diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
index 74ffd3335..23dd3354f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: XML, desktop entry, AppStream, Flatpak manifest
         run: |
           xmllint --noout packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs packaging/macos/*.plist* packaging/linux/*.xml*
+          # Windows Installer needs Icon ids ending in .ico or .exe, or shortcuts show a blank icon.
+          if grep -oE '<Icon Id="[^"]*"' packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs | grep -vE '\.(ico|exe)"$'; then
+            echo "::error::Icon Id must end in .ico or .exe"; exit 1
+          fi
           desktop-file-validate packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.filmcraft.desktop
           sed -e 's/@VERSION@/0.0.0/' -e 's/@DATE@/2026-01-01/' packaging/linux/ai.storyteller.filmcraft.metainfo.xml.in >"$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.filmcraft.metainfo.xml"
           appstreamcli validate --no-net --explain "$RUNNER_TEMP/ai.storyteller.filmcraft.metainfo.xml"
diff --git a/apps/filmcraft/src/main.rs b/apps/filmcraft/src/main.rs
index 541a8275f..08cf62ae3 100644
--- a/apps/filmcraft/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/filmcraft/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //! with unsaved changes the app asks to recover them; `--recover` recovers the newest without
 //! asking, `--no-recover` starts without asking (the changes stay available via File ▸ Recover
 //! Unsaved Changes…).
-
+#![cfg_attr(all(target_os = "windows", not(debug_assertions)), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), deny(clippy::unwrap_used, clippy::expect_used, clippy::panic, clippy::unimplemented, clippy::todo, clippy::unreachable))]
 
 mod app_nap;
diff --git a/packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs b/packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs
index bcdaa18e4..c74666eee 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs
+++ b/packaging/windows/filmcraft.wxs
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
       Scope="perMachine"
       Compressed="yes"
       Language="1033">
-    <SummaryInformation Description="FilmCraft image editor" Manufacturer="Learning Machines LLC" />
+    <SummaryInformation Description="FilmCraft video editor" Manufacturer="Learning Machines LLC" />
     <!-- Same-version upgrades let successive pre-releases of one X.Y.Z replace each other
          (MSI versions are numeric, so 1.2.3-rc.1 and 1.2.3-rc.2 are both 1.2.3). -->
     <MajorUpgrade AllowSameVersionUpgrades="yes"
         DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of FilmCraft is already installed." />
     <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high" />
 
-    <Icon Id="FilmcraftIcon" SourceFile="$(var.IconPath)" />
-    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="FilmcraftIcon" />
+    <Icon Id="FilmcraftIcon.ico" SourceFile="$(var.IconPath)" />
+    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="FilmcraftIcon.ico" />
     <Property Id="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://getartcraft.com/apps/filmcraft" />
     <Property Id="ARPURLUPDATEINFO" Value="https://getartcraft.com/apps/filmcraft" />
     <Property Id="ARPHELPLINK" Value="https://discord.gg/artcraft" />
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
       <Component Id="FilmcraftApp" Guid="15933017-925B-4963-8992-52000EB26AAA">
         <File Id="FilmcraftExe" Source="$(var.BinDir)\filmcraft.exe" KeyPath="yes">
           <Shortcut Id="StartMenuShortcut" Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" Name="FilmCraft"
-              Description="FilmCraft image editor" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Advertise="yes"
-              Icon="FilmcraftIcon" IconIndex="0" />
+              Description="FilmCraft video editor" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Advertise="yes"
+              Icon="FilmcraftIcon.ico" IconIndex="0" />
         </File>
 
         <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\filmcraft.exe" Value="[#FilmcraftExe]" Type="string" />