diff --git a/CppRuleSet.ruleset b/CppRuleSet.ruleset
index 540b9f7674..2718c2e3f1 100644
--- a/CppRuleSet.ruleset
+++ b/CppRuleSet.ruleset
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <Rule Id="C26490" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26491" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26492" Action="Error" />
-    <Rule Id="C26493" Action="Hidden" />
+    <Rule Id="C26493" Action="Error" />
     <Rule Id="C26494" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26495" Action="Error" />
     <Rule Id="C26496" Action="Hidden" />
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
index fdec216592..3e5c5045ab 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ UINT __stdcall CreateScheduledTaskCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
                           nullptr,
                           CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                           IID_ITaskService,
-                          (void**)&pService);
+                          reinterpret_cast<void**>(&pService));
     ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to create an instance of ITaskService: %x", hr);
 
     // Connect to the task service.
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ UINT __stdcall RemoveScheduledTasksCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
                           nullptr,
                           CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                           IID_ITaskService,
-                          (void**)&pService);
+                          reinterpret_cast<void**>(&pService));
     ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to create an instance of ITaskService: %x", hr);
 
     // Connect to the task service.
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ UINT __stdcall CertifyVirtualCameraDriverCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         ExitOnFailure(hr, "Certificate file size not valid", hr);
     }
 
-    pFileContent = (char*)malloc(size);
+    pFileContent = static_cast<char*>(malloc(size));
 
     DWORD sizeread;
     if (!ReadFile(hfile, pFileContent, size, &sizeread, nullptr))
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ UINT __stdcall CertifyVirtualCameraDriverCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
 
     if (!CertAddEncodedCertificateToStore(hCertStore,
                                           X509_ASN_ENCODING,
-                                          (const BYTE*)pFileContent,
+                                          reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(pFileContent),
                                           size,
                                           CERT_STORE_ADD_ALWAYS,
                                           nullptr))
diff --git a/tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.cpp b/tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.cpp
index 40b1f23f8e..4b84e08dac 100644
--- a/tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.cpp
+++ b/tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ inline std::wstring get_process_path(DWORD pid) noexcept
     {
         name.resize(MAX_PATH);
         DWORD name_length = static_cast<DWORD>(name.length());
-        if (QueryFullProcessImageNameW(process, 0, (LPWSTR)name.data(), &name_length) == 0)
+        if (QueryFullProcessImageNameW(process, 0, static_cast<LPWSTR>(name.data()), &name_length) == 0)
         {
             name_length = 0;
         }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
             LPCWSTR text = L"Please select the target window (using a mouse or Alt+Tab), \r\nand press Ctrl+Alt+S to capture its styles. \r\nYou can find the output file \"window_styles.txt\" on your desktop.";
             RECT rc{0,50,600,200};
-            DrawText(hdc, text, (int)wcslen(text), &rc, DT_CENTER | DT_WORDBREAK);
+            DrawText(hdc, text, static_cast<int>(wcslen(text)), &rc, DT_CENTER | DT_WORDBREAK);
             
             EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
         }