diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
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index 0000000..55faaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: CI Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup MSBuild
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+
+      - name: Setup NuGet
+        uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v2
+
+      - name: Restore packages
+        run: nuget restore MicroWin/MicroWin.csproj -PackagesDirectory packages
+
+      - name: Build Release
+        run: msbuild MicroWin/MicroWin.csproj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=AnyCPU /verbosity:minimal
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..013007b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "dotnet.preferCSharpExtension": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Bhelper.ps1 b/Bhelper.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cbd205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Bhelper.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [ValidateSet('Build')]
+    [string]$Action,
+
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string]$ScriptDir
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+$normalizedScriptDir = $ScriptDir
+if ($null -eq $normalizedScriptDir) {
+    throw 'ScriptDir parameter is missing.'
+}
+$normalizedScriptDir = $normalizedScriptDir.Trim()
+$normalizedScriptDir = $normalizedScriptDir.Trim('"')
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($normalizedScriptDir)) {
+    throw 'ScriptDir parameter is empty after normalization.'
+}
+$script:ScriptDir = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($normalizedScriptDir)
+$script:ToolsDir = Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'tools'
+$script:LogFile = Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'BuildLog.txt'
+$script:NugetExe = Join-Path $script:ToolsDir 'nuget.exe'
+$script:NugetUrl = 'https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe'
+$script:BuildToolsInstaller = Join-Path $script:ToolsDir 'vs_buildtools.exe'
+$script:BuildToolsUrl = 'https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe'
+$script:LockDir = Join-Path $script:ScriptDir '.build.lock'
+$script:ProjectPath = Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\MicroWin.csproj'
+
+function Write-LogLine {
+    param([string]$Message)
+
+    $line = "[{0}] {1}" -f (Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'), $Message
+    Write-Host $Message
+    Add-Content -Path $script:LogFile -Value $line -Encoding UTF8
+}
+
+function Write-LogOutputLine {
+    param([string]$Message)
+
+    $line = "[{0}] {1}" -f (Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff'), $Message
+    Add-Content -Path $script:LogFile -Value $line -Encoding UTF8
+}
+
+function Invoke-Download {
+    param(
+        [string]$Url,
+        [string]$OutFile
+    )
+
+    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+    Write-LogLine "Downloading: $Url"
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile $OutFile
+    Write-LogLine "Saved: $OutFile"
+}
+
+function Invoke-External {
+    param(
+        [string]$FilePath,
+        [string[]]$Arguments,
+        [string]$WorkingDirectory
+    )
+
+    if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($WorkingDirectory)) {
+        Push-Location $WorkingDirectory
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $argText = if ($Arguments) { ($Arguments -join ' ') } else { '' }
+        Write-LogLine "Running: $FilePath $argText".Trim()
+
+        & $FilePath @Arguments 2>&1 | ForEach-Object {
+            $text = [string]$_
+            Write-Host $text
+            Write-LogOutputLine -Message $text
+        }
+
+        $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+        if ($null -eq $exitCode) {
+            $exitCode = 0
+        }
+
+        if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+            throw "Command failed with exit code $exitCode"
+        }
+    }
+    finally {
+        if (-not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($WorkingDirectory)) {
+            Pop-Location
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function Find-MSBuild {
+    $candidates = @(
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe',
+        'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe'
+    )
+
+    foreach ($candidate in $candidates) {
+        if (Test-Path -Path $candidate) {
+            return $candidate
+        }
+    }
+
+    $vswhere = Join-Path ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)} 'Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe'
+    if (Test-Path -Path $vswhere) {
+        $found = & $vswhere -latest -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -find MSBuild\**\Bin\MSBuild.exe | Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($found) {
+            return $found
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Find-BuiltExe {
+    $candidates = @(
+        (Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\bin\Release\MicroWin.exe'),
+        (Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\bin\AnyCPU\Release\MicroWin.exe'),
+        (Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\bin\x64\Release\MicroWin.exe'),
+        (Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\bin\x86\Release\MicroWin.exe')
+    )
+
+    foreach ($candidate in $candidates) {
+        if (Test-Path -Path $candidate) {
+            return $candidate
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Confirm-Yes {
+    param([string]$Prompt)
+
+    $choice = Read-Host $Prompt
+    return ($choice -match '^(?i)y(es)?$')
+}
+
+function Initialize-Log {
+    $tries = 0
+    while ($tries -lt 5) {
+        try {
+            Set-Content -Path $script:LogFile -Value @(
+                '==================================================',
+                "MicroWin Build Log - $(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff')",
+                "Script: $([System.IO.Path]::Combine($script:ScriptDir, 'build.bat'))",
+                '==================================================',
+                ''
+            ) -Encoding UTF8
+            return
+        }
+        catch {
+            $tries++
+            Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    throw 'Could not initialize BuildLog.txt because it is in use.'
+}
+
+function Acquire-Lock {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $script:LockDir) {
+        throw 'Another build process is already running. Close the other build window and try again.'
+    }
+
+    New-Item -Path $script:LockDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+function Release-Lock {
+    if (Test-Path -Path $script:LockDir) {
+        Remove-Item -Path $script:LockDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}
+
+function Run-Build {
+    Acquire-Lock
+
+    try {
+        if (-not (Test-Path -Path $script:ToolsDir)) {
+            New-Item -Path $script:ToolsDir -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
+        }
+
+        Initialize-Log
+
+        Write-Host '========================================'
+        Write-Host 'MicroWin Build Script'
+        Write-Host '========================================'
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine "Build log: $script:LogFile"
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine '[1/4] Checking for MSBuild...'
+        $msbuildPath = Find-MSBuild
+        if (-not $msbuildPath) {
+            Write-LogLine 'MSBuild not found. Downloading minimal build tools...'
+            Invoke-Download -Url $script:BuildToolsUrl -OutFile $script:BuildToolsInstaller
+
+            Write-LogLine 'Installing minimal build tools (MSBuild + .NET Framework 4.8 SDK)...'
+            Write-LogLine 'This will download ~500MB and install required components.'
+            Invoke-External -FilePath $script:BuildToolsInstaller -Arguments @(
+                '--quiet','--wait','--norestart','--nocache',
+                '--installPath',"$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools",
+                '--add','Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools',
+                '--add','Microsoft.Net.Component.4.8.SDK',
+                '--add','Microsoft.Net.Component.4.8.TargetingPack'
+            ) -WorkingDirectory $script:ScriptDir
+
+            $msbuildPath = Find-MSBuild
+            if (-not $msbuildPath) {
+                throw 'MSBuild not found after installation.'
+            }
+        }
+        Write-LogLine "Found MSBuild at: $msbuildPath"
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine '[2/4] Checking for NuGet...'
+        if (-not (Test-Path -Path $script:NugetExe)) {
+            Write-LogLine 'NuGet not found. Downloading NuGet.exe ~8MB...'
+            Invoke-Download -Url $script:NugetUrl -OutFile $script:NugetExe
+        }
+        Write-LogLine "Found NuGet at: $script:NugetExe"
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine '[3/4] Restoring NuGet packages...'
+        Invoke-External -FilePath $script:NugetExe -Arguments @('restore','MicroWin\MicroWin.csproj','-PackagesDirectory','packages') -WorkingDirectory $script:ScriptDir
+        Write-LogLine 'NuGet restore completed.'
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine '[4/4] Building MicroWin...'
+        Invoke-External -FilePath $msbuildPath -Arguments @('MicroWin\MicroWin.csproj','/p:Configuration=Release','/p:Platform=AnyCPU','/verbosity:minimal') -WorkingDirectory $script:ScriptDir
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-Host '========================================'
+        Write-Host 'Build completed successfully!'
+        Write-Host '========================================'
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine 'Build completed successfully.'
+
+        $builtExe = Find-BuiltExe
+        $outputDir = Join-Path $script:ScriptDir 'MicroWin\bin\Release\'
+        if ($builtExe) {
+            Write-LogLine "Output location: $builtExe"
+            $outputDir = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($builtExe)
+            if (-not $outputDir.EndsWith('\')) {
+                $outputDir = "$outputDir\"
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-LogLine 'Output location: not found'
+        }
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        $desktopBuildDir = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE 'Desktop\MicroWin-Build'
+        if ($builtExe) {
+            if (Confirm-Yes 'Copy build output files to Desktop\MicroWin-Build? (Y/N)') {
+                if (Test-Path -Path $desktopBuildDir) {
+                    Remove-Item -Path $desktopBuildDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                }
+                New-Item -Path $desktopBuildDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+                Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $outputDir '*') -Destination $desktopBuildDir -Recurse -Force
+                if (Test-Path -Path $script:LogFile) {
+                    Copy-Item -Path $script:LogFile -Destination (Join-Path $desktopBuildDir 'BuildLog.txt') -Force
+                }
+                Write-LogLine "Copied build output to: $desktopBuildDir"
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-LogLine 'Desktop output copy skipped by user.'
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-LogLine 'WARNING: Built executable not found, skipping Desktop copy option.'
+        }
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        if (Confirm-Yes 'Remove downloaded build utility files from tools folder? (Y/N)') {
+            if (Test-Path -Path $script:NugetExe) { Remove-Item -Path $script:NugetExe -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+            if (Test-Path -Path $script:BuildToolsInstaller) { Remove-Item -Path $script:BuildToolsInstaller -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+            if (Test-Path -Path $script:ToolsDir) {
+                try { Remove-Item -Path $script:ToolsDir -Force -ErrorAction Stop } catch {}
+            }
+            Write-LogLine 'Removed downloaded build utility files from tools folder.'
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-LogLine 'Build utility cleanup skipped by user.'
+        }
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        if (Confirm-Yes 'Open build output folder now? (Y/N)') {
+            if (Test-Path -Path $outputDir) {
+                Start-Process -FilePath $outputDir | Out-Null
+                Write-LogLine "Opened output folder: $outputDir"
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-LogLine 'WARNING: Output folder not found.'
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-LogLine 'Open output folder skipped by user.'
+        }
+
+        Write-Host ''
+        Write-LogLine 'Build script finished.'
+        exit 0
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-LogLine "ERROR: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    finally {
+        Release-Lock
+    }
+}
+
+if ($Action -eq 'Build') {
+    Run-Build
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6d804c..7031c08 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green)
 ![Platform: Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Windows%2010%20%2F%2011-0078d4)
+[![CI Build](https://github.com/dennisflb/MicroWin/actions/workflows/ci-build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dennisflb/MicroWin/actions/workflows/ci-build.yml)
 
 This repository contains the source code for the C# rewrite of MicroWin. This serves as the continuation of MicroWin from [WinUtil](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil) that got removed recently.
 
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..964ead3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
+set "SCRIPT_DIR_SAFE=%SCRIPT_DIR%."
+set "HELPER_PS1=%SCRIPT_DIR%Bhelper.ps1"
+
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Relaunching with Administrator privileges...
+    pause
+    powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "try { Start-Process -FilePath '%~f0' -WorkingDirectory '%CD%' -Verb RunAs -ErrorAction Stop; exit 0 } catch { exit 1 }"
+    if !errorLevel! neq 0 (
+        echo ERROR: Failed to start elevated process. UAC may have been cancelled or blocked.
+        pause
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+    echo Elevated build started in a new window.
+    pause
+    exit /b 0
+)
+
+if not exist "%HELPER_PS1%" (
+    echo ERROR: Missing helper script: %HELPER_PS1%
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%HELPER_PS1%" -Action Build -ScriptDir "%SCRIPT_DIR_SAFE%"
+set "EXIT_CODE=%errorLevel%"
+
+pause
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
diff --git a/microwin.zip b/microwin.zip
deleted file mode 100644
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