diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index b52abe28..b04c4b69 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ app's JSON control channel (`deckcraft --control PORT`).
 
 | Date | What landed |
 |---|---|
+| 2026-10-25 | Windows installer: the Start menu shortcut takes the icon embedded in `deckcraft.exe` instead of an MSI `<Icon>`, so a taskbar pin keeps its icon after an update (#1114); a pin that already lost it has to be unpinned and pinned again once |
 | 2026-10-24 | AutoFormat as you type: a paragraph that starts with `*`, `-`, `--`, `>`, `<>`, `1.`, `1)`, `I.`, `i.`, `A.`, `a.` or `a)` and a space or tab becomes a bulleted or numbered list in that style; Backspace right after puts the typed text back, and Tools ▸ AutoCorrect and `text.autocorrect {lists}` turn it off |
 | 2026-10-24 | Tables: while the caret is in a cell, dragging into another cell selects that range of cells (shaded, merged cells taken in whole), and Shift+arrow grows or shrinks it; formatting applies to the selected cells only, and Delete clears their text and keeps the table |
 | 2026-10-24 | Preferences ▸ Measurement units: inches or centimetres. The Format pane's Size and Position fields, Shape Format ▸ Size on the ribbon, the Slide Size dialog and the ruler show and take the chosen unit; the deck still stores points (#1326) |
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ app's JSON control channel (`deckcraft --control PORT`).
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-25 | trivial | Progress log: Windows shortcut icon survives updates (#1114). Scores and milestone names unchanged |
 | 2026-10-24 | trivial | Progress log: selecting a range of table cells by dragging. Scores and milestone names unchanged |
 | 2026-10-24 | trivial | Progress log: measurement units in centimetres (#1326). Scores unchanged |
 | 2026-10-22 | trivial | Progress log: Animation Pane ▸ Play From. Scores unchanged |
diff --git a/apps/deckcraft/src/main.rs b/apps/deckcraft/src/main.rs
index aa7e2611..605dc84a 100644
--- a/apps/deckcraft/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/deckcraft/src/main.rs
@@ -430,4 +430,27 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(mac, win, "macOS and Windows offer different file types");
         assert_eq!(mac, linux, "macOS and Linux offer different file types");
     }
+
+    /// #1114: a shortcut that names an MSI `<Icon>` shows a blank icon once an update deletes the
+    /// cached copy of it, and a taskbar pin (a copy of the shortcut) is never repaired. Shortcuts
+    /// take the icon embedded in `deckcraft.exe`; only `ARPPRODUCTICON` uses the MSI `<Icon>`.
+    #[test]
+    fn windows_shortcuts_use_the_icon_embedded_in_the_exe() {
+        let wxs = include_str!("../../../packaging/windows/deckcraft.wxs");
+        let shortcuts: Vec<&str> = wxs.split("<Shortcut").skip(1).filter_map(|s| s.split("/>").next()).collect();
+        assert!(!shortcuts.is_empty(), "deckcraft.wxs has no shortcut");
+        for shortcut in shortcuts {
+            assert!(!shortcut.contains("Icon="), "a shortcut names an MSI <Icon>:{shortcut}");
+        }
+        assert!(wxs.contains("<Property Id=\"ARPPRODUCTICON\""), "Apps and features keeps its icon");
+    }
+
+    /// The shortcuts take the exe's own icon, and `package.ps1 -SkipBuild` packages an existing
+    /// exe without `DECKCRAFT_REQUIRE_WINRES`, so the script has to refuse one with no icon.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_windows_package_script_rejects_an_exe_without_an_icon() {
+        let script = include_str!("../../../packaging/windows/package.ps1");
+        assert!(script.contains("ExtractIconEx"), "package.ps1 does not count the exe's icons");
+        assert!(script.contains("has no embedded icon"), "package.ps1 does not reject an iconless exe");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/contributors/people.toml b/contributors/people.toml
index 20fed3bc..31dccab2 100644
--- a/contributors/people.toml
+++ b/contributors/people.toml
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ sync_github_name = true
 
 [people.Katacc]
 sync_github_name = true
+
+[people.SofiaAFigueredo]
+real_name = "Sofia Alves Figueredo"
diff --git a/packaging/windows/deckcraft.wxs b/packaging/windows/deckcraft.wxs
index cf07e388..3d429ea7 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/deckcraft.wxs
+++ b/packaging/windows/deckcraft.wxs
@@ -58,9 +58,15 @@
       <Component Id="DeckcraftApp" Guid="D87EA444-41A4-4C19-922E-66D1A29461FF">
         <File Id="DeckcraftNotice" Source="$(var.BinDir)\NOTICE" KeyPath="no" />
         <File Id="DeckcraftExe" Source="$(var.BinDir)\deckcraft.exe" KeyPath="yes">
+          <!-- No Icon here, so the shortcut shows the icon embedded in deckcraft.exe (build.rs). An
+               MSI Icon is cached under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Installer\{ProductCode}\, and every
+               update is a major upgrade with a new ProductCode that deletes the old folder. A
+               taskbar pin is a copy of this shortcut that the update never touches, so it kept
+               pointing at the deleted file and lost its icon (#1114). The exe's path survives
+               updates; the shortcut is not advertised, so it targets that path and its icon is the
+               exe's own. The Icon above stays for ARPPRODUCTICON (Apps and features). -->
           <Shortcut Id="StartMenuShortcut" Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="DeckCraft"
-              Description="DeckCraft presentations and slide shows" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Advertise="yes"
-              Icon="DeckcraftIcon.ico" IconIndex="0" />
+              Description="DeckCraft presentations and slide shows" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Advertise="no" />
         </File>
 
         <!-- .deckcraft: DeckCraft's own format. -->
diff --git a/packaging/windows/package.ps1 b/packaging/windows/package.ps1
index 7ebbcbbe..6023a722 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/package.ps1
+++ b/packaging/windows/package.ps1
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ foreach ($check in @(@('deckcraft.exe', 2), @('deckcraft-cli.exe', 3))) {
   if ($h.Subsystem -ne $check[1]) { throw "$($check[0]) has PE subsystem $($h.Subsystem), expected $($check[1])" }
   Write-Output "ok $($check[0]): $Arch, PE subsystem $($h.Subsystem)"
 }
+
+# The Start menu shortcut is not advertised and names no MSI icon, so it shows the icon embedded in
+# deckcraft.exe (#1114). -SkipBuild takes whatever binary is already there, which may come from a
+# build without DECKCRAFT_REQUIRE_WINRES=1 whose resource compilation failed: refuse an exe with no
+# icon instead of shipping shortcuts with a generic one. ExtractIconEx with index -1 counts them.
+Add-Type -Namespace DeckCraft -Name Shell -MemberDefinition '[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)] public static extern uint ExtractIconEx(string file, int index, IntPtr[] large, IntPtr[] small, uint icons);'
+$Icons = [DeckCraft.Shell]::ExtractIconEx((Join-Path $Bin 'deckcraft.exe'), -1, $null, $null, 0)
+if ($Icons -eq 0) { throw 'deckcraft.exe has no embedded icon: rebuild it with DECKCRAFT_REQUIRE_WINRES=1 (omit -SkipBuild)' }
+Write-Output "ok deckcraft.exe: $Icons embedded icon group(s)"
 $Stage = Join-Path $TargetDir "windows-package\$Arch"
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $Stage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $Stage | Out-Null