diff --git a/src/common/updating/updating.cpp b/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
index c102f193a3..d10ba7e912 100644
--- a/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
+++ b/src/common/updating/updating.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <msi.h>
 #include <common/common.h>
 #include <common/json.h>
-#include <common/version.h>
 #include <common/settings_helpers.h>
 #include <common/winstore.h>
 #include <common/notifications.h>
diff --git a/src/runner/auto_start_helper.cpp b/src/runner/auto_start_helper.cpp
index b979016ce3..e437cb484f 100644
--- a/src/runner/auto_start_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/auto_start_helper.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "auto_start_helper.h"
 
-#include "general_settings.h"
-
 #include <Lmcons.h>
 
 #include <comdef.h>
@@ -10,8 +8,6 @@
 #pragma comment(lib, "taskschd.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
 
-#include <Shlobj.h>
-
 // Helper macros from wix.
 // TODO: use "s" and "..." parameters to report errors from these functions.
 #define ExitOnFailure(x, s, ...) \
diff --git a/src/runner/main.cpp b/src/runner/main.cpp
index 8f5d9ef6f9..bc0270cf2e 100644
--- a/src/runner/main.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/main.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include "tray_icon.h"
 #include "powertoy_module.h"
-#include "lowlevel_keyboard_event.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "general_settings.h"
 #include "restart_elevated.h"
diff --git a/src/runner/powertoy_module.cpp b/src/runner/powertoy_module.cpp
index 0e7866adf9..f141bcaa14 100644
--- a/src/runner/powertoy_module.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/powertoy_module.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "powertoy_module.h"
-#include "lowlevel_keyboard_event.h"
-#include <algorithm>
 
 std::map<std::wstring, PowertoyModule>& modules()
 {
diff --git a/src/runner/settings_window.cpp b/src/runner/settings_window.cpp
index ea86f4e916..c0dcb9c295 100644
--- a/src/runner/settings_window.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/settings_window.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <WinSafer.h>
 #include <Sddl.h>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <accctrl.h>
 #include <aclapi.h>
 
 #include "powertoy_module.h"
diff --git a/src/runner/update_utils.cpp b/src/runner/update_utils.cpp
index 478f5e929c..8ab13a19b8 100644
--- a/src/runner/update_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/update_utils.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 #include <common/updating/updating.h>
 #include <runner/general_settings.h>
 
-#include <winrt/Windows.Web.Http.h>
-#include <winrt/Windows.Web.Http.Headers.h>
-
 bool start_msi_uninstallation_sequence()
 {
     const auto package_path = updating::get_msi_package_path();