diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 15492bb..06c6ee5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "hardware_toolkit"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
+build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 iced = { git = "https://github.com/iced-rs/iced.git", features = [
@@ -29,3 +30,7 @@ anyhow = { version = "1.0.98", features = ["backtrace"] }
 log = "0.4.27"
 env_logger = "0.11.8"
 iced_fonts = { version = "0.2.1", features = ["full"] }
+
+
+[build-dependencies]
+embed-resource = "3.0.3"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57788f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=dylib=runtime");
+}
diff --git a/runtime/WinSparkle.dll b/runtime/WinSparkle.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e9351
Binary files /dev/null and b/runtime/WinSparkle.dll differ
diff --git a/runtime/WinSparkle.lib b/runtime/WinSparkle.lib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb1606
Binary files /dev/null and b/runtime/WinSparkle.lib differ
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a9bef08..15c595f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 mod ui;
 mod utils;
 mod widgets;
-mod winsparkle;
 
 fn main() {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+    unsafe {
+        use utils::winsparkle::*;
+        win_sparkle_set_appcast_url(
+            "https://dl.wuembed.com/hardware_tk/appcast.xml\0".as_ptr() as *const i8
+        );
+        win_sparkle_init();
+    }
     ui::main_window::main_window();
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/main_window.rs b/src/ui/main_window.rs
index 7ff838e..4db274b 100644
--- a/src/ui/main_window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/main_window.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct MainWindow {
     title: String,
     theme: iced::Theme,
     curr_tab: TabId,
-    tabs: Vec<TabItem>,
     home_page: crate::ui::home_page::HomePage,
     jlc_downloader: crate::ui::jlc_downloader::JlcDownloader,
     db_browser: crate::ui::db_browser::DbBrowser,
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ impl Default for MainWindow {
             curr_tab: Default::default(),
             home_page: Default::default(),
             jlc_downloader: Default::default(),
-            tabs: Vec::new(),
             db_browser: Default::default(),
             part_viewer: Default::default(),
         }
@@ -81,11 +79,6 @@ pub(crate) enum TabId {
     DbBrowser,
     PartViewer,
 }
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-struct TabItem {
-    pub id: TabId,
-    content: Box<dyn Fn() -> Element<'static, MainWindowMsg>>,
-}
 impl Display for TabId {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 80d2075..711ae84 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod app_settings;
 pub mod step_downloader;
+pub mod winsparkle;
diff --git a/src/utils/winsparkle.rs b/src/utils/winsparkle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f29f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/winsparkle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// lib.rs
+// winsparkle-sys
+
+#![cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+
+// Link to the WinSparkle.dll
+#[cfg_attr(target_os = "windows", link(name = "WinSparkle", kind = "dylib"))]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+unsafe extern "C" {
+    /// Initialize WinSparkle.
+    ///
+    /// This initializes WinSparkle and should be called at application startup.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_init();
+
+    /// Clean up after WinSparkle.
+    ///
+    /// Should be called at application shutdown.
+    /// Cancels any pending update checks and shuts down its helper threads.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_cleanup();
+
+    /// Set the URL for the appcast file.
+    ///
+    /// This specifies the URL where WinSparkle will look for updates.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_set_appcast_url(url: *const i8);
+
+    /// Set DSA public key.
+    ///
+    /// Only PEM format is supported.
+    /// Public key will be used to verify DSA signatures of the update file.
+    /// PEM data will be set only if it contains valid DSA public key.
+    ///
+    /// If this function isn't called by the app, public key is obtained from
+    /// Windows resource named "DSAPub" of type "DSAPEM".
+    ///
+    /// returns 1 if valid DSA public key provided, 0 otherwise.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_set_dsa_pub_pem(dsa_pub_pem: *const i8) -> i32;
+
+    /// Set the path in the registry where WinSparkle will store its settings.
+    ///
+    /// This sets the path where WinSparkle will store its settings in the registry.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_set_registry_path(path: *const i8);
+
+    /// Set the callback function for handling shutdown requests.
+    ///
+    /// This sets the callback function that WinSparkle will call when it receives a
+    /// request to shut down the application during an update.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_set_shutdown_request_callback(callback: Option<extern "C" fn() -> ()>);
+
+    /// Check for updates with the WinSparkle UI.
+    ///
+    /// This checks for updates and displays the WinSparkle UI if an update is available.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_check_update_with_ui();
+
+    /// Check for updates with the WinSparkle UI
+    /// and immediately install the update if one is available.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_check_update_with_ui_and_install();
+
+    /// Check for updates.
+    ///
+    /// No progress UI is shown to the user when checking.
+    /// If an update is available, the usual "update available" UI is shown.
+    /// This function is *not* completely UI-less.
+    pub fn win_sparkle_check_update_without_ui();
+}
diff --git a/src/winsparkle/mod.rs b/src/winsparkle/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/winsparkle/winsparkle.rs b/src/winsparkle/winsparkle.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000