diff --git a/CppRuleSet.ruleset b/CppRuleSet.ruleset
index 0249aee228d5..1a59aeeeb320 100644
--- a/CppRuleSet.ruleset
+++ b/CppRuleSet.ruleset
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <Rule Id="C26464" Action="Error" />
     <Rule Id="C26465" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26466" Action="Error" />
-    <Rule Id="C26471" Action="Hidden" />
+    <Rule Id="C26471" Action="Error" />
     <Rule Id="C26472" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26473" Action="Hidden" />
     <Rule Id="C26474" Action="Hidden" />
diff --git a/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.cpp b/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.cpp
index 829078d53735..421ee45da129 100644
--- a/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.cpp
+++ b/src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
             hMapFile = OpenFileMappingW(FILE_MAP_WRITE, FALSE, pidFile.data());
             if (hMapFile)
             {
-                pidBuffer = reinterpret_cast<PDWORD>(MapViewOfFile(hMapFile, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, sizeof(DWORD)));
+                pidBuffer = static_cast<PDWORD>(MapViewOfFile(hMapFile, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, sizeof(DWORD)));
                 if (pidBuffer)
                 {
                     *pidBuffer = 0;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/exec.h b/src/common/utils/exec.h
index d8267304d7d7..feeda08b89db 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/exec.h
+++ b/src/common/utils/exec.h
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <Windows.h>
+
+// disable warning 26471 - Don't use reinterpret_cast. A cast from void* can use static_cast
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 26471)
 #include <wil/resource.h>
+#pragma warning(pop)
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.h b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.h
index 6f4b09c002fc..dc41a12d67ea 100644
--- a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.h
+++ b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class AlwaysOnTop : public SettingsObserver
         if (!thisRef && (message == WM_CREATE))
         {
             const auto createStruct = reinterpret_cast<LPCREATESTRUCT>(lparam);
-            thisRef = reinterpret_cast<AlwaysOnTop*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
+            thisRef = static_cast<AlwaysOnTop*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
             SetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA, reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(thisRef));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.h b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.h
index 50c4d15ee1e7..5f2145423ffa 100644
--- a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.h
+++ b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class WindowBorder : public SettingsObserver
         if ((thisRef == nullptr) && (message == WM_CREATE))
         {
             auto createStruct = reinterpret_cast<LPCREATESTRUCT>(lparam);
-            thisRef = reinterpret_cast<WindowBorder*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
+            thisRef = static_cast<WindowBorder*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
             SetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA, reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(thisRef));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZones.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZones.cpp
index 7487acd49da0..599f96b34240 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZones.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZones.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK FancyZones::s_WndProc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wparam,
     if (!thisRef && (message == WM_CREATE))
     {
         const auto createStruct = reinterpret_cast<LPCREATESTRUCT>(lparam);
-        thisRef = reinterpret_cast<FancyZones*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
+        thisRef = static_cast<FancyZones*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
         SetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA, reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(thisRef));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WorkArea.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WorkArea.cpp
index a35ad9a3b479..6b83fee0e57f 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/WorkArea.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WorkArea::s_WndProc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wparam, L
     if ((thisRef == nullptr) && (message == WM_CREATE))
     {
         auto createStruct = reinterpret_cast<LPCREATESTRUCT>(lparam);
-        thisRef = reinterpret_cast<WorkArea*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
+        thisRef = static_cast<WorkArea*>(createStruct->lpCreateParams);
         SetWindowLongPtr(window, GWLP_USERDATA, reinterpret_cast<LONG_PTR>(thisRef));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesTests/UnitTests/Util.cpp b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesTests/UnitTests/Util.cpp
index 2c7a006c2db8..f85597c0c63d 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesTests/UnitTests/Util.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesTests/UnitTests/Util.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BOOL RegisterDLLWindowClass(LPCWSTR szClassName, Mocks::HwndCreator* creator)
 DWORD WINAPI ThreadProc(LPVOID lpParam)
 {
     MSG messages;
-    Mocks::HwndCreator* creator = reinterpret_cast<Mocks::HwndCreator*>(lpParam);
+    Mocks::HwndCreator* creator = static_cast<Mocks::HwndCreator*>(lpParam);
     if (!creator)
         return static_cast<DWORD>(-1);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameManager.cpp b/src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameManager.cpp
index 5e89677be336..f32ee46f7cae 100644
--- a/src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameManager.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameManager.cpp
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI CPowerRenameManager::s_fileOpWorkerThread(_In_ void* pv)
 {
     if (SUCCEEDED(CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE)))
     {
-        WorkerThreadData* pwtd = reinterpret_cast<WorkerThreadData*>(pv);
+        WorkerThreadData* pwtd = static_cast<WorkerThreadData*>(pv);
         if (pwtd)
         {
             bool closeUIWindowAfterRenaming = true;
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI CPowerRenameManager::s_regexWorkerThread(_In_ void* pv)
     try
     {
         winrt::check_hresult(CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE));
-        WorkerThreadData* pwtd = reinterpret_cast<WorkerThreadData*>(pv);
+        WorkerThreadData* pwtd = static_cast<WorkerThreadData*>(pv);
         if (pwtd)
         {
             PostMessage(pwtd->hwndManager, SRM_REGEX_STARTED, GetCurrentThreadId(), 0);
diff --git a/tools/WebcamReportTool/DirectShowUtils.h b/tools/WebcamReportTool/DirectShowUtils.h
index c230422238c5..71a091648d3b 100644
--- a/tools/WebcamReportTool/DirectShowUtils.h
+++ b/tools/WebcamReportTool/DirectShowUtils.h
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <dshow.h>
 
+// disable warning 26471 - Don't use reinterpret_cast. A cast from void* can use static_cast
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 26471)
 #include <wil/com.h>
+#pragma warning(push)
+
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/tools/WebcamReportTool/main.cpp b/tools/WebcamReportTool/main.cpp
index 89ff3e8cdaef..3a7501ce239e 100644
--- a/tools/WebcamReportTool/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/WebcamReportTool/main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 #include <dshow.h>
 #include <cguid.h>
 
+// disable warning 26471 - Don't use reinterpret_cast. A cast from void* can use static_cast
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 26471)
 #include <wil/com.h>
+#pragma warning(push)
+
 #include <wil/resource.h>
 
 #include <iostream>