--- a/browser/branding/aurora/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/branding/aurora/Makefile.in
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ BRANDING_FILES := \
 	document-os2.ico \
 	$(NULL)
 endif
 
 BRANDING_DEST := $(DIST)/branding
 BRANDING_TARGET := export
 INSTALL_TARGETS += BRANDING
 
+ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT) $(DIST_SUBDIR),windows metro)
+VISUALMANIFEST := VisualElementsManifest.xml
+VISUALMANIFEST_FLAGS := -Fsubstitution -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME=${MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME}
+VISUALMANIFEST_PATH := $(DIST)/bin
+PP_TARGETS += VISUALMANIFEST
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/branding/aurora/VisualElementsManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Application
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <VisualElements
+      DisplayName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+      Logo="tileresources\VisualElements_logo.png"
+      SmallLogo="tileresources\VisualElements_smalllogo.png"
+      ForegroundText="light"
+      BackgroundColor="#1c112e">
+    <DefaultTile
+        ShortName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+        ShowName="allLogos"
+            />
+    <SplashScreen
+        Image="tileresources\VisualElements_splashscreen.png" />
+  </VisualElements>
+</Application>

--- a/browser/branding/nightly/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/branding/nightly/Makefile.in
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ BRANDING_FILES := \
 	document-os2.ico \
 	$(NULL)
 endif
 
 BRANDING_DEST := $(DIST)/branding
 BRANDING_TARGET := export
 INSTALL_TARGETS += BRANDING
 
+ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT) $(DIST_SUBDIR),windows metro)
+VISUALMANIFEST := VisualElementsManifest.xml
+VISUALMANIFEST_FLAGS := -Fsubstitution -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME=${MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME}
+VISUALMANIFEST_PATH := $(DIST)/bin
+PP_TARGETS += VISUALMANIFEST
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/branding/nightly/VisualElementsManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Application
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <VisualElements
+      DisplayName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+      Logo="tileresources\VisualElements_logo.png"
+      SmallLogo="tileresources\VisualElements_smalllogo.png"
+      ForegroundText="light"
+      BackgroundColor="#001226">
+    <DefaultTile
+        ShortName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+        ShowName="allLogos"
+            />
+    <SplashScreen
+        Image="tileresources\VisualElements_splashscreen.png" />
+  </VisualElements>
+</Application>

--- a/browser/branding/official/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/branding/official/Makefile.in
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ BRANDING_FILES := \
 	document-os2.ico \
 	$(NULL)
 endif
 
 BRANDING_DEST := $(DIST)/branding
 BRANDING_TARGET := export
 INSTALL_TARGETS += BRANDING
 
+ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT) $(DIST_SUBDIR),windows metro)
+VISUALMANIFEST := VisualElementsManifest.xml
+VISUALMANIFEST_FLAGS := -Fsubstitution -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME=${MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME}
+VISUALMANIFEST_PATH := $(DIST)/bin
+PP_TARGETS += VISUALMANIFEST
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/branding/official/VisualElementsManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Application
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <VisualElements
+      DisplayName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+      Logo="tileresources\VisualElements_logo.png"
+      SmallLogo="tileresources\VisualElements_smalllogo.png"
+      ForegroundText="light"
+      BackgroundColor="#1895f5">
+    <DefaultTile
+        ShortName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+        ShowName="allLogos"
+            />
+    <SplashScreen
+        Image="tileresources\VisualElements_splashscreen.png" />
+  </VisualElements>
+</Application>

--- a/browser/branding/unofficial/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/branding/unofficial/Makefile.in
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ BRANDING_FILES := \
 	document-os2.ico \
 	$(NULL)
 endif
 
 BRANDING_DEST := $(DIST)/branding
 BRANDING_TARGET := export
 INSTALL_TARGETS += BRANDING
 
+ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT) $(DIST_SUBDIR),windows metro)
+VISUALMANIFEST := VisualElementsManifest.xml
+VISUALMANIFEST_FLAGS := -Fsubstitution -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME=${MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME}
+VISUALMANIFEST_PATH := $(DIST)/bin
+PP_TARGETS += VISUALMANIFEST
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/branding/unofficial/VisualElementsManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Application
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <VisualElements
+      DisplayName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+      Logo="tileresources\VisualElements_logo.png"
+      SmallLogo="tileresources\VisualElements_smalllogo.png"
+      ForegroundText="light"
+      BackgroundColor="#001226">
+    <DefaultTile
+        ShortName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
+        ShowName="allLogos"
+            />
+    <SplashScreen
+        Image="tileresources\VisualElements_splashscreen.png" />
+  </VisualElements>
+</Application>

--- a/browser/metro/shell/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/metro/shell/Makefile.in
@@ -14,20 +14,13 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 DIRS = commandexecutehandler linktool
 
 ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
 DIRS += testing
 endif
 
 export::
 	$(NSINSTALL) $(srcdir)/resources.pri $(DIST)/bin
-	$(RM) $(DIST)/bin/VisualElementsManifest.xml
-	$(PYTHON) $(topsrcdir)/config/Preprocessor.py -Fsubstitution $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME=${MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME} \
-	  $(srcdir)/VisualElementsManifest.xml.in > $(DIST)/bin/VisualElementsManifest.xml
 
 install::
 	$(NSINSTALL) $(srcdir)/resources.pri $(DIST)/bin
 
-# bug 744566
-#	$(RM) $(DIST)/bin/resources.pri
-# 	$(MAKEPRI) new -v -pr $(srcdir)/tileresources -cf $(srcdir)/priconfig.xml -mn $(srcdir)/AppManifest.xml -of $(DIST)/bin/resources.pri -o
-
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk

deleted file mode 100644
--- a/browser/metro/shell/VisualElementsManifest.xml.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<Application
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
-  <VisualElements
-      DisplayName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
-      Logo="tileresources\VisualElements_logo.png"
-      SmallLogo="tileresources\VisualElements_smalllogo.png"
-      ForegroundText="light"
-      BackgroundColor="#1895f5">
-    <DefaultTile
-        ShortName="@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@"
-        ShowName="allLogos"
-            />
-    <SplashScreen
-        Image="tileresources\VisualElements_splashscreen.png" />
-  </VisualElements>
-</Application>