diff --git a/electrobun.config.ts b/electrobun.config.ts
index 0108c8c..7f8c458 100644
--- a/electrobun.config.ts
+++ b/electrobun.config.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default {
     },
     win: {
       bundleCEF: false,
-      icon: "assets/icon.ico",
+      icon: "assets/icon.iconset/icon_256x256.png",
     },
   },
   scripts: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1047f0e..ad85ba0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "jest": "^30.4.2",
     "jimp": "^1.6.1",
     "png-to-ico": "^2.1.8",
-    "rcedit": "^4.0.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^19.2.6",
     "react-dom": "^19.2.6",
diff --git a/packaging/windows/installer.nsh b/packaging/windows/installer.nsh
index 22e304f..9200c40 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/installer.nsh
+++ b/packaging/windows/installer.nsh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 !macro createDesktopShortcut
-  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Farm Control Server.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\farmcontrol-server.exe"
+  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Farm Control Server.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\launcher.exe"
 !macroend
 
 !macro createStartMenuShortcut
   CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Farm Control Server"
-  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Farm Control Server\Farm Control Server.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\farmcontrol-server.exe"
+  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Farm Control Server\Farm Control Server.lnk" "$INSTDIR\bin\launcher.exe"
 !macroend
 
 !macro removeDesktopShortcut
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
   DeleteRegKey HKCR "farmcontrolserver"
   WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver" "" "URL:farmcontrolserver"
   WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver" "URL Protocol" ""
-  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\DefaultIcon" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\farmcontrol-server.exe"
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\DefaultIcon" "" "$INSTDIR\bin\launcher.exe"
   WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell" "" ""
   WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell\Open" "" ""
-  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell\Open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\bin\farmcontrol-server.exe" "%1"'
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell\Open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\bin\launcher.exe" "%1"'
 !macroend
 
 !macro customUnInstall
diff --git a/scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1 b/scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1
index 0f21449..854c79e 100644
--- a/scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ if ($stagedAppBytes -lt 5242880) {
   throw "Staged application is only $([math]::Round($stagedAppBytes / 1KB, 1)) KiB. Expected a full Electrobun app bundle before building the installer."
 }
 
-$requiredExe = Join-Path $stagingAppDir "bin\farmcontrol-server.exe"
+$requiredExe = Join-Path $stagingAppDir "bin\launcher.exe"
 if (-not (Test-Path $requiredExe)) {
-  throw "Staged application is missing bin\farmcontrol-server.exe"
+  throw "Staged application is missing bin\launcher.exe"
 }
 
 Copy-Item -LiteralPath $nsiPath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir "farmcontrol-server.nsi")
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Copy-Item -LiteralPath $installerInclude -Destination (Join-Path $workDir "insta
 $iconPath = Join-Path $rootDir "assets\icon.ico"
 if (Test-Path $iconPath) {
   Copy-Item -LiteralPath $iconPath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir "icon.ico") -Force
+  Write-Host "Using custom installer icon from $iconPath"
 }
 
 $makensis = Find-Makensis
diff --git a/scripts/embed-windows-exe-icon.mjs b/scripts/embed-windows-exe-icon.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ecfe9d..0000000
--- a/scripts/embed-windows-exe-icon.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-import { createRequire } from "node:module";
-import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
-import {
-  existsSync,
-  mkdirSync,
-  unlinkSync,
-  writeFileSync,
-} from "node:fs";
-import path from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-import pngToIco from "png-to-ico";
-
-const rootDir = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
-const require = createRequire(path.join(rootDir, "package.json"));
-
-/** Default icon path from electrobun.config.ts build.win.icon */
-export const DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON = "assets/icon.ico";
-
-function resolveRceditExe() {
-  const projectRcedit = path.join(rootDir, "node_modules/rcedit/package.json");
-  const rceditPkgPath = existsSync(projectRcedit)
-    ? projectRcedit
-    : require.resolve("rcedit/package.json");
-  const rceditDir = path.dirname(rceditPkgPath);
-  const rceditX64 = path.join(rceditDir, "bin", "rcedit-x64.exe");
-  if (existsSync(rceditX64)) {
-    return rceditX64;
-  }
-
-  const rceditExe = path.join(rceditDir, "bin", "rcedit.exe");
-  if (!existsSync(rceditExe)) {
-    throw new Error(`embed-windows-exe-icon: rcedit not found under ${rceditDir}`);
-  }
-
-  return rceditExe;
-}
-
-/**
- * Resolve the Windows app icon path per Electrobun docs:
- * https://framework.blackboard.sh/electrobun/apis/application-icons/
- */
-export function resolveWindowsIconSource(iconConfigPath = DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON) {
-  const candidates = [];
-
-  if (iconConfigPath) {
-    const configured =
-      iconConfigPath.startsWith("/") || /^[a-zA-Z]:/.test(iconConfigPath)
-        ? iconConfigPath
-        : path.join(rootDir, iconConfigPath);
-    candidates.push(configured);
-  }
-
-  candidates.push(
-    path.join(rootDir, "assets/icon.ico"),
-    path.join(rootDir, "assets/icon.iconset/icon_256x256.png"),
-    path.join(rootDir, "assets/icon.png"),
-  );
-
-  const found = candidates.find((candidate) => existsSync(candidate));
-  if (!found) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "embed-windows-exe-icon: Windows icon not found. Set build.win.icon to assets/icon.ico or run scripts/prepare-app-icons.mjs",
-    );
-  }
-
-  return found;
-}
-
-async function materializeIco(iconSourcePath, workDir) {
-  if (iconSourcePath.toLowerCase().endsWith(".ico")) {
-    return { icoPath: iconSourcePath, temp: false };
-  }
-
-  if (!iconSourcePath.toLowerCase().endsWith(".png")) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `embed-windows-exe-icon: unsupported icon format: ${iconSourcePath}`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  mkdirSync(workDir, { recursive: true });
-  const icoPath = path.join(workDir, "app-icon.ico");
-  const icoBuffer = await pngToIco(iconSourcePath);
-  writeFileSync(icoPath, new Uint8Array(icoBuffer));
-  console.log(`embed-windows-exe-icon: converted PNG to ICO (${icoPath})`);
-  return { icoPath, temp: true };
-}
-
-/**
- * Embed an icon into a Windows executable using rcedit, matching Electrobun's
- * build.win.icon behavior (launcher, runtime, and installer executables).
- */
-export async function embedWindowsExeIcon(exePath, options = {}) {
-  if (process.platform !== "win32") {
-    console.log(`embed-windows-exe-icon: skipped ${path.basename(exePath)} (not Windows)`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!existsSync(exePath)) {
-    throw new Error(`embed-windows-exe-icon: executable not found: ${exePath}`);
-  }
-
-  const basename = path.basename(exePath).toLowerCase();
-  if (
-    basename.includes("farmcontrol-server-") &&
-    basename.endsWith(".exe") &&
-    !basename.endsWith("-setup.exe")
-  ) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `embed-windows-exe-icon: refusing to patch NSIS installer ${basename}; use NSIS Icon/MUI_ICON instead`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  const iconSourcePath = resolveWindowsIconSource(options.icon);
-  const workDir =
-    options.workDir || path.join(rootDir, "build", ".windows-icon-work");
-  const { icoPath, temp } = await materializeIco(iconSourcePath, workDir);
-  const rceditExe = resolveRceditExe();
-  const resolvedExe = path.resolve(exePath);
-  const resolvedIcon = path.resolve(icoPath);
-
-  console.log(
-    `embed-windows-exe-icon: embedding icon into ${path.basename(resolvedExe)}`,
-  );
-
-  try {
-    execFileSync(rceditExe, [resolvedExe, "--set-icon", resolvedIcon], {
-      stdio: "inherit",
-      windowsHide: true,
-    });
-  } finally {
-    if (temp && options.cleanupTemp) {
-      unlinkSync(icoPath);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Embed icons into the launcher and Bun runtime executables (Electrobun docs).
- */
-export async function embedWindowsAppIcons(exePaths, options = {}) {
-  for (const exePath of exePaths) {
-    await embedWindowsExeIcon(exePath, options);
-  }
-}
-
-async function main() {
-  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
-  const exePath = args.find((arg) => !arg.startsWith("-"));
-  if (!exePath) {
-    console.error("embed-windows-exe-icon: usage: bun scripts/embed-windows-exe-icon.mjs <exe> [--icon path]");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  const iconArgIndex = args.indexOf("--icon");
-  const icon =
-    iconArgIndex >= 0 && args[iconArgIndex + 1]
-      ? args[iconArgIndex + 1]
-      : DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON;
-
-  await embedWindowsExeIcon(exePath, { icon, cleanupTemp: true });
-}
-
-const invokedPath = path.resolve(process.argv[1] ?? "");
-const modulePath = path.resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-if (invokedPath === modulePath) {
-  main().catch((error) => {
-    console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
-    process.exit(1);
-  });
-}
diff --git a/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs b/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
index 9857487..7c64d37 100644
--- a/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
+++ b/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   expandWindowsAppFromArchive,
 } from "./expand-windows-installer.mjs";
 import { codesignMacAppBundle } from "./codesign-macos-app.mjs";
-import { prepareWindowsAppBinaries } from "./prepare-windows-app-binaries.mjs";
 
 const rootDir = path.resolve(
   path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)),
@@ -581,7 +580,6 @@ async function main() {
       installerFiles.setupArchive,
       platformDir,
     );
-    await prepareWindowsAppBinaries(appDir);
 
     let published;
     try {
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-windows-app-binaries.mjs b/scripts/prepare-windows-app-binaries.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9adfe63..0000000
--- a/scripts/prepare-windows-app-binaries.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  cpSync,
-  existsSync,
-  readFileSync,
-  renameSync,
-  rmSync,
-  writeFileSync,
-} from "node:fs";
-import path from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-import {
-  DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON,
-  embedWindowsAppIcons,
-} from "./embed-windows-exe-icon.mjs";
-
-const rootDir = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
-
-/** User-facing Windows app entry point (Electrobun launcher). */
-export const WINDOWS_APP_EXECUTABLE = "farmcontrol-server.exe";
-
-/**
- * Bun runtime filename embedded in the Electrobun launcher binary.
- * Must stay exactly 7 characters (same length as "bun.exe") for binary patching.
- */
-export const WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE = "farm.exe";
-
-const LAUNCHER_BINARY = "launcher.exe";
-const LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY = "bun.exe";
-const LAUNCHER_RUNTIME_REFERENCE = Buffer.from(`${LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY}\0`);
-const PATCHED_RUNTIME_REFERENCE = Buffer.from(`${WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE}\0`);
-
-function patchLauncherRuntimeReference(launcherPath) {
-  const binary = readFileSync(launcherPath);
-  const index = binary.indexOf(LAUNCHER_RUNTIME_REFERENCE);
-  if (index === -1) {
-    if (binary.includes(PATCHED_RUNTIME_REFERENCE)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    throw new Error(
-      `prepare-windows-app-binaries: could not find ${LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY} reference in ${launcherPath}`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  PATCHED_RUNTIME_REFERENCE.copy(binary, index);
-  writeFileSync(launcherPath, binary);
-  console.log(
-    `prepare-windows-app-binaries: patched ${path.basename(launcherPath)} to spawn ${WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE}`,
-  );
-}
-
-function renameWindowsRuntime(binDir) {
-  const legacyRuntimePath = path.join(binDir, LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY);
-  const runtimePath = path.join(binDir, WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE);
-
-  if (existsSync(runtimePath)) {
-    return runtimePath;
-  }
-
-  if (!existsSync(legacyRuntimePath)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `prepare-windows-app-binaries: neither ${LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY} nor ${WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE} found in ${binDir}`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  renameSync(legacyRuntimePath, runtimePath);
-  console.log(
-    `prepare-windows-app-binaries: renamed ${LEGACY_RUNTIME_BINARY} -> ${WINDOWS_RUNTIME_EXECUTABLE}`,
-  );
-  return runtimePath;
-}
-
-function createBrandedAppExecutable(binDir) {
-  const launcherPath = path.join(binDir, LAUNCHER_BINARY);
-  const appExecutablePath = path.join(binDir, WINDOWS_APP_EXECUTABLE);
-
-  if (!existsSync(launcherPath)) {
-    if (existsSync(appExecutablePath)) {
-      patchLauncherRuntimeReference(appExecutablePath);
-      return appExecutablePath;
-    }
-
-    throw new Error(
-      `prepare-windows-app-binaries: ${LAUNCHER_BINARY} not found in ${binDir}`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  patchLauncherRuntimeReference(launcherPath);
-  cpSync(launcherPath, appExecutablePath);
-  rmSync(launcherPath, { force: true });
-  console.log(
-    `prepare-windows-app-binaries: created ${WINDOWS_APP_EXECUTABLE} and removed ${LAUNCHER_BINARY}`,
-  );
-  return appExecutablePath;
-}
-
-/**
- * Brand Windows app binaries and embed icons per Electrobun application-icons docs:
- * launcher executable, Bun runtime executable, then NSIS installer (separately).
- */
-export async function prepareWindowsAppBinaries(appDir) {
-  if (process.platform !== "win32") {
-    console.log("prepare-windows-app-binaries: skipped (not Windows)");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const binDir = path.join(appDir, "bin");
-  if (!existsSync(binDir)) {
-    throw new Error(`prepare-windows-app-binaries: bin directory not found: ${binDir}`);
-  }
-
-  const launcherPath = path.join(binDir, LAUNCHER_BINARY);
-  if (existsSync(launcherPath)) {
-    await embedWindowsAppIcons([launcherPath], { icon: DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON });
-  }
-
-  const runtimePath = renameWindowsRuntime(binDir);
-  const appExecutablePath = createBrandedAppExecutable(binDir);
-
-  await embedWindowsAppIcons([appExecutablePath, runtimePath], {
-    icon: DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ICON,
-    cleanupTemp: true,
-  });
-}