diff --git a/bin/omarchy-launch-ms-windows b/bin/omarchy-launch-ms-windows
index 534d715a..c09a974e 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-launch-ms-windows
+++ b/bin/omarchy-launch-ms-windows
@@ -1,50 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Docker Compose Windows VM Launcher for Omarchy
-# Starts Windows VM via Docker and connects with RDP
-# When RDP closes, docker-compose will also stop
+# Starts Windows VM via Docker Compose and connects with RDP
+# When RDP closes, docker-compose will stop
 
 set -e
 
-WINDOWS_STORAGE_DIR="$HOME/.windows"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &> /dev/null && pwd)"
+COMPOSE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../config/windows-vm"
 RDP_COMMAND="rdesktop -g 1920x1200 -P -z -x l -r sound:off -u docker 127.0.0.1:3389 -p admin"
-DOCKER_COMMAND="docker run -d --name windows -p 8006:8006 -p 3389:3389/tcp -p 3389:3389/udp --device=/dev/kvm --device=/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN -v ${WINDOWS_STORAGE_DIR}:/storage --stop-timeout 120 dockurr/windows"
 
 echo "Starting Windows VM..."
 
 # Create Windows storage directory if it doesn't exist
-mkdir -p "$WINDOWS_STORAGE_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.windows"
+
+# Change to compose directory where docker-compose.yml is located
+cd "$COMPOSE_DIR" || {
+    echo "Error: Could not change to $COMPOSE_DIR"
+    exit 1
+}
 
-# Check for required dependencies
-for cmd in docker rdesktop nc curl; do
-    if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Error: Required command '$cmd' not found."
-        echo "Please ensure Docker, rdesktop, and netcat are installed."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-done
 
 # Function to handle cleanup
 cleanup() {
     echo "Shutting down Windows VM..."
-    docker stop windows 2>/dev/null || true
-    docker rm windows 2>/dev/null || true
+    docker-compose down
     exit 0
 }
 
 # Set up signal handlers
 trap cleanup SIGTERM SIGINT
 
-# Check if container already exists and remove it
-if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^windows$"; then
-    echo "Removing existing Windows container..."
-    docker stop windows 2>/dev/null || true
-    docker rm windows 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
-
-# Start docker container
-echo "Starting Windows container..."
-eval $DOCKER_COMMAND
+# Start docker-compose in background
+docker-compose up &
+COMPOSE_PID=$!
 
 # Wait for container to be running
 echo "Waiting for Windows container to start..."
@@ -57,9 +47,9 @@ while true; do
     echo "  Container status: $CONTAINER_STATUS"
     sleep 2
     
-    # Check if container is still running
-    if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^windows$"; then
-        echo "Docker container died unexpectedly"
+    # Check if docker-compose process is still running
+    if ! kill -0 $COMPOSE_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Docker Compose process died unexpectedly"
         exit 1
     fi
 done
@@ -97,4 +87,4 @@ echo "When you close RDP, the Windows VM will automatically shut down."
 $RDP_COMMAND
 
 # If RDP exits, cleanup
-cleanup
\ No newline at end of file
+cleanup
diff --git a/config/windows-vm/docker-compose.yml b/config/windows-vm/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ef8bcf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/windows-vm/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+services:
+  windows:
+    image: dockurr/windows
+    container_name: windows-omarchy
+    environment:
+      VERSION: "11"
+      RAM_SIZE: "12G"
+      CPU_CORES: "4"
+    devices:
+      - /dev/kvm
+      - /dev/net/tun
+    cap_add:
+      - NET_ADMIN
+    ports:
+      - 8006:8006
+      - 3389:3389/tcp
+      - 3389:3389/udp
+    volumes:
+      - ~/.windows:/storage
+    restart: always
+    stop_grace_period: 2m