diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/InnoSetup.iss b/static/build_files/windows/InnoSetup.iss
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+[Icons]
+Name: {group}\hydrus client; Filename: {app}\client.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: programgroupicons
+Name: {group}\hydrus server; Filename: {app}\server.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: programgroupicons
+Name: {group}\help; Filename: {app}\help\index.html; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: programgroupicons
+Name: {group}\uninstall hydrus network; Filename: {uninstallexe}; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: programgroupicons; IconFilename: {app}\static\cross.ico
+Name: {userdesktop}\hydrus client; Filename: {app}\client.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: desktopicons
+Name: {userdesktop}\hydrus server; Filename: {app}\server.exe; WorkingDir: {app}; Tasks: desktopicons
+[Setup]
+InternalCompressLevel=ultra64
+OutputDir=dist
+OutputBaseFilename=HydrusInstaller
+Compression=lzma/ultra64
+AppName=Hydrus Network
+AppVerName=Hydrus Network
+DefaultDirName={sd}\Hydrus Network
+DefaultGroupName=Hydrus Network
+DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
+DisableReadyPage=yes
+DisableDirPage=no
+ShowLanguageDialog=no
+SetupIconFile=hydrus\static\hydrus.ico
+Uninstallable=IsComponentSelected('install')
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\static\hydrus.ico
+[Tasks]
+Name: desktopicons; Description: Create desktop icons; Flags: unchecked; Components: install
+Name: programgroupicons; Description: Create program group icons; Components: install
+[Messages]
+SelectDirBrowseLabel=To continue, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse. Databases will be created beneath the install dir, so make sure the hard drive has enough spare space for your purposes and your user has permission to write there! If you install to program files, you'll need to run the programs as administrator!
+[Components]
+Name: install; Description: Install; Types: install; Flags: fixed
+[Types]
+Name: install; Description: Install
+Name: extract; Description: Extract only
+[Run]
+Filename: {app}\help\index.html; Description: Open help/getting started guide (highly recommended for new users); Flags: postinstall unchecked shellexec
+Filename: {app}\client.exe; Description: Open the client; Flags: postinstall nowait unchecked
+[Files]
+Source: dist\Hydrus Network\* ; DestDir: {app}; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
+[InstallDelete]
+Name: {app}\Crypto; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\tcl; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\tk; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\wx; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\lz4-3.0.2-py3.7.egg-info; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\lz4-2.1.6-py3.6.egg-info; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\cryptography-2.9-py3.7.egg-info; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\cryptography-2.4.2-py3.6.egg-info; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\lib2to3; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\mpl-data; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\matplotlib; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\cryptography; Type: filesandordirs; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_ffmpeg344_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_ffmpeg400_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_ffmpeg410_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_videoio_ffmpeg411_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_videoio_ffmpeg412_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_videoio_ffmpeg420_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\opencv_videoio_ffmpeg440_64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\wxmsw30u_core_vc140_x64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\wxmsw30u_adv_vc140_x64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\wxbase30u_vc140_x64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\wxbase30u_net_vc140_x64.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\tk86t.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\tcl86t.dll; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\_tkinter.pyd; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\_yaml.cp36-win_amd64.pyd; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\_yaml.cp37-win_amd64.pyd; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\_cffi_backend.cp36-win_amd64.pyd; Type: files; Components: install
+Name: {app}\_distutils_findvs.pyd; Type: files; Components: install
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diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/client-win.spec b/static/build_files/windows/client-win.spec
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+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+
+a = Analysis(['hydrus\\client.pyw'],
+             pathex=['.'],
+             binaries=[],
+             datas=[
+               ('hydrus\\bin', 'bin'),
+               ('hydrus\\help', 'help'),
+               ('hydrus\\static', 'static'),
+               ('hydrus\\client.pyw', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\client.py', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\server.py', '.'),
+               ('dist\\server\\server.exe*', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\license.txt', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\Readme.txt', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\help my client will not boot.txt', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\db', 'db')
+             ],
+             hiddenimports=['hydrus\\server.py'],
+             hookspath=[],
+             runtime_hooks=[],
+             excludes=[],
+             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+             win_private_assemblies=False,
+             cipher=block_cipher,
+             noarchive=False)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+exe = EXE(pyz,
+          a.scripts,
+          [],
+          exclude_binaries=True,
+          name='client',
+          debug=False,
+          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+          strip=False,
+          upx=True,
+          console=False, 
+          icon='hydrus\\static\\hydrus.ico' )
+coll = COLLECT(exe,
+               a.binaries,
+               a.zipfiles,
+               a.datas,
+               strip=False,
+               upx=False,
+               upx_exclude=[],
+               name='Hydrus Network')
diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/server-win.spec b/static/build_files/windows/server-win.spec
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index 00000000..6146dd7a
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+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+
+a = Analysis(['hydrus\\server.py'],
+             pathex=['.'],
+             binaries=[],
+             datas=[],
+             hiddenimports=[],
+             hookspath=[],
+             runtime_hooks=[],
+             excludes=[],
+             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+             win_private_assemblies=False,
+             cipher=block_cipher,
+             noarchive=False)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+exe = EXE(pyz,
+          a.scripts,
+          [],
+          exclude_binaries=True,
+          name='server',
+          debug=False,
+          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+          strip=False,
+          upx=False,
+          console=False,
+          icon='hydrus\\static\\hydrus.ico' )
+coll = COLLECT(exe,
+               a.binaries,
+               a.zipfiles,
+               a.datas,
+               strip=False,
+               upx=False,
+               upx_exclude=[],
+               name='server')
diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/windows_build.yml b/static/build_files/windows/windows_build.yml
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+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  build-windows:
+    runs-on: [windows-latest]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: hydrus
+      - uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v1
+        id: setup_ffmpeg
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+          architecture: x64
+      - name: Cache Qt
+        id: cache-qt
+        uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
+        with:
+          path: Qt
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-QtCache
+      - name: Install Qt
+        uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v2
+        with:
+          install-deps: true
+          setup-python: 'false'
+          modules: qtcharts qtwidgets qtgui qtcore
+          cached: ${{ steps.cache-qt.outputs.cache-hit }}
+      - name: Pip Installer
+        uses: BSFishy/pip-action@v1
+        with:
+          packages: pyinstaller
+          requirements: hydrus\requirements.txt
+      - name: build with pyinstaller
+        run: |
+          move ${{ steps.setup_ffmpeg.outputs.ffmpeg-path }} hydrus\bin\
+          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\client-win.spec client-win.spec
+          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\server-win.spec server-win.spec
+          pyinstaller server-win.spec
+          pyinstaller client-win.spec
+          dir -r
+      - name: InnoSetup
+        run: |
+          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\InnoSetup.iss InnoSetup.iss
+          ISCC.exe InnoSetup.iss
+      - name: Upload a Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: Windows-Extract
+          path: dist\Hydrus Network
+      - name: Upload a Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: Windows-Install
+          path: dist\HydrusInstaller.exe
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 2
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