diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 295425d6710..d4fcd6a2eab 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - TSRM:
   . Prevent closing of unrelated handles. (cmb)
 
+- Windows:
+  . Fixed minimal Windows version. (cmb)
+
 - Zip:
   . Added ZipArchive::ER_TRUNCATED_ZIP added in libzip 1.11. (Remi)
 
diff --git a/win32/build/config.w32.h.in b/win32/build/config.w32.h.in
index 81ba1a0d6a0..c3d2fba966b 100644
--- a/win32/build/config.w32.h.in
+++ b/win32/build/config.w32.h.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #undef _WIN32_WINNT
 #undef NTDDI_VERSION
 #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0602
-#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x06010000
+#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x06020000
 
 /* Default PHP / PEAR directories */
 #define PHP_CONFIG_FILE_PATH ""
diff --git a/win32/build/confutils.js b/win32/build/confutils.js
index 5a28719f31b..2fba54c0b4d 100644
--- a/win32/build/confutils.js
+++ b/win32/build/confutils.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var PHP_MAKEFILE_FRAGMENTS = PHP_SRC_DIR + "\\Makefile.fragments.w32";
 
 /* Care also about NTDDI_VERSION and _WIN32_WINNT in config.w32.h.in
    and manifest. */
-var WINVER = "0x0601"; /* 7/2008r2 */
+var WINVER = "0x0602"; /* 8/2012 */
 
 // There's a minimum requirement for bison.
 var MINBISON = "3.0.0";
diff --git a/win32/build/default.manifest b/win32/build/default.manifest
index a73c2fb53d3..7cfcdb5137c 100644
--- a/win32/build/default.manifest
+++ b/win32/build/default.manifest
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
     </trustInfo>
     <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
        <application>
-           <!-- Windows 7 -->
-           <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
            <!-- Windows 8 -->
            <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
            <!-- Windows 8.1 -->