diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index 4ad685407..6014f7483 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ rust-base:
         wget \
         file \
         libsoup-3.0-dev \
-        libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev
+        libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
+        gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 \
+        zip
 
     # Install library dependencies for all supported architectures
     # required for succesfully linking.
@@ -451,6 +453,55 @@ tauri-build:
     SAVE ARTIFACT --if-exists "target/${target}/release/bundle/deb/*.deb" AS LOCAL "${outputDir}/${GO_ARCH_STRING}/"
     SAVE ARTIFACT --if-exists "target/${target}/release/bundle/rpm/*.rpm" AS LOCAL "${outputDir}/${GO_ARCH_STRING}/"
 
+tauri-build-windows-binary:
+    FROM +tauri-src
+
+    ARG target="x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+    ARG output=".*/release/(([^\./]+|([^\./]+\.(dll|exe))))"
+    ARG bundle="none"
+    ARG --required version_suffix
+
+    ARG GOOS=windows
+    ARG GOARCH=amd64
+    ARG GOARM
+
+    # The binaries will not be used but we still need to create them. Tauri will check for them.
+    RUN mkdir /tmp/gobuild
+    RUN mkdir ./binaries
+
+    DO +RUST_TO_GO_ARCH_STRING --rustTarget="${target}"
+    RUN echo "GOOS=${GOOS} GOARCH=${GOARCH} GOARM=${GOARM} GO_ARCH_STRING=${GO_ARCH_STRING}"
+
+    # Our tauri app has externalBins configured so tauri will look for them when it finished compiling
+    # the app. Make sure we copy portmaster-start and portmaster-core in all architectures supported.
+    # See documentation for externalBins for more information on how tauri searches for the binaries.
+
+    COPY (+go-build/output --GOOS="${GOOS}" --CMDS="portmaster-start portmaster-core" --GOARCH="${GOARCH}" --GOARM="${GOARM}") /tmp/gobuild
+
+    # Place them in the correct folder with the rust target tripple attached.
+    FOR bin IN $(ls /tmp/gobuild)
+        # ${bin$.*} does not work in SET commands unfortunately so we use a shell
+        # snippet here:
+        RUN set -e ; \
+            dest="./binaries/${bin}-${target}" ; \
+            if [ -z "${bin##*.exe}" ]; then \
+                dest="./binaries/${bin%.*}-${target}.exe" ; \
+            fi ; \
+            cp "/tmp/gobuild/${bin}" "${dest}" ;
+    END
+
+    # Just for debugging ...
+    # RUN ls -R ./binaries
+
+    DO rust+SET_CACHE_MOUNTS_ENV
+    RUN --mount=$EARTHLY_RUST_TARGET_CACHE cargo tauri build --no-bundle --ci --target="${target}"
+    DO rust+COPY_OUTPUT --output="${output}"
+
+    RUN echo output: $(ls -R "target/${target}/release")
+    RUN mv "target/${target}/release/app.exe" "target/${target}/release/portmaster-app_${version_suffix}.exe"
+    RUN zip "target/${target}/release/portmaster-app_${version_suffix}.zip" "target/${target}/release/portmaster-app_${version_suffix}.exe" -j portmaster-app${version_suffix}.exe "target/${target}/release/WebView2Loader.dll" -j WebView2Loader.dll
+    SAVE ARTIFACT --if-exists "target/${target}/release/portmaster-app_${version_suffix}.zip" AS LOCAL "${outputDir}/${GO_ARCH_STRING}/"
+
 tauri-prep-windows:
     FROM +angular-base --configuration=production
     ARG target="x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go b/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
index 5b4e04fd3..42c2b532b 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type Options struct {
 // This is a temp value that will be used to test the new UI in beta.
 var app2Options = Options{
 	Name:              "Portmaster App2",
-	Identifier:        "app2/portmaster",
+	Identifier:        "app2/portmaster-app",
 	AllowDownload:     false,
 	AllowHidingWindow: false,
 	RestartOnFail:     true,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var app2Options = Options{
 func init() {
 	// Make sure the new UI has a proper extension.
 	if onWindows {
-		app2Options.Identifier += ".exe"
+		app2Options.Identifier += ".zip"
 	}
 
 	registerComponent([]Options{
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ func init() {
 			AllowHidingWindow: false,
 			RestartOnFail:     true,
 		},
-		{
-			Name:              "Portmaster App2",
-			Identifier:        "app2/portmaster",
-			AllowDownload:     false,
-			AllowHidingWindow: false,
-		},
 		{
 			Name:              "Portmaster Notifier",
 			Identifier:        "notifier/portmaster-notifier",
@@ -116,6 +110,26 @@ func init() {
 			RestartOnFail:     true,
 		},
 	})
+
+	if onWindows {
+		registerComponent([]Options{
+			{
+				Name:              "Portmaster App2",
+				Identifier:        "app2/portmaster-app.zip",
+				AllowDownload:     false,
+				AllowHidingWindow: false,
+			},
+		})
+	} else {
+		registerComponent([]Options{
+			{
+				Name:              "Portmaster App2",
+				Identifier:        "app2/portmaster-app",
+				AllowDownload:     false,
+				AllowHidingWindow: false,
+			},
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func registerComponent(opts []Options) {
diff --git a/service/updates/helper/updates.go b/service/updates/helper/updates.go
index b1b9a0fdf..efae917d0 100644
--- a/service/updates/helper/updates.go
+++ b/service/updates/helper/updates.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func MandatoryUpdates() (identifiers []string) {
 			PlatformIdentifier("start/portmaster-start.exe"),
 			PlatformIdentifier("notifier/portmaster-notifier.exe"),
 			PlatformIdentifier("notifier/portmaster-wintoast.dll"),
-			PlatformIdentifier("app2/portmaster.exe"),
+			PlatformIdentifier("app2/portmaster-app.zip"),
 		)
 	} else {
 		identifiers = append(
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func MandatoryUpdates() (identifiers []string) {
 			PlatformIdentifier("core/portmaster-core"),
 			PlatformIdentifier("start/portmaster-start"),
 			PlatformIdentifier("notifier/portmaster-notifier"),
-			PlatformIdentifier("app2/portmaster"),
+			PlatformIdentifier("app2/portmaster-app"),
 		)
 	}
 
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ func AutoUnpackUpdates() []string {
 
 	return []string{
 		PlatformIdentifier("app/portmaster-app.zip"),
+		PlatformIdentifier("app2/portmaster-app.zip"),
 	}
 }