diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94b4d33e..03e21061 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ CMakeLists.txt
 *.pro.user
 *.pro.user*
 *.autosave
-cmake-build*
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+qt_path.ini
+cmake-build*
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3aee3419..57577f02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
 OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_REVISION)
 
 set(CRYPTONOTE_LIB cryptonote)
-set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "C:\\Qt-ack2\\5.15.2\\msvc2019_64\\lib\\cmake\\")
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "C:\\Qt\\5.15.2\\msvc2019_64\\lib\\cmake\\")
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/installer/windows/.gitignore b/installer/windows/.gitignore
index 2d82bfcc..a5173406 100644
--- a/installer/windows/.gitignore
+++ b/installer/windows/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 bin/*.exe
+bin/*.zip
+bin/*.sha256
diff --git a/installer/windows/README.md b/installer/windows/README.md
index 36b3f06e..525978ce 100644
--- a/installer/windows/README.md
+++ b/installer/windows/README.md
@@ -17,5 +17,11 @@ Then follow these steps:
 - Start Inno Setup, load `ConcealInstaller.iss` and compile it.
 - When the compilation is finished, the installer will be in the `bin` directory.
 
+### or use the deploy.bat script
+from within installer/windows , run:
+```
+deploy.bat
+```
+
 ## Credits
 Special thanks to DomGries who created [InnoDependencyInstaller](https://github.com/DomGries/InnoDependencyInstaller) which is the base of the Conceal Desktop installer.
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diff --git a/installer/windows/deploy.bat b/installer/windows/deploy.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37b0ecff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/windows/deploy.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+echo Starting Conceal Desktop Windows Deployment
+
+REM Get Qt path from CMakeLists.txt using PowerShell script
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File get_qt_path.ps1 > qt_path.ini
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to get Qt path, using default
+    set "QTDIR=C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019_64"
+) else (
+    for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%a in ('type qt_path.ini ^| find "QtDir"') do set "QTDIR=%%a"
+)
+
+echo Using Qt from: %QTDIR%
+
+REM Run windeployqt
+echo Running windeployqt...
+"%QTDIR%\bin\windeployqt.exe" --release --no-compiler-runtime "..\..\build\Release\conceal-desktop.exe"
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to run windeployqt
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Copy OpenSSL DLLs
+echo Copying OpenSSL DLLs...
+REM OpenSSL v3
+copy "%QTDIR%\..\..\Tools\OpenSSLv3\Win_x64\bin\libcrypto-3-x64.dll" "..\..\build\Release\"
+copy "%QTDIR%\..\..\Tools\OpenSSLv3\Win_x64\bin\libssl-3-x64.dll" "..\..\build\Release\"
+REM OpenSSL v1.1
+copy "%QTDIR%\..\..\Tools\mingw1120_64\opt\bin\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll" "..\..\build\Release\"
+copy "%QTDIR%\..\..\Tools\mingw1120_64\opt\bin\libssl-1_1-x64.dll" "..\..\build\Release\"
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Error: Failed to copy OpenSSL DLLs
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Run Inno Setup Compiler
+echo Creating installer...
+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe" /DQtPath="%QTDIR%" ConcealInstaller.iss
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to create installer
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Rename the installer to remove spaces
+cd bin
+set "finalname="
+for %%f in ("Conceal Desktop-*.exe") do (
+    set "oldname=%%f"
+    set "newname=!oldname: =!"
+)
+
+for %%f in ("Conceal*Desktop-*.exe") do (
+    set "name=%%f"
+    set "finalname=!name:.exe=!"
+    echo Debug: finalname value is: !finalname!
+    
+    REM Wait for 3 seconds to ensure the file is released
+    timeout /t 3 /nobreak
+    echo Creating ZIP archive...
+    powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path '.\!finalname!.exe' -DestinationPath '.\!finalname!.zip' -Force"
+)
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to create ZIP archive
+    exit /b 1
+)
+echo Created ZIP archive: !finalname!.zip
+
+REM Generate SHA256 hash for the zip file
+certutil -hashfile "!finalname!.zip" SHA256 | findstr /v "hash" | findstr /v "CertUtil" > "!finalname!.zip.sha256"
+if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Failed to generate SHA256 for zip
+    exit /b 1
+)
+echo Generated SHA256 hash file: !finalname!.zip.sha256
+
+echo Deployment completed successfully
+echo Installer, ZIP archive and SHA256 hash can be found in the bin directory 
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diff --git a/installer/windows/get_qt_path.ps1 b/installer/windows/get_qt_path.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3276d6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/windows/get_qt_path.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Read CMakeLists.txt
+$content = Get-Content "../../CMakeLists.txt" -Raw
+
+# Extract Qt path using regex
+$pattern = 'set\(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH\s+"([^"]+)"'
+if ($content -match $pattern) {
+    $qtPath = $matches[1]
+    # Convert to proper path format and remove \lib\cmake\
+    $qtPath = $qtPath -replace '\\\\', '\' -replace '\\lib\\cmake\\$', ''
+    
+    # Output in INI format
+    Write-Output "[Path]`nQtDir=$qtPath"
+} else {
+    Write-Error "Qt path not found in CMakeLists.txt"
+    exit 1
+} 
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