diff --git a/desktop/forge.config.cjs b/desktop/forge.config.cjs
--- a/desktop/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/desktop/forge.config.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const babel = require('@babel/core');
 const { PluginBase } = require('@electron-forge/plugin-base');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const { request } = require('gaxios');
 const klaw = require('klaw');
 const path = require('path');
 
@@ -183,6 +184,18 @@
             '"out/Comm-darwin-x64" and/or "out/Comm-darwin-arm64"\n',
         );
       }
+
+      if (platform === 'win32') {
+        const file = fs.createWriteStream(
+          './assets/windows-runtime-installer.exe',
+        );
+        const response = await request({
+          url: 'https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.2/1.2.230313.1/windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe',
+          responseType: 'stream',
+        });
+        response.data.pipe(file);
+        await new Promise(resolve => file.on('finish', resolve));
+      }
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "flow-typed": "^3.2.1",
     "lib": "0.0.1",
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
-    "klaw": "^4.0.1"
+    "klaw": "^4.0.1",
+    "gaxios": "^4.3.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/handle-squirrel-event.js b/desktop/src/handle-squirrel-event.js
--- a/desktop/src/handle-squirrel-event.js
+++ b/desktop/src/handle-squirrel-event.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { spawn, execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { app } from 'electron';
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   switch (squirrelEvent) {
     case '--squirrel-install':
     case '--squirrel-updated':
+      execSync(
+        path.resolve(__dirname, '../assets/windows-runtime-installer.exe'),
+      );
       spawnUpdate(['--createShortcut', commExeName]);
       return true;