diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/bundle.mjs b/apps/x/apps/main/bundle.mjs
index 125c4575..2444e356 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/bundle.mjs
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/bundle.mjs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ await esbuild.build({
   platform: 'node',
   target: 'node20',
   outfile: './.package/dist/main.cjs',
-  external: ['electron', 'electron-squirrel-startup'],  // Provided by Electron runtime
+  external: ['electron'],  // Provided by Electron runtime
   // Use CommonJS format - many dependencies use require() which doesn't work
   // well with esbuild's ESM shim. CJS handles dynamic requires natively.
   format: 'cjs',
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/package.json b/apps/x/apps/main/package.json
index a3ef9e56..38e31b88 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/package.json
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "@x/core": "workspace:*",
         "@x/shared": "workspace:*",
         "chokidar": "^4.0.3",
+        "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
         "update-electron-app": "^3.1.2",
         "zod": "^4.2.1"
     },
diff --git a/apps/x/pnpm-lock.yaml b/apps/x/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 129e92e2..2b155fd5 100644
--- a/apps/x/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/apps/x/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ importers:
       chokidar:
         specifier: ^4.0.3
         version: 4.0.3
+      electron-squirrel-startup:
+        specifier: ^1.0.1
+        version: 1.0.1
       update-electron-app:
         specifier: ^3.1.2
         version: 3.1.2
@@ -3859,6 +3862,9 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>= 16'}
     hasBin: true
 
+  electron-squirrel-startup@1.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sTfFIHGku+7PsHLJ7v0dRcZNkALrV+YEozINTW8X1nM//e5O3L+rfYuvSW00lmGHnYmUjARZulD8F2V8ISI9RA==}
+
   electron-to-chromium@1.5.267:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0Drusm6MVRXSOJpGbaSVgcQsuB4hEkMpHXaVstcPmhu5LIedxs1xNK/nIxmQIU/RPC0+1/o0AVZfBTkTNJOdUw==}
 
@@ -11198,6 +11204,12 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
     optional: true
 
+  electron-squirrel-startup@1.0.1:
+    dependencies:
+      debug: 2.6.9
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+
   electron-to-chromium@1.5.267: {}
 
   electron-winstaller@5.4.0: