diff --git a/Docs/src/attributes.but b/Docs/src/attributes.but
index ac15c815..74828935 100644
--- a/Docs/src/attributes.but
+++ b/Docs/src/attributes.but
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ See \W{http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd464660}{MSDN} for more informat
 
 \c none|all|WinVista|\\<b\\>Win7|Win8|Win8.1|Win10\\</b\\>|{GUID} [...]
 
-Declare that the installer is compatible with the specified Windows version(s). This adds a SupportedOS entry in the compatibility section of the application manifest. The default list of Win7+Win8+Win8.1 will probably be updated to include newer Windows versions in the future. \e{none} is the default if \R{arequestexecutionlevel}{RequestExecutionLevel} is set to \e{none} for compatibility reasons.
+Declare that the installer is compatible with the specified Windows version(s). This adds a SupportedOS entry in the compatibility section of the application manifest. The default list of Win7+8+8.1+10 will probably be updated to include newer Windows versions in the future. \e{none} is the default if \R{arequestexecutionlevel}{RequestExecutionLevel} is set to \e{none} for compatibility reasons.
 
-You can read more about the changes in behavior on \W{http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848036}{MSDN}.
+Windows 8.1 and later will fake its version number if you don't declare support for that particular version. You can read more about the other changes in behavior on \W{http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848036}{MSDN}.
 
 \S2{amiscbuttontext} MiscButtonText
 
diff --git a/Docs/src/history.but b/Docs/src/history.but
index 513e6ef7..16fe62a3 100644
--- a/Docs/src/history.but
+++ b/Docs/src/history.but
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 \A{history} Changelog and Release Notes
 
+\H{v3.0b3} 3.0 Beta 3
+
+Released on ? ?th, 201?
+
+\S1{v3.0b3-cl} Changelog
+
+\S2{} Major Changes
+
+\b RequestExecutionLevel now defaults to \c{admin}
+
 \H{v3.0b2} 3.0 Beta 2
 
 Released on August 4th, 2015
diff --git a/Source/build.cpp b/Source/build.cpp
index 7738c06c..e9415473 100644
--- a/Source/build.cpp
+++ b/Source/build.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ CEXEBuild::CEXEBuild(signed char pponly) :
   PEDllCharacteristics = IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE|IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_NO_SEH|IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT|IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE; //forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=344755
   PESubsysVerMaj = PESubsysVerMin = (WORD) -1;
   manifest_comctl = manifest::comctl_old;
-  manifest_exec_level = manifest::exec_level_none;
+  manifest_exec_level = manifest::exec_level_admin;
   manifest_dpiaware = manifest::dpiaware_notset;
   manifest_sosl.setdefault();
 
diff --git a/Source/manifest.cpp b/Source/manifest.cpp
index 69ed5537..9b89c418 100644
--- a/Source/manifest.cpp
+++ b/Source/manifest.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ bool SupportedOSList::append(const TCHAR* osid)
 
 string generate(comctl comctl_selection, exec_level exec_level_selection, dpiaware dpia, SupportedOSList& sosl)
 {
-  if (comctl_selection == comctl_old && exec_level_selection == exec_level_none)
+  bool default_or_empty_sosl = sosl.isdefaultlist() || !sosl.getcount();
+  if (comctl_selection == comctl_old && exec_level_selection == exec_level_none && default_or_empty_sosl && dpiaware_notset == dpia)
     return "";
 
   string xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?><assembly xmlns=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1\" manifestVersion=\"1.0\"><assemblyIdentity version=\"1.0.0.0\" processorArchitecture=\"*\" name=\"Nullsoft.NSIS.exehead\" type=\"win32\"/><description>Nullsoft Install System ";