;
+
+    return false;
 }
 
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
index 9b72efae..59ce1144 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qsysinfo.h>
 #include <QtCore/qscopedpointer.h>
 #include <QtCore/quuid.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qsystemlibrary_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qwinregistry_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qfactorycacheregistration_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qsystemerror_p.h>
@@ -120,15 +121,17 @@ static inline bool sessionManagerInteractionBlocked() { return false; }
 
 static inline int windowDpiAwareness(HWND hwnd)
 {
-    return static_cast<int>(GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext(GetWindowDpiAwarenessContext(hwnd)));
+    return QWindowsContext::user32dll.getWindowDpiAwarenessContext && QWindowsContext::user32dll.getAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext
+        ? QWindowsContext::user32dll.getAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext(QWindowsContext::user32dll.getWindowDpiAwarenessContext(hwnd))
+        : -1;
 }
 
 // Note: This only works within WM_NCCREATE
 static bool enableNonClientDpiScaling(HWND hwnd)
 {
     bool result = false;
-    if (windowDpiAwareness(hwnd) == 2) {
-        result = EnableNonClientDpiScaling(hwnd) != FALSE;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.enableNonClientDpiScaling && windowDpiAwareness(hwnd) == 2) {
+        result = QWindowsContext::user32dll.enableNonClientDpiScaling(hwnd) != FALSE;
         if (!result) {
             const DWORD errorCode = GetLastError();
             qErrnoWarning(int(errorCode), "EnableNonClientDpiScaling() failed for HWND %p (%lu)",
@@ -138,6 +141,77 @@ static bool enableNonClientDpiScaling(HWND hwnd)
     return result;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \class QWindowsUser32DLL
+    \brief Struct that contains dynamically resolved symbols of User32.dll.
+    The stub libraries shipped with the MinGW compiler miss some of the
+    functions. They need to be retrieved dynamically.
+    In addition, touch-related functions are available only from Windows onwards.
+    These need to resolved dynamically for Q_CC_MSVC as well.
+    \sa QWindowsShell32DLL
+    \internal
+*/
+
+void QWindowsUser32DLL::init()
+{
+    QSystemLibrary library(QStringLiteral("user32"));
+    setProcessDPIAware = (SetProcessDPIAware)library.resolve("SetProcessDPIAware");
+    setProcessDpiAwarenessContext = (SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext)library.resolve("SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext");
+    getThreadDpiAwarenessContext = (GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)library.resolve("GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext");
+    areDpiAwarenessContextsEqual = (AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual)library.resolve("AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual");
+
+    addClipboardFormatListener = (AddClipboardFormatListener)library.resolve("AddClipboardFormatListener");
+    removeClipboardFormatListener = (RemoveClipboardFormatListener)library.resolve("RemoveClipboardFormatListener");
+
+    getDisplayAutoRotationPreferences = (GetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences)library.resolve("GetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences");
+    setDisplayAutoRotationPreferences = (SetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences)library.resolve("SetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences");
+
+    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() >= QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows8) {
+        enableMouseInPointer = (EnableMouseInPointer)library.resolve("EnableMouseInPointer");
+        getPointerType = (GetPointerType)library.resolve("GetPointerType");
+        getPointerInfo = (GetPointerInfo)library.resolve("GetPointerInfo");
+        getPointerDeviceRects = (GetPointerDeviceRects)library.resolve("GetPointerDeviceRects");
+        getPointerTouchInfo = (GetPointerTouchInfo)library.resolve("GetPointerTouchInfo");
+        getPointerFrameTouchInfo = (GetPointerFrameTouchInfo)library.resolve("GetPointerFrameTouchInfo");
+        getPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory = (GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory)library.resolve("GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory");
+        getPointerPenInfo = (GetPointerPenInfo)library.resolve("GetPointerPenInfo");
+        getPointerPenInfoHistory = (GetPointerPenInfoHistory)library.resolve("GetPointerPenInfoHistory");
+        skipPointerFrameMessages = (SkipPointerFrameMessages)library.resolve("SkipPointerFrameMessages");
+    }
+    
+    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current()
+        >= QOperatingSystemVersion(QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows, 10, 0, 14393)) {
+        adjustWindowRectEx = (AdjustWindowRectEx)library.resolve("AdjustWindowRectEx");
+        adjustWindowRectExForDpi = (AdjustWindowRectExForDpi)library.resolve("AdjustWindowRectExForDpi");
+        enableNonClientDpiScaling = (EnableNonClientDpiScaling)library.resolve("EnableNonClientDpiScaling");
+        getWindowDpiAwarenessContext = (GetWindowDpiAwarenessContext)library.resolve("GetWindowDpiAwarenessContext");
+        getAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext = (GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext)library.resolve("GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext");
+        systemParametersInfoForDpi = (SystemParametersInfoForDpi)library.resolve("SystemParametersInfoForDpi");
+        getDpiForWindow = (GetDpiForWindow)library.resolve("GetDpiForWindow");
+        getSystemMetricsForDpi = (GetSystemMetricsForDpi)library.resolve("GetSystemMetricsForDpi");
+    }
+}
+
+bool QWindowsUser32DLL::supportsPointerApi()
+{
+    return enableMouseInPointer && getPointerType && getPointerInfo && getPointerDeviceRects
+            && getPointerTouchInfo && getPointerFrameTouchInfo && getPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory
+            && getPointerPenInfo && getPointerPenInfoHistory && skipPointerFrameMessages;
+}
+
+void QWindowsShcoreDLL::init()
+{
+    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() < QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows8_1)
+        return;
+    QSystemLibrary library(QStringLiteral("SHCore"));
+    getProcessDpiAwareness = (GetProcessDpiAwareness)library.resolve("GetProcessDpiAwareness");
+    setProcessDpiAwareness = (SetProcessDpiAwareness)library.resolve("SetProcessDpiAwareness");
+    getDpiForMonitor = (GetDpiForMonitor)library.resolve("GetDpiForMonitor");
+}
+
+QWindowsUser32DLL QWindowsContext::user32dll;
+QWindowsShcoreDLL QWindowsContext::shcoredll;
+
 QWindowsContext *QWindowsContext::m_instance = nullptr;
 
 /*!
@@ -181,6 +255,9 @@ bool QWindowsContextPrivate::m_v2DpiAware = false;
 QWindowsContextPrivate::QWindowsContextPrivate()
     : m_oleInitializeResult(OleInitialize(nullptr))
 {
+    QWindowsContext::user32dll.init();
+    QWindowsContext::shcoredll.init();
+
     if (m_pointerHandler.touchDevice() || m_mouseHandler.touchDevice())
         m_systemInfo |= QWindowsContext::SI_SupportsTouch;
     m_displayContext = GetDC(nullptr);
@@ -299,6 +376,12 @@ bool QWindowsContext::initPointer(unsigned integrationOptions)
     if (integrationOptions & QWindowsIntegration::DontUseWMPointer)
         return false;
 
+    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() < QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows8)
+        return false;
+
+    if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.supportsPointerApi())
+        return false;
+
     d->m_systemInfo |= QWindowsContext::SI_SupportsPointer;
     return true;
 }
@@ -368,8 +451,9 @@ void QWindowsContext::setDetectAltGrModifier(bool a)
 
 int QWindowsContext::processDpiAwareness()
 {
-    PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS result;
-    if (SUCCEEDED(GetProcessDpiAwareness(nullptr, &result))) {
+    int result;
+    if (QWindowsContext::shcoredll.getProcessDpiAwareness
+        && SUCCEEDED(QWindowsContext::shcoredll.getProcessDpiAwareness(nullptr, &result))) {
         return static_cast<int>(result);
     }
     return -1;
@@ -381,34 +465,46 @@ void QWindowsContext::setProcessDpiAwareness(QtWindows::ProcessDpiAwareness dpiA
     if (processDpiAwareness() == int(dpiAwareness))
         return;
 
-    const HRESULT hr = SetProcessDpiAwareness(static_cast<PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS>(dpiAwareness));
-    if (FAILED(hr)) {
-        qCWarning(lcQpaWindow).noquote().nospace() << "SetProcessDpiAwareness("
-            << dpiAwareness << ") failed: " << QSystemError::windowsComString(hr) << ", using "
-            << QWindowsContext::processDpiAwareness() << "\nQt's fallback DPI awareness is "
-            << "PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS. If you know what you are doing consider an override in qt.conf";
+    if (QWindowsContext::shcoredll.isValid()) {
+        const HRESULT hr = QWindowsContext::shcoredll.setProcessDpiAwareness(static_cast<PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS>(dpiAwareness));
+        if (FAILED(hr)) {
+            qCWarning(lcQpaWindow).noquote().nospace() << "SetProcessDpiAwareness("
+                << dpiAwareness << ") failed: " << QSystemError::windowsComString(hr) << ", using "
+                << QWindowsContext::processDpiAwareness() << "\nQt's fallback DPI awareness is "
+                << "PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS. If you know what you are doing consider an override in qt.conf";
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (dpiAwareness != QtWindows::ProcessDpiUnaware && QWindowsContext::user32dll.setProcessDPIAware) {
+            if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.setProcessDPIAware())
+                qErrnoWarning("SetProcessDPIAware() failed");
+        }       
     }
 }
 
 bool QWindowsContext::setProcessDpiV2Awareness()
 {
     qCDebug(lcQpaWindow) << __FUNCTION__;
-    auto dpiContext = GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext();
-    if (AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual(dpiContext, DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2))
-        return true;
-
-    const BOOL ok = SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2);
-    if (!ok) {
-        const DWORD dwError = GetLastError();
-        qCWarning(lcQpaWindow).noquote().nospace()
-            << "SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2) failed: "
-            << QSystemError::windowsComString(HRESULT(dwError)) << "\nQt's default DPI awareness "
-            << "context is DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2. If you know what you "
-            << "are doing you can overwrite this default using qt.conf "
-            << "(https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/highdpi.html#configuring-windows)";
-        return false;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getThreadDpiAwarenessContext) {
+        auto dpiContext = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getThreadDpiAwarenessContext();
+        if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.areDpiAwarenessContextsEqual &&
+            QWindowsContext::user32dll.areDpiAwarenessContextsEqual(dpiContext, DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2))
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.setProcessDpiAwarenessContext) {
+        const BOOL ok = QWindowsContext::user32dll.setProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2);
+        if (!ok) {
+            const DWORD dwError = GetLastError();
+            qCWarning(lcQpaWindow).noquote().nospace()
+                << "SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2) failed: "
+                << QSystemError::windowsComString(HRESULT(dwError)) << "\nQt's default DPI awareness "
+                << "context is DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2. If you know what you "
+                << "are doing you can overwrite this default using qt.conf "
+                << "(https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/highdpi.html#configuring-windows)";
+            return false;
+        }
+        QWindowsContextPrivate::m_v2DpiAware = true;
     }
-    QWindowsContextPrivate::m_v2DpiAware = true;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -837,8 +933,8 @@ void QWindowsContext::forceNcCalcSize(HWND hwnd)
 bool QWindowsContext::systemParametersInfo(unsigned action, unsigned param, void *out,
                                            unsigned dpi)
 {
-    const BOOL result = dpi != 0
-        ? SystemParametersInfoForDpi(action, param, out, 0, dpi)
+    const BOOL result = QWindowsContext::user32dll.systemParametersInfoForDpi != nullptr && dpi != 0
+        ? QWindowsContext::user32dll.systemParametersInfoForDpi(action, param, out, 0, dpi)
         : SystemParametersInfo(action, param, out, 0);
     return result == TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.h b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.h
index 6b3010f3..de2da558 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowscontext.h
@@ -44,6 +44,94 @@ class QPoint;
 class QKeyEvent;
 class QPointingDevice;
 
+struct QWindowsUser32DLL
+{
+    inline void init();
+    inline bool supportsPointerApi();
+
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *EnableMouseInPointer)(BOOL);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerType)(UINT32, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerInfo)(UINT32, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerDeviceRects)(HANDLE, RECT *, RECT *);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerTouchInfo)(UINT32, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerFrameTouchInfo)(UINT32, UINT32 *, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory)(UINT32, UINT32 *, UINT32 *, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerPenInfo)(UINT32, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetPointerPenInfoHistory)(UINT32, UINT32 *, PVOID);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SkipPointerFrameMessages)(UINT32);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SetProcessDPIAware)();
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext)(HANDLE);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *AddClipboardFormatListener)(HWND);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *RemoveClipboardFormatListener)(HWND);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences)(DWORD *);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences)(DWORD);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *AdjustWindowRectEx)(LPRECT,DWORD,BOOL,DWORD);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *AdjustWindowRectExForDpi)(LPRECT,DWORD,BOOL,DWORD,UINT);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *EnableNonClientDpiScaling)(HWND);
+    typedef int  (WINAPI *GetWindowDpiAwarenessContext)(HWND);
+    typedef int  (WINAPI *GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext)(int);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SystemParametersInfoForDpi)(UINT, UINT, PVOID, UINT, UINT);
+    typedef int  (WINAPI *GetDpiForWindow)(HWND);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *GetSystemMetricsForDpi)(INT, UINT);
+    typedef BOOL (WINAPI *AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual)(int, HANDLE);
+    typedef int (WINAPI *GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext)();
+
+    // Windows pointer functions (Windows 8 or later).
+    EnableMouseInPointer enableMouseInPointer = nullptr;
+    GetPointerType getPointerType = nullptr;
+    GetPointerInfo getPointerInfo = nullptr;
+    GetPointerDeviceRects getPointerDeviceRects = nullptr;
+    GetPointerTouchInfo getPointerTouchInfo = nullptr;
+    GetPointerFrameTouchInfo getPointerFrameTouchInfo = nullptr;
+    GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory getPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory = nullptr;
+    GetPointerPenInfo getPointerPenInfo = nullptr;
+    GetPointerPenInfoHistory getPointerPenInfoHistory = nullptr;
+    SkipPointerFrameMessages skipPointerFrameMessages = nullptr;
+
+    // Windows Vista onwards
+    SetProcessDPIAware setProcessDPIAware = nullptr;
+
+    // Windows 10 version 1607 onwards
+    GetDpiForWindow getDpiForWindow = nullptr;
+    GetThreadDpiAwarenessContext getThreadDpiAwarenessContext = nullptr;
+
+    // Windows 10 version 1703 onwards
+    SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext setProcessDpiAwarenessContext = nullptr;
+    AreDpiAwarenessContextsEqual areDpiAwarenessContextsEqual = nullptr;
+
+    // Clipboard listeners are present on Windows Vista onwards
+    // but missing in MinGW 4.9 stub libs. Can be removed in MinGW 5.
+    AddClipboardFormatListener addClipboardFormatListener = nullptr;
+    RemoveClipboardFormatListener removeClipboardFormatListener = nullptr;
+
+    // Rotation API
+    GetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences getDisplayAutoRotationPreferences = nullptr;
+    SetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences setDisplayAutoRotationPreferences = nullptr;
+
+    AdjustWindowRectEx adjustWindowRectEx = nullptr;
+    AdjustWindowRectExForDpi adjustWindowRectExForDpi = nullptr;
+    EnableNonClientDpiScaling enableNonClientDpiScaling = nullptr;
+    GetWindowDpiAwarenessContext getWindowDpiAwarenessContext = nullptr;
+    GetAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext getAwarenessFromDpiAwarenessContext = nullptr;
+    SystemParametersInfoForDpi systemParametersInfoForDpi = nullptr;
+    GetSystemMetricsForDpi getSystemMetricsForDpi = nullptr;
+};
+
+// Shell scaling library (Windows 8.1 onwards)
+struct QWindowsShcoreDLL
+{
+    void init();
+    inline bool isValid() const { return getProcessDpiAwareness && setProcessDpiAwareness && getDpiForMonitor; }
+
+    typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *GetProcessDpiAwareness)(HANDLE,int *);
+    typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *SetProcessDpiAwareness)(int);
+    typedef HRESULT (WINAPI *GetDpiForMonitor)(HMONITOR,int,UINT *,UINT *);
+
+    GetProcessDpiAwareness getProcessDpiAwareness = nullptr;
+    SetProcessDpiAwareness setProcessDpiAwareness = nullptr;
+    GetDpiForMonitor getDpiForMonitor = nullptr;
+};
+
 class QWindowsContext
 {
     Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(QWindowsContext)
@@ -137,6 +225,9 @@ public:
     QWindowsScreenManager &screenManager();
     QWindowsTabletSupport *tabletSupport() const;
 
+    static QWindowsUser32DLL user32dll;
+    static QWindowsShcoreDLL shcoredll;
+
     bool asyncExpose() const;
     void setAsyncExpose(bool value);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
index 48e0bba4..b58eccce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsdrag.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static HRESULT startDoDragDrop(LPDATAOBJECT pDataObj, LPDROPSOURCE pDropSource,
                 const quint32 pointerId = GET_POINTERID_WPARAM(msg.wParam);
 
                 POINTER_INFO pointerInfo{};
-                if (!GetPointerInfo(pointerId, &pointerInfo))
+                if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerInfo || !QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerInfo(pointerId, &pointerInfo))
                     return E_FAIL;
 
                 if (pointerInfo.pointerFlags & POINTER_FLAG_PRIMARY) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowskeymapper.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowskeymapper.cpp
index 3089e745..4b219c34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowskeymapper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowskeymapper.cpp
@@ -751,15 +751,28 @@ static inline QString messageKeyText(const MSG &msg)
 
 [[nodiscard]] static inline int getTitleBarHeight(const HWND hwnd)
 {
-    const UINT dpi = GetDpiForWindow(hwnd);
-    const int captionHeight = GetSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CYCAPTION, dpi);
-    if (IsZoomed(hwnd))
-        return captionHeight;
-    // The frame height should also be taken into account if the window
-    // is not maximized.
-    const int frameHeight = GetSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CYSIZEFRAME, dpi)
-                            + GetSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXPADDEDBORDER, dpi);
-    return captionHeight + frameHeight;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow && QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi)
+    {
+        const UINT dpi = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow(hwnd);
+        const int captionHeight = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CYCAPTION, dpi);
+        if (IsZoomed(hwnd))
+            return captionHeight;
+        // The frame height should also be taken into account if the window
+        // is not maximized.
+        const int frameHeight = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CYSIZEFRAME, dpi)
+                                + QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXPADDEDBORDER, dpi);
+        return captionHeight + frameHeight;    
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        const int captionHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION);
+        if (IsZoomed(hwnd))
+            return captionHeight;
+        // The frame height should also be taken into account if the window
+        // is not maximized.
+        const int frameHeight = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSIZEFRAME) + GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXPADDEDBORDER);
+        return captionHeight + frameHeight;    
+    }
 }
 
 [[nodiscard]] static inline bool isSystemMenuOffsetNeeded(const Qt::WindowFlags flags)
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowspointerhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowspointerhandler.cpp
index 88f02347..6a8dfdde 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowspointerhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowspointerhandler.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePointerEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, Q
     *result = 0;
     const quint32 pointerId = GET_POINTERID_WPARAM(msg.wParam);
 
-    if (!GetPointerType(pointerId, &m_pointerType)) {
+    if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerType(pointerId, &m_pointerType)) {
         qWarning() << "GetPointerType() failed:" << qt_error_string();
         return false;
     }
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePointerEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, Q
     }
     case QT_PT_TOUCH: {
         quint32 pointerCount = 0;
-        if (!GetPointerFrameTouchInfo(pointerId, &pointerCount, nullptr)) {
+        if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerFrameTouchInfo(pointerId, &pointerCount, nullptr)) {
             qWarning() << "GetPointerFrameTouchInfo() failed:" << qt_error_string();
             return false;
         }
         QVarLengthArray<POINTER_TOUCH_INFO, 10> touchInfo(pointerCount);
-        if (!GetPointerFrameTouchInfo(pointerId, &pointerCount, touchInfo.data())) {
+        if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerFrameTouchInfo(pointerId, &pointerCount, touchInfo.data())) {
             qWarning() << "GetPointerFrameTouchInfo() failed:" << qt_error_string();
             return false;
         }
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePointerEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, Q
         // dispatch any skipped frames if event compression is disabled by the app
         if (historyCount > 1 && !QCoreApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_CompressHighFrequencyEvents)) {
             touchInfo.resize(pointerCount * historyCount);
-            if (!GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory(pointerId,
-                                                 &historyCount,
-                                                 &pointerCount,
-                                                 touchInfo.data())) {
+            if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory(pointerId,
+                                                                            &historyCount,
+                                                                            &pointerCount,
+                                                                            touchInfo.data())) {
                 qWarning() << "GetPointerFrameTouchInfoHistory() failed:" << qt_error_string();
                 return false;
             }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePointerEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, Q
     }
     case QT_PT_PEN: {
         POINTER_PEN_INFO penInfo;
-        if (!GetPointerPenInfo(pointerId, &penInfo)) {
+        if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerPenInfo(pointerId, &penInfo)) {
             qWarning() << "GetPointerPenInfo() failed:" << qt_error_string();
             return false;
         }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePointerEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, Q
                 || !QCoreApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_CompressTabletEvents))) {
             QVarLengthArray<POINTER_PEN_INFO, 10> penInfoHistory(historyCount);
 
-            if (!GetPointerPenInfoHistory(pointerId, &historyCount, penInfoHistory.data())) {
+            if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerPenInfoHistory(pointerId, &historyCount, penInfoHistory.data())) {
                 qWarning() << "GetPointerPenInfoHistory() failed:" << qt_error_string();
                 return false;
             }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translateTouchEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd,
         inputIds.insert(touchPoint.id);
 
         // Avoid getting repeated messages for this frame if there are multiple pointerIds
-        SkipPointerFrameMessages(touchInfo[i].pointerInfo.pointerId);
+        QWindowsContext::user32dll.skipPointerFrameMessages(touchInfo[i].pointerInfo.pointerId);
     }
 
     // Some devices send touches for each finger in a different message/frame, instead of consolidating
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ bool QWindowsPointerHandler::translatePenEvent(QWindow *window, HWND hwnd, QtWin
     auto *penInfo = static_cast<POINTER_PEN_INFO *>(vPenInfo);
 
     RECT pRect, dRect;
-    if (!GetPointerDeviceRects(penInfo->pointerInfo.sourceDevice, &pRect, &dRect))
+    if (!QWindowsContext::user32dll.getPointerDeviceRects(penInfo->pointerInfo.sourceDevice, &pRect, &dRect))
         return false;
 
     const auto systemId = (qint64)penInfo->pointerInfo.sourceDevice;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
index 5414fc27..02cfea67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ static inline QDpi deviceDPI(HDC hdc)
 
 static inline QDpi monitorDPI(HMONITOR hMonitor)
 {
-    UINT dpiX;
-    UINT dpiY;
-    if (SUCCEEDED(GetDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI, &dpiX, &dpiY)))
-        return QDpi(dpiX, dpiY);
+    if (QWindowsContext::shcoredll.isValid()) {
+        UINT dpiX;
+        UINT dpiY;
+        if (SUCCEEDED(QWindowsContext::shcoredll.getDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI, &dpiX, &dpiY)))
+            return QDpi(dpiX, dpiY);
+    }
     return {0, 0};
 }
 
@@ -425,47 +427,51 @@ QRect QWindowsScreen::virtualGeometry(const QPlatformScreen *screen) // cf QScre
 bool QWindowsScreen::setOrientationPreference(Qt::ScreenOrientation o)
 {
     bool result = false;
-    ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE;
-    switch (o) {
-    case Qt::PrimaryOrientation:
-        break;
-    case Qt::PortraitOrientation:
-        orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT;
-        break;
-    case Qt::LandscapeOrientation:
-        orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE;
-        break;
-    case Qt::InvertedPortraitOrientation:
-        orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
-        break;
-    case Qt::InvertedLandscapeOrientation:
-        orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
-        break;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.setDisplayAutoRotationPreferences) {
+        ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE;
+        switch (o) {
+        case Qt::PrimaryOrientation:
+            break;
+        case Qt::PortraitOrientation:
+            orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT;
+            break;
+        case Qt::LandscapeOrientation:
+            orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE;
+            break;
+        case Qt::InvertedPortraitOrientation:
+            orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT_FLIPPED;
+            break;
+        case Qt::InvertedLandscapeOrientation:
+            orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED;
+            break;
+        }
+        result = QWindowsContext::user32dll.setDisplayAutoRotationPreferences(orientationPreference);
     }
-    result = SetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences(orientationPreference);
     return result;
 }
 
 Qt::ScreenOrientation QWindowsScreen::orientationPreference()
 {
     Qt::ScreenOrientation result = Qt::PrimaryOrientation;
-    ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE;
-    if (GetDisplayAutoRotationPreferences(&orientationPreference)) {
-        switch (orientationPreference) {
-        case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE:
-            break;
-        case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE:
-            result = Qt::LandscapeOrientation;
-            break;
-        case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT:
-            result = Qt::PortraitOrientation;
-            break;
-        case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED:
-            result = Qt::InvertedLandscapeOrientation;
-            break;
-        case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT_FLIPPED:
-            result = Qt::InvertedPortraitOrientation;
-            break;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDisplayAutoRotationPreferences) {
+        DWORD orientationPreference = ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE;
+        if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDisplayAutoRotationPreferences(&orientationPreference)) {
+            switch (orientationPreference) {
+            case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_NONE:
+                break;
+            case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE:
+                result = Qt::LandscapeOrientation;
+                break;
+            case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT:
+                result = Qt::PortraitOrientation;
+                break;
+            case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_LANDSCAPE_FLIPPED:
+                result = Qt::InvertedLandscapeOrientation;
+                break;
+            case ORIENTATION_PREFERENCE_PORTRAIT_FLIPPED:
+                result = Qt::InvertedPortraitOrientation;
+                break;
+            }
         }
     }
     return result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
index 6fba9e55..2b64c50b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
+
 #if QT_CONFIG(cpp_winrt)
 #   include <QtCore/private/qt_winrtbase_p.h>
 
@@ -232,11 +234,15 @@ void QWindowsTheme::populateLightSystemBasePalette(QPalette &result)
     QColor accent = getSysColor(COLOR_HIGHLIGHT);
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(cpp_winrt)
-    // respect the Windows 11 accent color
-    using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
-    const auto settings = UISettings();
 
-    accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
+    if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
+    {
+        // respect the Windows 11 accent color
+        using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
+        const auto settings = UISettings();
+        accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
+    }
+    
 #endif
 
     const QColor btnFace = background;
@@ -271,41 +277,45 @@ void QWindowsTheme::populateLightSystemBasePalette(QPalette &result)
 
 static void populateDarkSystemBasePalette(QPalette &result)
 {
+    QColor foreground = Qt::white;
+    QColor background = QColor(0x1E, 0x1E, 0x1E);
+    QColor accent = QColor(0x00, 0x55, 0xff);
+    QColor accentDark = accent.darker(120);
+    QColor accentDarker = accentDark.darker(120);
+    QColor accentDarkest = accentDarker.darker(120);
+    QColor accentLight = accent.lighter(120);
+    QColor accentLighter = accentLight.lighter(120);
+    QColor accentLightest = accentLighter.lighter(120);
+    QColor linkColor = Qt::blue;
+
 #if QT_CONFIG(cpp_winrt)
-    using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
-    const auto settings = UISettings();
 
-    // We have to craft a palette from these colors. The settings.UIElementColor(UIElementType) API
-    // returns the old system colors, not the dark mode colors. If the background is black (which it
-    // usually), then override it with a dark gray instead so that we can go up and down the lightness.
-    const QColor foreground = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Foreground));
-    const QColor background = [&settings]() -> QColor {
-        auto systemBackground = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Background));
-        if (systemBackground == Qt::black)
-            systemBackground = QColor(0x1E, 0x1E, 0x1E);
-        return systemBackground;
-    }();
+    if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
+    {
+        using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
+        const auto settings = UISettings();
+        // We have to craft a palette from these colors. The settings.UIElementColor(UIElementType) API
+        // returns the old system colors, not the dark mode colors. If the background is black (which it
+        // usually), then override it with a dark gray instead so that we can go up and down the lightness.
+        foreground = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Foreground));
+        background = [&settings]() -> QColor {
+            auto systemBackground = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Background));
+            if (systemBackground == Qt::black)
+                systemBackground = QColor(0x1E, 0x1E, 0x1E);
+            return systemBackground;
+        }();
+        accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
+        accentDark = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark1));
+        accentDarker = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark2));
+        accentDarkest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark3));
+        accentLight = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight1));
+        accentLighter = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight2));
+        accentLightest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight3));
+        linkColor = accent;
+    }
 
-    const QColor accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
-    const QColor accentDark = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark1));
-    const QColor accentDarker = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark2));
-    const QColor accentDarkest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark3));
-    const QColor accentLight = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight1));
-    const QColor accentLighter = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight2));
-    const QColor accentLightest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight3));
-    const QColor linkColor = accent;
-#else
-    const QColor foreground = Qt::white;
-    const QColor background = QColor(0x1E, 0x1E, 0x1E);
-    const QColor accent = QColor(0x00, 0x55, 0xff);
-    const QColor accentDark = accent.darker(120);
-    const QColor accentDarker = accentDark.darker(120);
-    const QColor accentDarkest = accentDarker.darker(120);
-    const QColor accentLight = accent.lighter(120);
-    const QColor accentLighter = accentLight.lighter(120);
-    const QColor accentLightest = accentLighter.lighter(120);
-    const QColor linkColor = Qt::blue;
 #endif
+
     const QColor buttonColor = background.lighter(200);
 
     result.setColor(QPalette::All, QPalette::WindowText, foreground);
@@ -562,15 +572,29 @@ void QWindowsTheme::refreshPalettes()
     m_palettes[MenuBarPalette] = menuBarPalette(*m_palettes[MenuPalette], light);
     if (!light) {
 #if QT_CONFIG(cpp_winrt)
-        using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
-        const auto settings = UISettings();
-        const QColor accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
-        const QColor accentLight = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight1));
-        const QColor accentDarkest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark3));
-        m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette] = new QPalette(*m_palettes[SystemPalette]);
-        m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base, accent);
-        m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Button, accentLight);
-        m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Inactive, QPalette::Base, accentDarkest);
+        if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
+        {
+            using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
+            const auto settings = UISettings();
+            const QColor accent = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::Accent));
+            const QColor accentLight = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentLight1));
+            const QColor accentDarkest = getSysColor(settings.GetColorValue(UIColorType::AccentDark3));
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette] = new QPalette(*m_palettes[SystemPalette]);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Base, accent);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Active, QPalette::Button, accentLight);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Inactive, QPalette::Base, accentDarkest);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_palettes[ButtonPalette] = new QPalette(*m_palettes[SystemPalette]);
+            m_palettes[ButtonPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Button, QColor(0x666666u));
+            const QColor checkBoxBlue(0x0078d7u);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette] = new QPalette(*m_palettes[SystemPalette]);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Base, checkBoxBlue);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Button, checkBoxBlue);
+            m_palettes[CheckBoxPalette]->setColor(QPalette::ButtonText, Qt::white);
+        }
+        
 #else
         m_palettes[ButtonPalette] = new QPalette(*m_palettes[SystemPalette]);
         m_palettes[ButtonPalette]->setColor(QPalette::Button, QColor(0x666666u));
@@ -637,8 +661,14 @@ void QWindowsTheme::refreshFonts()
     fixedFont.setStyleHint(QFont::TypeWriter);
 
     LOGFONT lfIconTitleFont;
-    SystemParametersInfoForDpi(SPI_GETICONTITLELOGFONT, sizeof(lfIconTitleFont), &lfIconTitleFont, 0, dpi);
-    const QFont iconTitleFont = QWindowsFontDatabase::LOGFONT_to_QFont(lfIconTitleFont, dpi);
+    QFont iconTitleFont;
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.systemParametersInfoForDpi) {
+        QWindowsContext::user32dll.systemParametersInfoForDpi(SPI_GETICONTITLELOGFONT, sizeof(lfIconTitleFont), &lfIconTitleFont, 0, dpi);
+        iconTitleFont = QWindowsFontDatabase::LOGFONT_to_QFont(lfIconTitleFont, dpi);
+    } else {
+        SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETICONTITLELOGFONT, sizeof(lfIconTitleFont), &lfIconTitleFont, 0);
+        iconTitleFont = QWindowsFontDatabase::LOGFONT_to_QFont(lfIconTitleFont);
+    }
 
     m_fonts[SystemFont] = new QFont(QWindowsFontDatabase::systemDefaultFont());
     m_fonts[MenuFont] = new QFont(menuFont);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
index 1239a5b8..4baec139 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowswindow.cpp
@@ -516,11 +516,14 @@ static inline void updateGLWindowSettings(const QWindow *w, HWND hwnd, Qt::Windo
 
 [[nodiscard]] static inline int getResizeBorderThickness(const UINT dpi)
 {
-    // The width of the padded border will always be 0 if DWM composition is
-    // disabled, but since it will always be enabled and can't be programtically
-    // disabled from Windows 8, we are safe to go.
-    return GetSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXSIZEFRAME, dpi)
-           + GetSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXPADDEDBORDER, dpi);
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi) {
+        // The width of the padded border will always be 0 if DWM composition is
+        // disabled, but since it will always be enabled and can't be programtically
+        // disabled from Windows 8, we are safe to go.
+        return QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXSIZEFRAME, dpi)
+               + QWindowsContext::user32dll.getSystemMetricsForDpi(SM_CXPADDEDBORDER, dpi);
+    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -530,13 +533,17 @@ static inline void updateGLWindowSettings(const QWindow *w, HWND hwnd, Qt::Windo
 
 static QMargins invisibleMargins(QPoint screenPoint)
 {
-    POINT pt = {screenPoint.x(), screenPoint.y()};
-    if (HMONITOR hMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(pt, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONULL)) {
-        UINT dpiX;
-        UINT dpiY;
-        if (SUCCEEDED(GetDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI, &dpiX, &dpiY))) {
-            const int gap = getResizeBorderThickness(dpiX);
-            return QMargins(gap, 0, gap, gap);
+    if (QOperatingSystemVersion::current() >= QOperatingSystemVersion::Windows10) {
+        POINT pt = {screenPoint.x(), screenPoint.y()};
+        if (HMONITOR hMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(pt, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONULL)) {
+            if (QWindowsContext::shcoredll.isValid()) {
+                UINT dpiX;
+                UINT dpiY;
+                if (SUCCEEDED(QWindowsContext::shcoredll.getDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI, &dpiX, &dpiY))) {
+                    const int gap = getResizeBorderThickness(dpiX);
+                    return QMargins(gap, 0, gap, gap);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
     return QMargins();
@@ -544,9 +551,12 @@ static QMargins invisibleMargins(QPoint screenPoint)
 
 [[nodiscard]] static inline QMargins invisibleMargins(const HWND hwnd)
 {
-    const UINT dpi = GetDpiForWindow(hwnd);
-    const int gap = getResizeBorderThickness(dpi);
-    return QMargins(gap, 0, gap, gap);
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow) {
+        const UINT dpi = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow(hwnd);
+        const int gap = getResizeBorderThickness(dpi);
+        return QMargins(gap, 0, gap, gap);
+    }
+    return QMargins();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1030,7 +1040,8 @@ QMargins QWindowsGeometryHint::frameOnPrimaryScreen(const QWindow *w, DWORD styl
         return {};
     RECT rect = {0,0,0,0};
     style &= ~DWORD(WS_OVERLAPPED); // Not permitted, see docs.
-    if (AdjustWindowRectEx(&rect, style, FALSE, exStyle) == FALSE)
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.adjustWindowRectEx &&
+        QWindowsContext::user32dll.adjustWindowRectEx(&rect, style, FALSE, exStyle) == FALSE)
         qErrnoWarning("%s: AdjustWindowRectEx failed", __FUNCTION__);
     const QMargins result(qAbs(rect.left), qAbs(rect.top),
                           qAbs(rect.right), qAbs(rect.bottom));
@@ -1054,7 +1065,8 @@ QMargins QWindowsGeometryHint::frame(const QWindow *w, DWORD style, DWORD exStyl
         return {};
     RECT rect = {0,0,0,0};
     style &= ~DWORD(WS_OVERLAPPED); // Not permitted, see docs.
-    if (AdjustWindowRectExForDpi(&rect, style, FALSE, exStyle, unsigned(qRound(dpi))) == FALSE) {
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.adjustWindowRectExForDpi &&
+        QWindowsContext::user32dll.adjustWindowRectExForDpi(&rect, style, FALSE, exStyle, unsigned(qRound(dpi))) == FALSE) {
         qErrnoWarning("%s: AdjustWindowRectExForDpi failed", __FUNCTION__);
     }
     const QMargins result(qAbs(rect.left), qAbs(rect.top),
@@ -1548,7 +1560,8 @@ void QWindowsWindow::initialize()
             QWindowSystemInterface::handleGeometryChange<QWindowSystemInterface::SynchronousDelivery>(w, obtainedGeometry);
         }
     }
-    QWindowsWindow::setSavedDpi(GetDpiForWindow(handle()));
+    QWindowsWindow::setSavedDpi(QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow ?
+        QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow(handle()) : 96);
 }
 
 QSurfaceFormat QWindowsWindow::format() const
@@ -1994,59 +2007,64 @@ void QWindowsWindow::handleDpiScaledSize(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LRESULT *
 
 void QWindowsWindow::handleDpiChanged(HWND hwnd, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
-    const UINT dpi = HIWORD(wParam);
-    setSavedDpi(dpi);
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow) {
+        const UINT dpi = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow(hwnd);
+        const qreal scale = qreal(dpi) / qreal(savedDpi());
+        setSavedDpi(dpi);
 
-    // Send screen change first, so that the new screen is set during any following resize
-    checkForScreenChanged(QWindowsWindow::FromDpiChange);
+        // Send screen change first, so that the new screen is set during any following resize
+        checkForScreenChanged(QWindowsWindow::FromDpiChange);
 
-    // We get WM_DPICHANGED in one of two situations:
-    //
-    // 1. The DPI change is a "spontaneous" DPI change as a result of e.g.
-    // the user dragging the window to a new screen. In this case Windows
-    // first sends WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE, where we set the new window size,
-    // followed by this event where we apply the suggested window geometry
-    // to the native window. This will make sure the window tracks the mouse
-    // cursor during screen change, and also that the window size is scaled
-    // according to the DPI change.
-    //
-    // 2. The DPI change is a result of a setGeometry() call. In this case
-    // Qt has already scaled the window size for the new DPI. Further, Windows
-    // does not call WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE, and also applies its own scaling
-    // to the already scaled window size. Since there is no need to set the
-    // window geometry again, and the provided geometry is incorrect, we omit
-    // making the SetWindowPos() call.
-    if (!m_inSetgeometry) {
-        updateFullFrameMargins();
-        const auto prcNewWindow = reinterpret_cast<RECT *>(lParam);
-        SetWindowPos(hwnd, nullptr, prcNewWindow->left, prcNewWindow->top,
-                     prcNewWindow->right - prcNewWindow->left,
-                     prcNewWindow->bottom - prcNewWindow->top, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
-        // If the window does not have a frame, WM_MOVE and WM_SIZE won't be
-        // called which prevents the content from being scaled appropriately
-        // after a DPI change.
-        if (m_data.flags & Qt::FramelessWindowHint)
-            handleGeometryChange();
+        // We get WM_DPICHANGED in one of two situations:
+        //
+        // 1. The DPI change is a "spontaneous" DPI change as a result of e.g.
+        // the user dragging the window to a new screen. In this case Windows
+        // first sends WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE, where we set the new window size,
+        // followed by this event where we apply the suggested window geometry
+        // to the native window. This will make sure the window tracks the mouse
+        // cursor during screen change, and also that the window size is scaled
+        // according to the DPI change.
+        //
+        // 2. The DPI change is a result of a setGeometry() call. In this case
+        // Qt has already scaled the window size for the new DPI. Further, Windows
+        // does not call WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE, and also applies its own scaling
+        // to the already scaled window size. Since there is no need to set the
+        // window geometry again, and the provided geometry is incorrect, we omit
+        // making the SetWindowPos() call.
+        if (!m_inSetgeometry) {
+            updateFullFrameMargins();
+            const auto prcNewWindow = reinterpret_cast<RECT *>(lParam);
+            SetWindowPos(hwnd, nullptr, prcNewWindow->left, prcNewWindow->top,
+                         prcNewWindow->right - prcNewWindow->left,
+                         prcNewWindow->bottom - prcNewWindow->top, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+            // If the window does not have a frame, WM_MOVE and WM_SIZE won't be
+            // called which prevents the content from being scaled appropriately
+            // after a DPI change.
+            if (m_data.flags & Qt::FramelessWindowHint)
+                handleGeometryChange();
+        }
+
+        // Re-apply mask now that we have a new DPI, which have resulted in
+        // a new scale factor.
+        setMask(QHighDpi::toNativeLocalRegion(window()->mask(), window()));
     }
-
-    // Re-apply mask now that we have a new DPI, which have resulted in
-    // a new scale factor.
-    setMask(QHighDpi::toNativeLocalRegion(window()->mask(), window()));
 }
 
 void QWindowsWindow::handleDpiChangedAfterParent(HWND hwnd)
 {
-    const UINT dpi = GetDpiForWindow(hwnd);
-    const qreal scale = qreal(dpi) / qreal(savedDpi());
-    setSavedDpi(dpi);
+    if (QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow) {
+        const UINT dpi = QWindowsContext::user32dll.getDpiForWindow(hwnd);
+        const qreal scale = qreal(dpi) / qreal(savedDpi());
+        setSavedDpi(dpi);
 
-    checkForScreenChanged(QWindowsWindow::FromDpiChange);
+        checkForScreenChanged(QWindowsWindow::FromDpiChange);
 
-    // Child windows do not get WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE messages to inform
-    // Windows about the new size, so we need to manually scale them.
-    QRect currentGeometry = geometry();
-    QRect scaledGeometry = QRect(currentGeometry.topLeft() * scale, currentGeometry.size() * scale);
-    setGeometry(scaledGeometry);
+        // Child windows do not get WM_GETDPISCALEDSIZE messages to inform
+        // Windows about the new size, so we need to manually scale them.
+        QRect currentGeometry = geometry();
+        QRect scaledGeometry = QRect(currentGeometry.topLeft() * scale, currentGeometry.size() * scale);
+        setGeometry(scaledGeometry);
+    }
 }
 
 static QRect normalFrameGeometry(HWND hwnd)