diff --git a/apps/desktop/build/install-spinner.gif b/apps/desktop/build/install-spinner.gif
index ce6c17844a..12c17c943c 100644
Binary files a/apps/desktop/build/install-spinner.gif and b/apps/desktop/build/install-spinner.gif differ
diff --git a/apps/desktop/element.io/healthchat/README b/apps/desktop/element.io/healthchat/README
index 95c5405ed1..8a2b58f227 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/element.io/healthchat/README
+++ b/apps/desktop/element.io/healthchat/README
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ Regenerate after a logo change with ImageMagick:
   magick apps/web/res/vector-icons/1024.png -define icon:auto-resize=16,24,32,48,64,128,256 apps/desktop/build/icon.ico
   cp apps/web/res/vector-icons/1024.png apps/desktop/build/icon.icon/Assets/healthchat.png
 
+The Windows installer splash (Squirrel loadingGif, auto-discovered by
+electron-builder at build/install-spinner.gif) is a static HealthChat logo on
+white. Regenerate it alongside the icons:
+  magick -size 320x320 xc:white \( apps/web/res/vector-icons/1024.png -resize 240x240 \) \
+    -gravity center -composite apps/desktop/build/install-spinner.gif
+
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