diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 630c55231..3d438521b 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,13 @@ rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=-crt-static", "-C", "target-cpu=x86-64"]
 
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=-crt-static", "-C", "target-cpu=x86-64"]
+
+[target.x86_64-pc-windows-gnu]
+linker = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix"
+ar = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar"
+
+[env]
+CC_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-posix"
+CXX_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix"
+AR_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar"
+CFLAGS_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu = "-O2"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cd296c688..5d40e103c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: Release Dash Evo Tool
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'
-      - 'v*-dev.*'
+      - "v*"
+      - "v*-dev.*"
   release:
     types:
       - published
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       tag:
         description: "Version (i.e. v0.1.0)"
-        required: true
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install essentials
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config clang cmake unzip libsqlite3-dev gcc-mingw-w64 mingw-w64 libsqlite3-dev mingw-w64-x86-64-dev gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu zip && uname -a && cargo clean
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config clang cmake unzip libsqlite3-dev gcc-mingw-w64 mingw-w64 libsqlite3-dev mingw-w64-x86-64-dev binutils-mingw-w64-x86-64 gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu zip && uname -a && cargo clean
 
       - name: Install protoc (ARM)
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'linux-arm64' }}
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
           mv target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/dash-evo-tool${{ matrix.ext }} dash-evo-tool/dash-evo-tool${{ matrix.ext }}
-        env:
-          CC_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
-          AR_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu: x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar
-          CFLAGS_x86_64_pc_windows_gnu: "-O2"
 
       - name: Package release
         run: |
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Attest
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
         with:
-          subject-path: 'dash-evo-tool-${{ matrix.platform }}.zip'
+          subject-path: "dash-evo-tool-${{ matrix.platform }}.zip"
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -158,20 +154,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Disk usage before initial cleanup:"
           df -h
-          
+
           # Clean up homebrew cache
           brew cleanup --prune=all || true
-          
+
           # Remove Xcode caches
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Clean system caches
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /private/var/folders/* 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           echo "Disk usage after initial cleanup:"
           df -h
 
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/.fingerprint
           rm -rf target/aarch64-apple-darwin/debug
           rm -rf target/debug
-          
+
           # Remove the actual binary from target since we copied it
           rm -f target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/dash-evo-tool
 
@@ -300,37 +296,37 @@ jobs:
           echo "Disk usage before cleanup:"
           df -h
           du -sh ~/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20
-          
+
           # Remove the ENTIRE target directory since we already copied the binary
           rm -rf target
-          
+
           # Remove the entire Cargo directory
           rm -rf ~/.cargo
-          
+
           # Clean up homebrew completely
           brew cleanup --prune=all
           rm -rf $(brew --cache)
-          
+
           # Remove any unnecessary Xcode simulators and caches
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Remove temporary icon files after creating the app bundle
           rm -rf AppIcon.iconset 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Clean system caches more aggressively
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /private/var/folders/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Users/runner/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Remove any iOS simulators and SDKs we don't need
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/AppleTVOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/WatchOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           echo "Disk usage after cleanup:"
           df -h
           du -sh ~/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20
@@ -340,14 +336,14 @@ jobs:
           # Get app size for sparse image
           APP_SIZE=$(du -sm "build/Dash Evo Tool.app" | cut -f1)
           DMG_SIZE=$((APP_SIZE + 50))  # Add 50MB padding
-          
+
           # Create a sparse image instead of using srcfolder
           # Sparse images only use disk space as needed
           hdiutil create -size ${DMG_SIZE}m -type SPARSE -fs HFS+ -volname "Dash Evo Tool" temp.sparseimage
-          
+
           # Mount the sparse image
           hdiutil mount temp.sparseimage -mountpoint /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"
-          
+
           # Copy app to mounted volume
           cp -r "build/Dash Evo Tool.app" /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/
           ln -s /Applications /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/Applications
@@ -356,13 +352,13 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/.fseventsd
           rm -rf /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/.Spotlight-V100
           rm -f /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/.DS_Store
-          
+
           # Unmount
           hdiutil detach /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"
-          
+
           # Convert sparse image to compressed DMG
           hdiutil convert temp.sparseimage -format UDZO -o dash-evo-tool-macos-arm64.dmg
-          
+
           # Clean up sparse image
           rm -f temp.sparseimage
 
@@ -400,7 +396,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Attest
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
         with:
-          subject-path: 'dash-evo-tool-macos-arm64.dmg'
+          subject-path: "dash-evo-tool-macos-arm64.dmg"
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -425,20 +421,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Disk usage before initial cleanup:"
           df -h
-          
+
           # Clean up homebrew cache
           brew cleanup --prune=all || true
-          
+
           # Remove Xcode caches
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Clean system caches
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /private/var/folders/* 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           echo "Disk usage after initial cleanup:"
           df -h
 
@@ -461,7 +457,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/.fingerprint
           rm -rf target/x86_64-apple-darwin/debug
           rm -rf target/debug
-          
+
           # Remove the actual binary from target since we copied it
           rm -f target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/dash-evo-tool
 
@@ -567,37 +563,37 @@ jobs:
           echo "Disk usage before cleanup:"
           df -h
           du -sh ~/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20
-          
+
           # Remove the ENTIRE target directory since we already copied the binary
           rm -rf target
-          
+
           # Remove the entire Cargo directory
           rm -rf ~/.cargo
-          
+
           # Clean up homebrew completely
           brew cleanup --prune=all
           rm -rf $(brew --cache)
-          
+
           # Remove any unnecessary Xcode simulators and caches
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Remove temporary icon files after creating the app bundle
           rm -rf AppIcon.iconset 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Clean system caches more aggressively
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /private/var/folders/* 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Users/runner/Library/Caches/* 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           # Remove any iOS simulators and SDKs we don't need
           sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/AppleTVOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode*.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/WatchOS.platform 2>/dev/null || true
-          
+
           echo "Disk usage after cleanup:"
           df -h
           du -sh ~/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20
@@ -607,24 +603,24 @@ jobs:
           # Get app size for sparse image
           APP_SIZE=$(du -sm "build/Dash Evo Tool.app" | cut -f1)
           DMG_SIZE=$((APP_SIZE + 50))  # Add 50MB padding
-          
+
           # Create a sparse image instead of using srcfolder
           # Sparse images only use disk space as needed
           hdiutil create -size ${DMG_SIZE}m -type SPARSE -fs HFS+ -volname "Dash Evo Tool" temp.sparseimage
-          
+
           # Mount the sparse image
           hdiutil mount temp.sparseimage -mountpoint /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"
-          
+
           # Copy app to mounted volume
           cp -r "build/Dash Evo Tool.app" /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/
           ln -s /Applications /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"/Applications
-          
+
           # Unmount
           hdiutil detach /Volumes/"Dash Evo Tool"
-          
+
           # Convert sparse image to compressed DMG
           hdiutil convert temp.sparseimage -format UDZO -o dash-evo-tool-macos-x86_64.dmg
-          
+
           # Clean up sparse image
           rm -f temp.sparseimage
 
@@ -662,7 +658,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Attest
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v1
         with:
-          subject-path: 'dash-evo-tool-macos-x86_64.dmg'
+          subject-path: "dash-evo-tool-macos-x86_64.dmg"
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -700,6 +696,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag != '' }}
         with:
           tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
           files: |
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fe7c0b67d..938872ea0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -849,24 +849,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "which 4.4.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bindgen"
-version = "0.72.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "993776b509cfb49c750f11b8f07a46fa23e0a1386ffc01fb1e7d343efc387895"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.10.0",
- "cexpr",
- "clang-sys",
- "itertools 0.13.0",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "regex",
- "rustc-hash 2.1.1",
- "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.114",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bip37-bloom-filter"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1159,16 +1141,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bzip2-sys"
-version = "0.1.13+1.0.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "225bff33b2141874fe80d71e07d6eec4f85c5c216453dd96388240f96e1acc14"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "pkg-config",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "calloop"
 version = "0.13.0"
@@ -1452,15 +1424,6 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b05b61dc5112cbb17e4b6cd61790d9845d13888356391624cbe7e41efeac1e75"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "colored"
-version = "3.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "faf9468729b8cbcea668e36183cb69d317348c2e08e994829fb56ebfdfbaac34"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "combine"
 version = "4.6.7"
@@ -2355,7 +2318,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "serde_repr",
  "sha2",
- "strum 0.26.3",
+ "strum",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -3490,18 +3453,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "grovedb-element",
  "grovedb-merk",
  "grovedb-path",
- "grovedb-storage",
  "grovedb-version",
- "grovedb-visualize",
  "hex",
  "hex-literal",
  "indexmap 2.13.0",
  "integer-encoding",
- "intmap",
- "itertools 0.14.0",
  "reqwest",
  "sha2",
- "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
@@ -3524,7 +3482,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode_derive",
  "grovedb-path",
  "grovedb-version",
- "grovedb-visualize",
  "hex",
  "integer-encoding",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
@@ -3551,19 +3508,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode_derive",
  "blake3",
  "byteorder",
- "colored",
  "ed",
  "grovedb-costs",
  "grovedb-element",
  "grovedb-path",
- "grovedb-storage",
  "grovedb-version",
  "grovedb-visualize",
  "hex",
  "indexmap 2.13.0",
  "integer-encoding",
- "num_cpus",
- "rand 0.8.5",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
@@ -3575,25 +3528,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "grovedb-storage"
-version = "4.0.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/dashpay/grovedb?rev=33dfd48a1718160cb333fa95424be491785f1897#33dfd48a1718160cb333fa95424be491785f1897"
-dependencies = [
- "blake3",
- "grovedb-costs",
- "grovedb-path",
- "grovedb-visualize",
- "hex",
- "integer-encoding",
- "lazy_static",
- "num_cpus",
- "rocksdb",
- "strum 0.27.2",
- "tempfile",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "grovedb-version"
 version = "4.0.0"
@@ -3615,7 +3549,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "grovestark"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://www.github.com/dashpay/grovestark?rev=a70bdb1adac080d4f1dc10f2f4480d9dacd0f0da#a70bdb1adac080d4f1dc10f2f4480d9dacd0f0da"
+source = "git+https://www.github.com/dashpay/grovestark?rev=5b9e289cca54c79b1305d5f4f40bf1148f1eb0e3#5b9e289cca54c79b1305d5f4f40bf1148f1eb0e3"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-ff",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4541,20 +4475,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_syscall 0.7.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "librocksdb-sys"
-version = "0.18.0+10.7.5"
-source = "git+https://github.com/QuantumExplorer/rust-rocksdb.git?rev=52772eea7bcd214d1d07d80aa538b1d24e5015b7#52772eea7bcd214d1d07d80aa538b1d24e5015b7"
-dependencies = [
- "bindgen 0.72.1",
- "bzip2-sys",
- "cc",
- "libc",
- "libz-sys",
- "lz4-sys",
- "zstd-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libsqlite3-sys"
 version = "0.35.0"
@@ -4566,17 +4486,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libz-sys"
-version = "1.1.23"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15d118bbf3771060e7311cc7bb0545b01d08a8b4a7de949198dec1fa0ca1c0f7"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.4.15"
@@ -4628,16 +4537,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.16.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lz4-sys"
-version = "1.11.1+lz4-1.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6bd8c0d6c6ed0cd30b3652886bb8711dc4bb01d637a68105a3d5158039b418e6"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "malloc_buf"
 version = "0.0.6"
@@ -4836,7 +4735,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "rustc-hash 1.1.0",
  "spirv",
- "strum 0.26.3",
+ "strum",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -6352,15 +6251,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rocksdb"
-version = "0.24.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/QuantumExplorer/rust-rocksdb.git?rev=52772eea7bcd214d1d07d80aa538b1d24e5015b7#52772eea7bcd214d1d07d80aa538b1d24e5015b7"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "librocksdb-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ron"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -6412,7 +6302,7 @@ version = "0.1.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94ea852806513d6f5fd7750423300375bc8481a18ed033756c1a836257893a30"
 dependencies = [
- "bindgen 0.65.1",
+ "bindgen",
  "cc",
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -7122,16 +7012,7 @@ version = "0.26.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8fec0f0aef304996cf250b31b5a10dee7980c85da9d759361292b8bca5a18f06"
 dependencies = [
- "strum_macros 0.26.4",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "strum"
-version = "0.27.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af23d6f6c1a224baef9d3f61e287d2761385a5b88fdab4eb4c6f11aeb54c4bcf"
-dependencies = [
- "strum_macros 0.27.2",
+ "strum_macros",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7147,18 +7028,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.114",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "strum_macros"
-version = "0.27.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7695ce3845ea4b33927c055a39dc438a45b059f7c1b3d91d38d10355fb8cbca7"
-dependencies = [
- "heck",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.114",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
 version = "2.6.1"
@@ -9920,16 +9789,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "zstd-sys"
-version = "2.0.16+zstd.1.5.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e19ebc2adc8f83e43039e79776e3fda8ca919132d68a1fed6a5faca2683748"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "pkg-config",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "zune-core"
 version = "0.4.12"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f535fb180..e94de8b28 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dash-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/dashpay/platform", rev = "98a0ebeca4e6a9a
     "core_rpc_client",
     "core_spv",
 ] }
-grovestark = { git = "https://www.github.com/dashpay/grovestark", rev = "a70bdb1adac080d4f1dc10f2f4480d9dacd0f0da" }
+grovestark = { git = "https://www.github.com/dashpay/grovestark", rev = "5b9e289cca54c79b1305d5f4f40bf1148f1eb0e3" }
 rayon = "1.8"
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
 serde = "1.0.219"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84cc820e5..0c9cd47ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ The tool supports both Mainnet and Testnet networks. Check out the [documentatio
 - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
   - [Rust Installation](#rust-installation)
   - [Dependencies](#dependencies)
+  - [Windows Runtime Dependencies](#windows-runtime-dependencies)
   - [Dash Core Wallet Setup](#dash-core-wallet-setup)
 - [Installation](#installation)
 - [Getting Started](#getting-started)
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ system, unzip, and install:
    sudo unzip protoc-*-linux-x86_64.zip -d /usr/local
    ```
 
+### Windows Runtime Dependencies
+
+If you use the prebuilt Windows binary, make sure the target machine has:
+
+- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (vc_redist x64): https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe
+- OpenGL 2.0 support. If OpenGL 2.0 is not available (or the app fails to start with OpenGL-related errors), install the OpenCL, OpenGL, and Vulkan Compatibility Pack:
+  https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nqpsl29bfff?ocid=webpdpshare
+
 ### Dash Core Wallet Setup
 
 - **Dash Core Wallet**: Download and install from [dash.org/wallets](https://www.dash.org/wallets/).
diff --git a/assets/DET_LOGO.ico b/assets/DET_LOGO.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54200221b
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/DET_LOGO.ico differ
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 4e6bfb5c6..d5c18016c 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
 
 fn main() {
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=assets/DET_LOGO.ico");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=assets/DET_LOGO.png");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=WINDRES");
 
     let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or_default();
     if !target.contains("windows") {
@@ -24,6 +27,22 @@ fn main() {
         .expect("icon path must be valid UTF-8 for the resource compiler");
     res.set_icon(icon_str);
 
+    let windres_cmd = resolve_windres();
+    if let Some(cmd) = windres_cmd {
+        res.set_windres_path(&cmd);
+        let ar_cmd = resolve_ar(&target).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            panic!(
+                "Required tool not found: ar. Set AR_{} or AR, or install x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar.",
+                target.replace('-', "_")
+            )
+        });
+        res.set_ar_path(&ar_cmd);
+    } else {
+        panic!(
+            "Required tool not found: windres. Set WINDRES or install x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres."
+        );
+    }
+
     if let Ok(version) = env::var("CARGO_PKG_VERSION") {
         res.set("FileVersion", &version);
         res.set("ProductVersion", &version);
@@ -37,3 +56,46 @@ fn main() {
         panic!("Failed to embed Windows resources: {err}");
     }
 }
+
+fn resolve_windres() -> Option<String> {
+    resolve_tool(
+        &[String::from("WINDRES")],
+        &["x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres", "windres"],
+    )
+}
+
+fn resolve_ar(target: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let ar_target_key = format!("AR_{}", target.replace('-', "_"));
+    resolve_tool(
+        &[ar_target_key, String::from("AR")],
+        &["x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar", "ar"],
+    )
+}
+
+fn resolve_tool(env_keys: &[String], candidates: &[&str]) -> Option<String> {
+    for key in env_keys {
+        if let Ok(cmd) = env::var(key)
+            && is_available(&cmd)
+        {
+            return Some(cmd);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for &cmd in candidates {
+        if is_available(cmd) {
+            return Some(cmd.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn is_available(cmd: &str) -> bool {
+    Command::new(cmd)
+        .arg("--version")
+        .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
+        .status()
+        .map(|status| status.success())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
diff --git a/src/backend_task/core/start_dash_qt.rs b/src/backend_task/core/start_dash_qt.rs
index 08d54f8f9..b8b4fc825 100644
--- a/src/backend_task/core/start_dash_qt.rs
+++ b/src/backend_task/core/start_dash_qt.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn signal_term(child: &Child) -> Result<(), String> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-fn signal_term(child: &Child) -> Result<(), String> {
+fn signal_term(_child: &Child) -> Result<(), String> {
     // TODO: Implement graceful termination for Dash-Qt on Windows.
     tracing::warn!(
         "SIGTERM signal is not supported on Windows. Dash-Qt process will not be gracefully terminated."
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b26319f3f..0dae520d3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(target_os = "windows", windows_subsystem = "windows")]
+
 use dash_evo_tool::*;
 
 use crate::app_dir::{app_user_data_dir_path, create_app_user_data_directory_if_not_exists};
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ fn load_icon() -> egui::IconData {
     let image = image::load_from_memory(icon_bytes)
         .expect("Failed to load icon")
         .to_rgba8();
+    // Windows can ignore overly large icons; keep a reasonable size.
+    let image = image::imageops::resize(&image, 64, 64, image::imageops::FilterType::Lanczos3);
     let (width, height) = image.dimensions();
     egui::IconData {
         rgba: image.into_raw(),