diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38d9a81be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#Requires -Version 5.1
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Downloads and installs the latest FrankenPHP release for Windows.
+.DESCRIPTION
+    This script downloads the latest FrankenPHP Windows release from GitHub
+    and extracts it to the specified directory (~\.frankenphp by default).
+
+    Usage as a one-liner:
+        irm https://github.com/php/frankenphp/raw/refs/heads/main/install.ps1 | iex
+    Custom install directory:
+        $env:FRANKENPHP_INSTALL = 'C:\frankenphp'; irm https://github.com/php/frankenphp/raw/refs/heads/main/install.ps1 | iex
+#>
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+if ($env:FRANKENPHP_INSTALL) {
+    $BinDir = $env:FRANKENPHP_INSTALL
+} else {
+    $BinDir = Join-Path $HOME ".frankenphp"
+}
+
+Write-Host "Querying latest FrankenPHP release..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+try {
+    $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/php/frankenphp/releases/latest"
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Could not query GitHub releases: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$asset = $release.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match "Win32-vs17-x64\.zip$" } | Select-Object -First 1
+
+if (-not $asset) {
+    Write-Host "Could not find a Windows release asset." -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host "Check https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases for available downloads." -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-Host "Downloading $($asset.name)..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+$tmpZip = Join-Path $env:TEMP "frankenphp-windows-$PID.zip"
+
+try {
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $asset.browser_download_url -OutFile $tmpZip
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "Download failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-Host "Extracting to $BinDir..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $BinDir)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $BinDir -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+try {
+    Expand-Archive -Force -Path $tmpZip -DestinationPath $BinDir
+} finally {
+    Remove-Item $tmpZip -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "FrankenPHP downloaded successfully to $BinDir" -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# Check if the directory is in PATH
+$inPath = $env:PATH -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -eq $BinDir -or $_ -eq "$BinDir\" }
+if (-not $inPath) {
+    Write-Host "Add $BinDir to your PATH to use frankenphp.exe globally:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Write-Host "  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', `"$BinDir;`" + [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PATH', 'User'), 'User')" -ForegroundColor Gray
+}
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "If you like FrankenPHP, please give it a star on GitHub: https://github.com/php/frankenphp" -ForegroundColor Cyan
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0213ab6c8..9ab8321b1 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ARCH=$(uname -m)
 GNU=""
 
 if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	echo "Please install curl to download FrankenPHP"
+	echo "❗ Please install curl to download FrankenPHP"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -126,9 +126,41 @@ Darwin*)
 		;;
 	esac
 	;;
-Windows | MINGW64_NT*)
-	echo "❗ Use WSL to run FrankenPHP on Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/wsl/"
-	exit 1
+CYGWIN_NT* | MSYS_NT* | MINGW*)
+	if ! command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v powershell.exe >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		echo "❗ Please install unzip or ensure PowerShell is available to extract FrankenPHP"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	WIN_ASSET=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/php/frankenphp/releases/latest |
+		grep -o '"name": *"frankenphp-[^"]*-Win32-vs17-x64\.zip"' | head -1 |
+		sed 's/"name": *"//;s/"//')
+
+	if [ -z "${WIN_ASSET}" ]; then
+		echo "❗ Could not find a Windows release asset"
+		echo "❗ Check https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases for available downloads"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	echo "📦 Downloading ${bold}FrankenPHP${normal} for Windows (x64):"
+
+	TMPZIP="/tmp/frankenphp-windows-$$.zip"
+	curl -L --progress-bar "https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases/latest/download/${WIN_ASSET}" -o "${TMPZIP}"
+
+	echo "📂 Extracting to ${italic}${BIN_DIR}${normal}..."
+	if command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		unzip -o -q "${TMPZIP}" -d "${BIN_DIR}"
+	else
+		powershell.exe -Command "Expand-Archive -Force -Path '$(cygpath -w "${TMPZIP}")' -DestinationPath '$(cygpath -w "${BIN_DIR}")'"
+	fi
+	rm -f "${TMPZIP}"
+
+	echo
+	echo "🥳 FrankenPHP downloaded successfully to ${italic}${BIN_DIR}${normal}"
+	echo "🔧 Add ${italic}$(cygpath -w "${BIN_DIR}")${normal} to your Windows PATH to use ${italic}frankenphp.exe${normal} globally."
+	echo
+	echo "⭐ If you like FrankenPHP, please give it a star on GitHub: ${italic}https://github.com/php/frankenphp${normal}"
+	exit 0
 	;;
 *)
 	THE_ARCH_BIN=""