diff --git a/Src/Common/BCMenu.cpp b/Src/Common/BCMenu.cpp
index 1404ce5fbe6..f276582c58a 100644
--- a/Src/Common/BCMenu.cpp
+++ b/Src/Common/BCMenu.cpp
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ int BCMenu::m_checkBgWidth = 0;
 int BCMenu::m_gutterWidth = 0;
 int BCMenu::m_arrowWidth = 0;
 HTHEME BCMenu::m_hTheme = nullptr;
-#ifdef _WIN64
-bool BCMenu::m_bEnableOwnerDraw = false;
-#else
 bool BCMenu::m_bEnableOwnerDraw = true;
-#endif
 
 static class GdiplusToken
 {
diff --git a/Src/Common/BCMenu.h b/Src/Common/BCMenu.h
index 70c33fcec97..9552bb437cc 100644
--- a/Src/Common/BCMenu.h
+++ b/Src/Common/BCMenu.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class BCMenu : public CMenu
 	BCMenu(); 
 	virtual ~BCMenu();
 
+	static void DisableOwnerDraw() { m_bEnableOwnerDraw = false; }
+
 	// Functions for loading and applying bitmaps to menus (see example application)
 	virtual BOOL LoadMenu(LPCTSTR lpszResourceName);
 	virtual BOOL LoadMenu(int nResource)
diff --git a/Src/Merge.cpp b/Src/Merge.cpp
index c92a96680bb..93c4709cf33 100644
--- a/Src/Merge.cpp
+++ b/Src/Merge.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 #include "OptionsProject.h"
 #include "MergeAppCOMClass.h"
 #include "RegKey.h"
+#include "Win_VersionHelper.h"
+#include "BCMenu.h"
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define new DEBUG_NEW
@@ -402,6 +404,9 @@ BOOL CMergeApp::InitInstance()
 	strdiff::Init(); // String diff init
 	strdiff::SetBreakChars(GetOptionsMgr()->GetString(OPT_BREAK_SEPARATORS).c_str());
 
+	if (IsWin11_OrGreater())
+		BCMenu::DisableOwnerDraw();
+
 	m_bMergingMode = GetOptionsMgr()->GetBool(OPT_MERGE_MODE);
 
 	m_mainThreadScripts = new CAssureScriptsForThread(new MergeAppCOMClass());