diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index c13ea1a..66d87d0 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ nsis:
   artifactName: ${productName}-${version}-win-${arch}-setup.${ext}
   installerIcon: './scripts/logo.ico'
   uninstallerIcon: './scripts/logo.ico'
+  include: ./scripts/installer.nsh
 
 mac:
   target:
diff --git a/scripts/installer.nsh b/scripts/installer.nsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1e6e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/installer.nsh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+!macro customInstall
+  ; Check if VC++ Redistributable is already installed
+  ReadRegDWORD $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\X64" "Installed"
+  ${If} $0 != 1
+    DetailPrint "Downloading Visual C++ Redistributable..."
+    ${If} ${RunningX64}
+      inetc::get "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe" "$TEMP\vc_redist.exe" /END
+    ${Else}
+      inetc::get "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe" "$TEMP\vc_redist.exe" /END
+    ${EndIf}
+    Pop $0
+    ${If} $0 == "OK"
+      DetailPrint "Installing Visual C++ Redistributable..."
+      nsExec::ExecToLog '"$TEMP\vc_redist.exe" /install /quiet /norestart'
+      Pop $0
+      DetailPrint "VC++ Redistributable install returned: $0"
+    ${Else}
+      DetailPrint "VC++ Redistributable download failed: $0"
+      MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "Visual C++ Redistributable download failed. Please install it manually from https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe"
+    ${EndIf}
+    Delete "$TEMP\vc_redist.exe"
+  ${Else}
+    DetailPrint "Visual C++ Redistributable is already installed."
+  ${EndIf}
+!macroend