diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
index 14254ad..62128e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       release_tag:
         description: Existing GitHub release tag to receive the Windows installer
         required: true
-        default: v2.0.0-alpha.28
+        default: v2.0.0-alpha.29
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ jobs:
           npm run typecheck
           npm run test:run
 
+      - name: Build and verify Aurora Native for Windows
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ./runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1
+          node scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs dist/native-runtime-stage/win32-x64
+          node scripts/package-native-runtime.cjs dist/native-runtime-stage/win32-x64 dist/native-runtime/aurora-native-0.1.0-win32-x64.tar.gz
+
       - name: Read application version
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
@@ -68,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
             dist/latest.yml
             dist/SHA256SUMS-windows.txt
             dist/module-catalog/*.pac
+            dist/native-runtime/aurora-native-0.1.0-win32-x64.tar.gz
 
       - name: Publish Windows assets
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f109f5..f70c5d6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "aurora-dockside",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.28",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.29",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aurora-dockside",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.28",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.29",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@electron-toolkit/preload": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e90f965..8bcb737 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurora-dockside",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.28",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.29",
   "description": "A modern, modular Docker development platform for building, running, and managing web applications locally.",
   "desktopName": "aurora-dockside.desktop",
   "main": "./out/main/index.js",
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "build:connector": "node scripts/package-connector.cjs",
     "build:native-runtime": "node scripts/package-native-runtime.cjs",
     "build:native-linux-x64": "node scripts/build-native-linux-x64.cjs",
+    "build:native-windows-x64": "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1",
     "check:php-releases": "node scripts/check-php-releases.mjs",
     "module:new": "node scripts/create-module.cjs",
     "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
diff --git a/packages/aurora-module-wordpress/main/index.cjs b/packages/aurora-module-wordpress/main/index.cjs
index bf521e0..e421951 100644
--- a/packages/aurora-module-wordpress/main/index.cjs
+++ b/packages/aurora-module-wordpress/main/index.cjs
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ exports.projectCreate = async function projectCreate(context) {
   const s = context.settings
   const title = String(s.title || '').trim() || context.projectName
   const native = context.environment.runtimeEngine === 'native'
-  const base = native ? [`--path=${context.directory}`] : wpArgs(context, false)
+  const nativePrefix = native ? context.native.wpPrefixArgs || [] : []
+  const base = native ? [...nativePrefix, `--path=${context.directory}`] : wpArgs(context, false)
   const networkBase = native ? base : wpArgs(context, true)
   const command = native ? context.native.wp : 'docker'
   const siteUrl = native ? context.urls.http : context.urls.https
-  const wp = (label, args) => context.run(label, command, [...(native ? [] : networkBase), ...args])
+  const wp = (label, args) => context.run(label, command, [...networkBase, ...args])
   if (native) {
     await context.native.start()
     const port = Number(context.native.databasePort)
diff --git a/runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1 b/runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c953e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+param(
+  [string]$Stage = "dist/native-runtime-stage/win32-x64",
+  [string]$PhpVersion = "8.5.9",
+  [string]$NginxVersion = "1.30.4",
+  [string]$MariaDbVersion = "11.8.8",
+  [string]$WpCliVersion = "2.12.0",
+  [string]$AdminerVersion = "6.0.1",
+  [string]$RuntimeVersion = "0.1.0"
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$stagePath = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($Stage)
+$downloads = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "aurora-native-downloads"
+Remove-Item $stagePath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+New-Item $stagePath -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+New-Item $downloads -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+
+function Fetch([string]$Url, [string]$Destination) {
+  Write-Host "Downloading $Url"
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $Destination
+}
+
+$phpZip = Join-Path $downloads "php.zip"
+$nginxZip = Join-Path $downloads "nginx.zip"
+$mariaZip = Join-Path $downloads "mariadb.zip"
+Fetch "https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/archives/php-$PhpVersion-nts-Win32-vs17-x64.zip" $phpZip
+Fetch "https://nginx.org/download/nginx-$NginxVersion.zip" $nginxZip
+Fetch "https://archive.mariadb.org/mariadb-$MariaDbVersion/winx64-packages/mariadb-$MariaDbVersion-winx64.zip" $mariaZip
+
+$phpRoot = Join-Path $stagePath "bin/php"
+$nginxParent = Join-Path $stagePath "bin/nginx-unpack"
+$mariaParent = Join-Path $stagePath "bin/mariadb-unpack"
+Expand-Archive $phpZip $phpRoot -Force
+Expand-Archive $nginxZip $nginxParent -Force
+Expand-Archive $mariaZip $mariaParent -Force
+Move-Item (Join-Path $nginxParent "nginx-$NginxVersion") (Join-Path $stagePath "bin/nginx")
+Move-Item (Join-Path $mariaParent "mariadb-$MariaDbVersion-winx64") (Join-Path $stagePath "bin/mariadb")
+Remove-Item $nginxParent, $mariaParent -Recurse -Force
+
+$tools = Join-Path $stagePath "tools"
+New-Item $tools -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+Fetch "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v$WpCliVersion/wp-cli-$WpCliVersion.phar" (Join-Path $tools "wp-cli.phar")
+Fetch "https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/download/v$AdminerVersion/adminer-$AdminerVersion.php" (Join-Path $tools "adminer.php")
+
+$template = @{
+  schema = 1
+  runtimeVersion = $RuntimeVersion
+  platform = "win32"
+  arch = "x64"
+  components = @(
+    @{ id = "php"; version = $PhpVersion; executable = "bin/php/php-cgi.exe" }
+    @{ id = "nginx"; version = $NginxVersion; executable = "bin/nginx/nginx.exe" }
+    @{ id = "mariadb"; version = $MariaDbVersion; executable = "bin/mariadb/bin/mariadbd.exe" }
+    @{ id = "mariadb-client"; version = $MariaDbVersion; executable = "bin/mariadb/bin/mariadb.exe" }
+    @{ id = "mariadb-dump"; version = $MariaDbVersion; executable = "bin/mariadb/bin/mariadb-dump.exe" }
+    @{ id = "adminer"; version = $AdminerVersion; executable = "tools/adminer.php" }
+    @{ id = "wp-cli"; version = $WpCliVersion; executable = "tools/wp-cli.phar" }
+  )
+}
+$template | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5 | Set-Content (Join-Path $stagePath "runtime.template.json")
+Write-Host $stagePath
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs b/scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs
index 2bb0142..60c032c 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs
+++ b/scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs
@@ -10,40 +10,37 @@ const root = resolve(process.argv[2] || '')
 if (!root || !existsSync(join(root, 'runtime.template.json')))
   throw new Error('Usage: node scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs <staging-directory>')
 const template = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(root, 'runtime.template.json'), 'utf8'))
+const windows = template.platform === 'win32'
+const php = windows ? join(root, 'bin/php/php.exe') : join(root, 'bin/php')
 const checks = [
-  [
-    'PHP',
-    join(root, 'bin/php'),
-    ['--version'],
-    template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'php')?.version
-  ],
+  ['PHP', php, ['--version'], template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'php')?.version],
   [
     'nginx',
-    join(root, 'bin/nginx'),
+    windows ? join(root, 'bin/nginx/nginx.exe') : join(root, 'bin/nginx'),
     ['-v'],
     template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'nginx')?.version
   ],
   [
     'MariaDB',
-    join(root, 'bin/mariadbd'),
+    windows ? join(root, 'bin/mariadb/bin/mariadbd.exe') : join(root, 'bin/mariadbd'),
     ['--version'],
     template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'mariadb')?.version
   ],
   [
     'WP-CLI',
-    join(root, 'bin/wp'),
-    ['--version'],
+    windows ? php : join(root, 'bin/wp'),
+    windows ? [join(root, 'tools/wp-cli.phar'), '--version'] : ['--version'],
     template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'wp-cli')?.version
   ],
   [
     'MariaDB client',
-    join(root, 'bin/mariadb'),
+    windows ? join(root, 'bin/mariadb/bin/mariadb.exe') : join(root, 'bin/mariadb'),
     ['--version'],
     template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'mariadb')?.version
   ],
   [
     'MariaDB dump',
-    join(root, 'bin/mariadb-dump'),
+    windows ? join(root, 'bin/mariadb/bin/mariadb-dump.exe') : join(root, 'bin/mariadb-dump'),
     ['--version'],
     template.components.find((item) => item.id === 'mariadb')?.version
   ]
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ for (const [name, command, args, version] of checks) {
 }
 
 const extensions = spawnSync(
-  join(root, 'bin/php'),
+  php,
   ['-r', "exit(extension_loaded('mysqli') && extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? 0 : 1);"],
   { encoding: 'utf8' }
 )
@@ -68,8 +65,11 @@ if (extensions.error || extensions.status !== 0)
 process.stdout.write('PHP mysqli and pdo_mysql extensions OK\n')
 
 const adminer = spawnSync(
-  join(root, 'bin/php'),
-  ['-l', join(root, 'root/usr/share/aurora/adminer.php')],
+  php,
+  [
+    '-l',
+    windows ? join(root, 'tools/adminer.php') : join(root, 'root/usr/share/aurora/adminer.php')
+  ],
   { encoding: 'utf8' }
 )
 if (adminer.error || adminer.status !== 0)
@@ -80,14 +80,18 @@ const databaseDirectory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'aurora-native-mariadb-'))
 const temporaryDirectory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'aurora-native-mariadb-tmp-'))
 try {
   const result = spawnSync(
-    join(root, 'bin/mariadb-install-db'),
-    [
-      '--no-defaults',
-      `--datadir=${databaseDirectory}`,
-      `--tmpdir=${temporaryDirectory}`,
-      '--auth-root-authentication-method=normal',
-      '--skip-test-db'
-    ],
+    windows
+      ? join(root, 'bin/mariadb/bin/mariadb-install-db.exe')
+      : join(root, 'bin/mariadb-install-db'),
+    windows
+      ? [`--datadir=${databaseDirectory}`, '--password=']
+      : [
+          '--no-defaults',
+          `--datadir=${databaseDirectory}`,
+          `--tmpdir=${temporaryDirectory}`,
+          '--auth-root-authentication-method=normal',
+          '--skip-test-db'
+        ],
     { encoding: 'utf8' }
   )
   if (result.error || result.status !== 0)
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 15372e1..57ce1bb 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { registerRemoteIpc } from './ipc/remote'
 import { registerRuntimeIpc } from './ipc/runtime'
 import { killAllRunningCommands, powerOffAllProjects } from './commandRunner'
 import { startAutomaticUpdates } from './updater'
+import { ensureBundledNativeRuntime } from './nativeRuntime'
 
 function createWindow(): void {
   // Create the browser window.
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ function createWindow(): void {
 // This method will be called when Electron has finished
 // initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
 // Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
-app.whenReady().then(() => {
+app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   // Set app user model id for windows
   electronApp.setAppUserModelId('com.aurora-dockside.app')
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
   registerRemoteIpc()
   registerRuntimeIpc()
 
+  await ensureBundledNativeRuntime()
   createWindow()
   startAutomaticUpdates()
 
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/database.ts b/src/main/ipc/database.ts
index e11b13d..f6dc5a7 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/database.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/database.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,16 @@ async function runDatabasePipe(
       docroot: config.docroot,
       ports: config.nativePorts
     })
-    command = join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', mode === 'dump' ? 'mariadb-dump' : 'mariadb')
+    command =
+      process.platform === 'win32'
+        ? join(
+            runtimeRoot(),
+            'bin',
+            'mariadb',
+            'bin',
+            mode === 'dump' ? 'mariadb-dump.exe' : 'mariadb.exe'
+          )
+        : join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', mode === 'dump' ? 'mariadb-dump' : 'mariadb')
     args = [
       '--host=127.0.0.1',
       `--port=${config.nativePorts.database}`,
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/projects.ts b/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
index 0e10b88..7b5fb2e 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export function registerProjectsIpc(): void {
       const php = nativeServiceSpecs(native)
         .find((spec) => spec.id.endsWith(':php'))
         ?.command.replace(/php-fpm$/, 'php')
+        .replace(/php-cgi\.exe$/i, 'php.exe')
       if (!php) throw new Error('Native PHP executable not found.')
       return runCommandStreamed(id, php, ['-i'], e.sender, { cwd: native.root })
     }
diff --git a/src/main/moduleRuntime.ts b/src/main/moduleRuntime.ts
index b821883..e9ffb9f 100644
--- a/src/main/moduleRuntime.ts
+++ b/src/main/moduleRuntime.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,18 @@ export async function runModuleLifecycleHook(
       urls: urls ? Object.freeze(urls) : undefined,
       native: nativeDefinition
         ? Object.freeze({
-            php: join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'php'),
-            wp: join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'wp'),
+            php:
+              process.platform === 'win32'
+                ? join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'php', 'php.exe')
+                : join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'php'),
+            wp:
+              process.platform === 'win32'
+                ? join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'php', 'php.exe')
+                : join(runtimeRoot(), 'bin', 'wp'),
+            wpPrefixArgs:
+              process.platform === 'win32'
+                ? ['-d', 'memory_limit=512M', join(runtimeRoot(), 'tools', 'wp-cli.phar')]
+                : [],
             databaseHost: '127.0.0.1',
             databasePort: nativeDefinition.ports.database,
             start: () => startNativeProject(nativeDefinition)
diff --git a/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts b/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
index d4453e0..c78121b 100644
--- a/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
+++ b/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ function installedRoot(project: NativeProjectDefinition): string {
   return project.installedRuntimeRoot ?? runtimeRoot()
 }
 
+function runtimeExecutable(project: NativeProjectDefinition, name: string): string {
+  if (process.platform !== 'win32') return join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', name)
+  if (name === 'php' || name === 'php-cgi')
+    return join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'php', `${name}.exe`)
+  if (name === 'nginx') return join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'nginx', 'nginx.exe')
+  return join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'mariadb', 'bin', `${name}.exe`)
+}
+
 function nativeDirectory(root: string): string {
   return join(root, '.aurora', 'native')
 }
@@ -109,7 +117,10 @@ http {
 }
 
 export function renderNativeAdminerBootstrap(project: NativeProjectDefinition): string {
-  const adminer = join(installedRoot(project), 'root', 'usr', 'share', 'aurora', 'adminer.php')
+  const adminer =
+    process.platform === 'win32'
+      ? join(installedRoot(project), 'tools', 'adminer.php')
+      : join(installedRoot(project), 'root', 'usr', 'share', 'aurora', 'adminer.php')
   return `<?php
 // Generated by Aurora Core. This endpoint binds only to the project's loopback server.
 ?>
@@ -137,8 +148,12 @@ export function renderMariaDbConfig(
   installedRuntimeRoot = runtimeRoot()
 ): string {
   const directory = nativeDirectory(project.root)
+  const basedir =
+    process.platform === 'win32'
+      ? join(installedRuntimeRoot, 'bin', 'mariadb')
+      : join(installedRuntimeRoot, 'root', 'usr')
   return `[mariadbd]
-basedir=${join(installedRuntimeRoot, 'root', 'usr')}
+basedir=${basedir}
 datadir=${join(directory, 'data', 'mariadb')}
 tmpdir=${join(directory, 'tmp')}
 bind-address=127.0.0.1
@@ -172,20 +187,30 @@ export async function provisionNativeProject(project: NativeProjectDefinition):
     writeFile(
       join(directory, 'config', 'mariadb.cnf'),
       renderMariaDbConfig(project, installedRoot(project))
-    )
+    ),
+    ...(process.platform === 'win32'
+      ? [
+          writeFile(
+            join(directory, 'config', 'php.ini'),
+            `extension_dir="${join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'php', 'ext')}"\nextension=mysqli\nextension=pdo_mysql\nextension=mbstring\nextension=curl\nextension=openssl\nextension=zip\ndisplay_errors=On\nlog_errors=On\nerror_log="${join(directory, 'logs', 'php.log')}"\n`
+          )
+        ]
+      : [])
   ])
   try {
     await access(join(directory, 'data', 'mariadb', 'mysql'))
   } catch {
     await execFileAsync(
-      join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'mariadb-install-db'),
-      [
-        '--no-defaults',
-        `--datadir=${join(directory, 'data', 'mariadb')}`,
-        `--tmpdir=${join(directory, 'tmp')}`,
-        '--auth-root-authentication-method=normal',
-        '--skip-test-db'
-      ],
+      runtimeExecutable(project, 'mariadb-install-db'),
+      process.platform === 'win32'
+        ? [`--datadir=${join(directory, 'data', 'mariadb')}`, '--password=']
+        : [
+            '--no-defaults',
+            `--datadir=${join(directory, 'data', 'mariadb')}`,
+            `--tmpdir=${join(directory, 'tmp')}`,
+            '--auth-root-authentication-method=normal',
+            '--skip-test-db'
+          ],
       { cwd: project.root, maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 }
     )
   }
@@ -202,19 +227,32 @@ export function nativeServiceSpecs(project: NativeProjectDefinition): NativeServ
   return [
     {
       ...common('database'),
-      command: join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'mariadbd'),
-      args: [`--defaults-file=${join(directory, 'config', 'mariadb.cnf')}`],
+      command: runtimeExecutable(project, 'mariadbd'),
+      args: [
+        `--defaults-file=${join(directory, 'config', 'mariadb.cnf')}`,
+        ...(process.platform === 'win32' ? ['--console'] : [])
+      ],
       ready: { port: project.ports.database, timeoutMs: 30000 }
     },
     {
       ...common('php'),
-      command: join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'php-fpm'),
-      args: ['--nodaemonize', '--fpm-config', join(directory, 'config', 'php-fpm.conf')],
+      command: runtimeExecutable(project, process.platform === 'win32' ? 'php-cgi' : 'php-fpm'),
+      args:
+        process.platform === 'win32'
+          ? ['-b', `127.0.0.1:${project.ports.php}`]
+          : ['--nodaemonize', '--fpm-config', join(directory, 'config', 'php-fpm.conf')],
+      env:
+        process.platform === 'win32'
+          ? {
+              PHPRC: join(directory, 'config', 'php.ini'),
+              PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS: '0'
+            }
+          : undefined,
       ready: { port: project.ports.php }
     },
     {
       ...common('web'),
-      command: join(installedRoot(project), 'bin', 'nginx'),
+      command: runtimeExecutable(project, 'nginx'),
       args: ['-c', join(directory, 'config', 'nginx.conf'), '-p', `${directory}/`],
       ready: { port: project.ports.http }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/nativeRuntime.ts b/src/main/nativeRuntime.ts
index f7f0d77..b331607 100644
--- a/src/main/nativeRuntime.ts
+++ b/src/main/nativeRuntime.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ export async function installNativeRuntimeArchive(source: string): Promise<Auror
     validateArchiveEntries(stdout)
     await execFileAsync(
       'tar',
-      ['-xzf', source, '--no-same-owner', '--no-same-permissions', '-C', staging],
+      [
+        '-xzf',
+        source,
+        ...(process.platform === 'win32' ? [] : ['--no-same-owner', '--no-same-permissions']),
+        '-C',
+        staging
+      ],
       { maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 }
     )
     await rejectLinks(staging)
@@ -188,6 +194,16 @@ export async function installBundledNativeRuntime(): Promise<AuroraRuntimeStatus
   return installNativeRuntimeArchive(join(directory, basename(archive)))
 }
 
+export async function ensureBundledNativeRuntime(): Promise<void> {
+  if ((await nativeStatus()).available) return
+  try {
+    await installBundledNativeRuntime()
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Development builds and platforms without a packaged target keep the manual installer available.
+    console.warn('Aurora Native bundled runtime was not installed:', error)
+  }
+}
+
 async function nativeStatus(): Promise<AuroraRuntimeStatus['native']> {
   if (!supportedPlatforms.has(process.platform) || !supportedArchitectures.has(process.arch))
     return {