diff --git a/electron-builder.json5 b/electron-builder.json5
index 1766dc2..600e5b8 100644
--- a/electron-builder.json5
+++ b/electron-builder.json5
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@
       {
         "target": "nsis",
         "arch": ["x64"]
-      },
-      {
-        "target": "squirrel",
-        "arch": ["x64"]
       }
     ],
     "icon": "icons/icon.ico",
diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index 284b4af..7f79737 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -11,68 +11,11 @@ const http = require('http');
 const AdmZip = require('adm-zip');
 const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater');
 
-// Handle Squirrel events for Windows installer
-if (require('electron-squirrel-startup')) {
-  app.quit();
-}
-
 // Development mode detection - MUST be declared before any code that might use it
 const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || !app.isPackaged;
 const VITE_DEV_SERVER = 'http://localhost:38347';
 const PORT = 44548;
 
-// Handle Squirrel.Windows installation/update events
-if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-  const handleSquirrelEvent = () => {
-    if (process.argv.length === 1) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const squirrelEvent = process.argv[1];
-    
-    switch (squirrelEvent) {
-      case '--squirrel-install':
-      case '--squirrel-updated':
-        // Install desktop and start menu shortcuts
-        const cp = require('child_process');
-        const updateDotExe = path.resolve(path.dirname(process.execPath), '..', 'Update.exe');
-        const target = path.basename(process.execPath);
-        const createShortcut = `${updateDotExe} --createShortcut=${target}`;
-        
-        cp.exec(createShortcut, () => {
-          app.quit();
-        });
-        return true;
-
-      case '--squirrel-uninstall':
-        // Remove desktop and start menu shortcuts
-        const cpUninstall = require('child_process');
-        const updateDotExeUninstall = path.resolve(path.dirname(process.execPath), '..', 'Update.exe');
-        const targetUninstall = path.basename(process.execPath);
-        const removeShortcut = `${updateDotExeUninstall} --removeShortcut=${targetUninstall}`;
-        
-        cpUninstall.exec(removeShortcut, () => {
-          app.quit();
-        });
-        return true;
-
-      case '--squirrel-obsolete':
-        // This is called on the outgoing version of your app before
-        // we update to the new version - it's the opposite of
-        // --squirrel-updated
-        app.quit();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  };
-
-  if (handleSquirrelEvent()) {
-    // Squirrel event handled and app will exit in 1000ms, so don't do anything else
-    return;
-  }
-}
-
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 const store = new Store();
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffdea9a..a3fbcee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
     "body-parser": "2.2.2",
     "cors": "2.8.6",
-    "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
     "electron-store": "^8.2.0",
     "electron-updater": "^6.3.9",
     "express": "5.2.1",