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@@ -278,4 +278,24 @@ cmd /c "call ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Co
 
 Notes:
 - If Ninja is not available, you can use the VS generator, but Ninja is recommended for clang.
-- You can override `LLVM_PROFDATA` and `LLVM_COV` cache variables to absolute tool paths if needed.
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+- You can override `LLVM_PROFDATA` and `LLVM_COV` cache variables to absolute tool paths if needed.
+
+### Windows – Quick start (vcpkg + VS 2022)
+
+Build and package using the helper script:
+
+```powershell
+$env:VCPKG_ROOT = "$env:USERPROFILE\vcpkg"
+if (-not (Test-Path $env:VCPKG_ROOT)) { git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $env:VCPKG_ROOT; & "$env:VCPKG_ROOT\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat" }
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\build_windows.ps1
+```
+
+Artifacts:
+
+- DLL/LIB in `build\Release` and packaged zip at `dist\lib-privatebin-v0.1.1.3-windows-x64.zip`
+- Example: `build\example\Release\example.exe` (also included in the zip if present)
+
+Notes:
+
+- Ensure Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools (C++ workload) and Windows 11 SDK are installed.
+- The example links against the in-tree library target. The script copies DLL/LIB/PDB (if available), headers, README, and LICENSE into the package.
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+# Requires: PowerShell, Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools (C++), vcpkg (will be bootstrapped), Git
+# Usage:
+#   powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\build_windows.ps1
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+Write-Host "Building PrivateBin API C++ (Windows, x64, Release)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+# Resolve vcpkg root
+if (-not $env:VCPKG_ROOT) {
+  $env:VCPKG_ROOT = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE 'vcpkg'
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $env:VCPKG_ROOT)) {
+  Write-Host "Cloning vcpkg into $env:VCPKG_ROOT ..."
+  git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg $env:VCPKG_ROOT
+  & "$env:VCPKG_ROOT\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat"
+}
+
+# Choose generator (VS 2022)
+$generator = 'Visual Studio 17 2022'
+$arch = 'x64'
+
+# Clean and configure
+if (Test-Path build) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force build }
+cmake -S . -B build -G "$generator" -A $arch -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake"
+
+# Build
+cmake --build build --config Release
+
+Write-Host "Build completed." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# Package artifacts (zip)
+$dist = Join-Path (Get-Location) 'dist\windows'
+if (Test-Path $dist) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $dist }
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $dist | Out-Null
+
+# Collect artifacts
+$binDir = Join-Path (Get-Location) 'build\Release'
+$exampleDir = Join-Path (Get-Location) 'build\example\Release'
+
+$dll = Join-Path $binDir 'privatebinapi.dll'
+$lib = Join-Path $binDir 'privatebinapi.lib'
+$pdb = Join-Path $binDir 'privatebinapi.pdb'
+$exe = Join-Path $exampleDir 'example.exe'
+
+Copy-Item -Path $dll -Destination $dist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Copy-Item -Path $lib -Destination $dist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Copy-Item -Path $pdb -Destination $dist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Copy-Item -Path $exe -Destination $dist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path (Get-Location) 'include') -Destination $dist -Recurse
+Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path (Get-Location) 'README.md') -Destination $dist
+Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path (Get-Location) 'LICENSE') -Destination $dist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+$zipPath = Join-Path (Get-Location) 'dist\lib-privatebin-v0.1.1.3-windows-x64.zip'
+if (Test-Path $zipPath) { Remove-Item -Force $zipPath }
+Compress-Archive -Path (Join-Path $dist '*') -DestinationPath $zipPath
+
+Write-Host "Windows artifact packaged:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "  $zipPath"
+