diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ec212088..50eb8ecaf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "copy:assets:tauri": "cpx \"pre-install/*.tgz\" \"src-tauri/resources/pre-install/\" && cpx \"LICENSE\" \"src-tauri/resources/\"",
     "download:lib": "node ./scripts/download-lib.mjs",
     "download:bin": "node ./scripts/download-bin.mjs",
-    "build:tauri:win32": "yarn download:bin && yarn download:lib && yarn tauri build",
+    "download:windows-installer": "node ./scripts/download-win-installer-deps.mjs",
+    "build:tauri:win32": "yarn download:bin && yarn download:lib && yarn download:windows-installer && yarn tauri build",
     "build:tauri:linux": "yarn download:bin && yarn download:lib && NO_STRIP=1 ./src-tauri/build-utils/shim-linuxdeploy.sh yarn tauri build && ./src-tauri/build-utils/buildAppImage.sh",
     "build:tauri:darwin": "yarn download:bin && yarn tauri build --target universal-apple-darwin",
     "build:tauri": "yarn build:icon && yarn copy:assets:tauri && run-script-os",
diff --git a/scripts/download-lib.mjs b/scripts/download-lib.mjs
index 6075a18d1..d2086b36e 100644
--- a/scripts/download-lib.mjs
+++ b/scripts/download-lib.mjs
@@ -77,25 +77,6 @@ async function main() {
     // Expect EEXIST error
   }
 
-  // Download VC++ Redistributable 17
-  if (platform == 'win32') {
-    const vcFilename = 'vc_redist.x64.exe'
-    const vcUrl = 'https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe'
-    
-    console.log(`Downloading VC++ Redistributable...`)
-    const vcSavePath = path.join(tempDir, vcFilename)
-    if (!fs.existsSync(vcSavePath)) {
-      await download(vcUrl, vcSavePath)
-    }
-
-    // copy to tauri resources
-    try {
-      copySync(vcSavePath, libDir)
-    } catch (err) {
-      // Expect EEXIST error
-    }
-  }
-
   console.log('Downloads completed.')
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/download-win-installer-deps.mjs b/scripts/download-win-installer-deps.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33bbbe04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/download-win-installer-deps.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+console.log('Downloading Windows installer dependencies...')
+// scripts/download-win-installer-deps.mjs
+import https from 'https'
+import fs, { mkdirSync } from 'fs'
+import os from 'os'
+import path from 'path'
+import { copySync } from 'cpx'
+
+function download(url, dest) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    console.log(`Downloading ${url} to ${dest}`)
+    const file = fs.createWriteStream(dest)
+    https
+      .get(url, (response) => {
+        console.log(`Response status code: ${response.statusCode}`)
+        if (
+          response.statusCode >= 300 &&
+          response.statusCode < 400 &&
+          response.headers.location
+        ) {
+          // Handle redirect
+          const redirectURL = response.headers.location
+          console.log(`Redirecting to ${redirectURL}`)
+          download(redirectURL, dest).then(resolve, reject) // Recursive call
+          return
+        } else if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+          reject(`Failed to get '${url}' (${response.statusCode})`)
+          return
+        }
+        response.pipe(file)
+        file.on('finish', () => {
+          file.close(resolve)
+        })
+      })
+      .on('error', (err) => {
+        fs.unlink(dest, () => reject(err.message))
+      })
+  })
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  console.log('Starting Windows installer dependencies download')
+  const platform = os.platform() // 'darwin', 'linux', 'win32'
+  const arch = os.arch() // 'x64', 'arm64', etc.
+
+  if (arch != 'x64') return
+
+
+  const libDir = 'src-tauri/resources/lib'
+  const tempDir = 'scripts/dist'
+
+  try {
+    mkdirSync('scripts/dist')
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Expect EEXIST error if the directory already exists
+  }
+
+  // Download VC++ Redistributable 17
+  if (platform == 'win32') {
+    const vcFilename = 'vc_redist.x64.exe'
+    const vcUrl = 'https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe'
+    
+    console.log(`Downloading VC++ Redistributable...`)
+    const vcSavePath = path.join(tempDir, vcFilename)
+    if (!fs.existsSync(vcSavePath)) {
+      await download(vcUrl, vcSavePath)
+    }
+
+    // copy to tauri resources
+    try {
+      copySync(vcSavePath, libDir)
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Expect EEXIST error
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('Windows installer dependencies downloads completed.')
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('Error:', err)
+  process.exit(1)
+})