diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml b/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
index 353972b..649e939 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ jobs:
           if (-not $env:FFMPEG_DIR) {
             "FFMPEG_DIR=C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
           }
+          # VBCABLE_DIR: the pinned official VB-CABLE package (provisioned by
+          # provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1) -> pack-host-installer.ps1 bundles the
+          # streaming virtual microphone. Same daemon-env-or-fallback pattern as FFMPEG_DIR
+          # (the daemon env only refreshes on a runner-task restart).
+          if (-not $env:VBCABLE_DIR) {
+            "VBCABLE_DIR=C:\Users\Public\vbcable" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
+          }
           $v = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/v*') {
             $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -replace '^v', ''
           } else {
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/install.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/install.rs
index ed6f2f6..8b39381 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/install.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/install.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-//! `punktfunk-host driver install` / `web setup` - the install-time work the Windows installer's Inno
-//! `[Run]` section delegates to the host EXE instead of locale-parsed PowerShell *files*.
+//! `punktfunk-host driver install|uninstall` / `web setup` - the install-time work the Windows
+//! installer's Inno `[Run]`/`[UninstallRun]` sections delegate to the host EXE instead of
+//! locale-parsed PowerShell *files*.
 //!
 //! Why: Windows PowerShell 5.1 reads a BOM-less `.ps1` *file* in the machine's ANSI codepage, so on a
 //! non-English locale a stray non-ASCII byte mis-decodes and the script aborts "unterminated string" -
@@ -45,11 +46,15 @@ fn run_capture(cmd: &str, args: &[&str]) -> String {
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-// ── `driver install [--gamepad] --dir <stage>` ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── `driver install [--gamepad] --dir <stage>` / `driver uninstall [--gamepad]` ────────────────
 pub fn driver_main(args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
         Some("install") => driver_install(&args[1..]),
-        _ => bail!("usage: punktfunk-host driver install --dir <stage> [--gamepad]"),
+        Some("uninstall") => driver_uninstall(&args[1..]),
+        _ => bail!(
+            "usage: punktfunk-host driver install --dir <stage> [--gamepad]\n\
+             \x20      punktfunk-host driver uninstall [--gamepad]"
+        ),
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +165,121 @@ fn install_gamepad(dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+// ── `driver uninstall [--gamepad]` ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// The uninstaller's cleanup counterpart (Inno [UninstallRun]) — the field report was that our
+// virtual-device drivers survived an uninstall. Removes the pf-vdisplay device node(s) + driver
+// package, or (--gamepad) the pf-dualsense/pf-xusb driver packages (their devnodes are per-session
+// SwDeviceCreate'd and are already gone once the service stopped). Locale-safe by construction: we
+// never parse pnputil's localized LABELS — devices are matched on the un-localized VALUE side
+// (instance IDs / device IDs), and driver packages are found by scanning %WINDIR%\INF\oem*.inf
+// CONTENT for our driver names, then passed to pnputil by file name.
+
+fn driver_uninstall(args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+    let gamepad = flag_present(args, "--gamepad");
+    let (what, res) = if gamepad {
+        ("gamepad", uninstall_gamepad())
+    } else {
+        ("pf-vdisplay", uninstall_pf_vdisplay())
+    };
+    if let Err(e) = res {
+        // Same best-effort contract as install: never abort the (un)installer over a driver.
+        eprintln!("warning: {what} driver uninstall: {e:#}");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn uninstall_pf_vdisplay() -> Result<()> {
+    // 1. Remove the ROOT device node(s) the installer created via nefconc (leaving them would keep
+    //    a ghost "punktfunk virtual display" in Device Manager forever — the exact complaint).
+    for id in pf_vdisplay_instance_ids() {
+        if run_quiet("pnputil", &["/remove-device", &id]) {
+            println!("removed device node {id}");
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("warning: pnputil /remove-device {id} failed");
+        }
+    }
+    // 2. Delete the driver package from the driver store.
+    delete_store_drivers(&["pf_vdisplay"]);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn uninstall_gamepad() -> Result<()> {
+    delete_store_drivers(&["pf_dualsense", "pf_dualshock4", "pf_xusb"]);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Instance IDs of enumerated punktfunk virtual-display devices. Parses `pnputil /enum-devices`
+/// per-device blocks (blank-line separated); a block is ours if it mentions the pf_vdisplay
+/// hardware id / description, and its instance ID is the first line's VALUE (never the localized
+/// label) — pnputil prints "Instance ID:" (or its translation) first in every block.
+fn pf_vdisplay_instance_ids() -> Vec<String> {
+    let out = run_capture("pnputil", &["/enum-devices", "/class", "Display"]);
+    let mut ids = Vec::new();
+    for block in out.split("\r\n\r\n").flat_map(|b| b.split("\n\n")) {
+        let lo = block.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if !lo.contains("pf_vdisplay") && !lo.contains("punktfunk virtual display") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(first) = block.lines().find(|l| !l.trim().is_empty()) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let Some((_, value)) = first.split_once(':') else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let id = value.trim();
+        // Sanity: an instance ID is a backslashed path with no spaces (e.g. ROOT\DISPLAY\0000).
+        if !id.is_empty() && id.contains('\\') && !id.contains(' ') {
+            ids.push(id.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    ids
+}
+
+/// Delete every driver-store package (`%WINDIR%\INF\oem*.inf`) whose INF text mentions one of
+/// `needles` — our driver names are unique enough that a content match identifies the package
+/// without parsing `pnputil /enum-drivers`' localized output. `/uninstall /force` also unbinds it
+/// from any remaining devnodes.
+fn delete_store_drivers(needles: &[&str]) {
+    let windir = std::env::var("WINDIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| r"C:\Windows".into());
+    let inf_dir = Path::new(&windir).join("INF");
+    let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&inf_dir) else {
+        eprintln!("warning: cannot read {}", inf_dir.display());
+        return;
+    };
+    for path in entries.flatten().map(|e| e.path()) {
+        let name = file_name(&path).to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if !name.starts_with("oem") || !name.ends_with(".inf") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let text = read_inf_text(&path).to_ascii_lowercase();
+        if !needles.iter().any(|n| text.contains(n)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if run_quiet(
+            "pnputil",
+            &["/delete-driver", &name, "/uninstall", "/force"],
+        ) {
+            println!("deleted driver package {name}");
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("warning: pnputil /delete-driver {name} /uninstall /force failed");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// INF files in %WINDIR%\INF are ANSI or UTF-16LE(+BOM); decode either so content matching works.
+fn read_inf_text(path: &Path) -> String {
+    let bytes = std::fs::read(path).unwrap_or_default();
+    if bytes.len() >= 2 && bytes[0] == 0xFF && bytes[1] == 0xFE {
+        let units: Vec<u16> = bytes[2..]
+            .chunks_exact(2)
+            .map(|c| u16::from_le_bytes([c[0], c[1]]))
+            .collect();
+        String::from_utf16_lossy(&units)
+    } else {
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).into_owned()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Is a punktfunk virtual-display device already enumerated? Matches the device ID / description, which
 /// are NOT localized, so the substring check is locale-safe.
 fn pf_vdisplay_present() -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/service.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/service.rs
index 77bee04..5afb1f9 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/service.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/windows/service.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn event_handle(ev: &OnceLock<OwnedHandle>) -> Option<HANDLE> {
 pub fn main(args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
         Some("run") => run(),
-        Some("install") => install(),
+        Some("install") => install(&args[1..]),
         Some("uninstall") => uninstall(),
         Some("start") => sc(&["start", SERVICE_NAME]),
         Some("stop") => sc(&["stop", SERVICE_NAME]),
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ pub fn main(args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
             eprintln!(
                 "punktfunk-host service — Windows service control\n\n\
                  USAGE:\n\
-                 \x20   punktfunk-host service install     register the auto-start service + firewall rules\n\
+                 \x20   punktfunk-host service install [--gamestream=on|off]\n\
+                 \x20                                      register the auto-start service + firewall rules\n\
+                 \x20                                      (--gamestream sets host.env's PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD)\n\
                  \x20   punktfunk-host service uninstall   stop + remove the service + firewall rules\n\
                  \x20   punktfunk-host service start       start the service now\n\
                  \x20   punktfunk-host service stop        stop the service\n\
@@ -606,12 +608,20 @@ unsafe fn open_log_handle(path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<HANDLE> {
 
 // ── install / uninstall ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-fn install() -> Result<()> {
+fn install(args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     use windows_service::service::{
         ServiceAccess, ServiceErrorControl, ServiceInfo, ServiceStartType, ServiceType,
     };
     use windows_service::service_manager::{ServiceManager, ServiceManagerAccess};
 
+    // `--gamestream=on|off` (the installer's wizard task): None = flag absent, keep host.env as-is.
+    let gamestream = match args.iter().find_map(|a| a.strip_prefix("--gamestream=")) {
+        Some("on") => Some(true),
+        Some("off") => Some(false),
+        Some(v) => bail!("--gamestream must be 'on' or 'off' (got '{v}')"),
+        None => None,
+    };
+
     let exe = std::env::current_exe().context("current_exe")?;
     let manager = ServiceManager::local_computer(
         None::<&str>,
@@ -653,6 +663,9 @@ fn install() -> Result<()> {
     }
 
     ensure_default_host_env()?;
+    if let Some(on) = gamestream {
+        apply_gamestream_choice(on);
+    }
     add_firewall_rules();
 
     println!(
@@ -721,6 +734,58 @@ fn ensure_default_host_env() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Write the installer's GameStream choice into host.env's `PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD`. Upgrade-safe:
+/// only an absent line or one of the two canonical values (`serve` / `serve --gamestream`) is
+/// rewritten — a hand-customized command line is the user's, and stays. Best-effort (warns).
+fn apply_gamestream_choice(enable: bool) {
+    let path = host_env_path();
+    let desired = if enable {
+        "serve --gamestream"
+    } else {
+        "serve"
+    };
+    let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "warning: could not read {} to apply the GameStream choice",
+            path.display()
+        );
+        return;
+    };
+    let mut lines: Vec<String> = text.lines().map(str::to_string).collect();
+    let current = lines.iter().position(|l| {
+        let t = l.trim_start();
+        !t.starts_with('#') && t.starts_with("PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD=")
+    });
+    match current {
+        Some(i) => {
+            let value = lines[i].trim_start()["PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD=".len()..].trim();
+            if value == desired {
+                return; // already what the installer chose
+            }
+            if value != "serve" && value != "serve --gamestream" {
+                println!(
+                    "host.env has a customized PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD ({value}) - leaving it \
+                     (installer GameStream choice not applied)"
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+            lines[i] = format!("PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD={desired}");
+        }
+        None => lines.push(format!("PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD={desired}")),
+    }
+    let mut out = lines.join("\n");
+    out.push('\n');
+    // Rewrite through write_secret_file so the SYSTEM/Administrators DACL is re-asserted.
+    if let Err(e) = crate::gamestream::write_secret_file(&path, out.as_bytes()) {
+        eprintln!("warning: could not write {}: {e}", path.display());
+        return;
+    }
+    println!(
+        "GameStream (Moonlight) compatibility: {} (PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD={desired})",
+        if enable { "enabled" } else { "disabled" }
+    );
+}
+
 // ── firewall + sc helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Inbound firewall rules for the streaming ports (best-effort; logs but never fails the install).
diff --git a/packaging/windows/README.md b/packaging/windows/README.md
index 94de0fc..ef1c8db 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/README.md
+++ b/packaging/windows/README.md
@@ -47,16 +47,31 @@ parse breakage that silently failed installs on non-English boxes.
   **`PunktfunkWeb`** scheduled task (boot, SYSTEM, restart-on-failure → `web-run.cmd` → `bun` on
   `:3000`), opens TCP 3000, and starts it. It proxies the host's loopback mgmt API with the host's
   own `%ProgramData%\punktfunk\mgmt-token`.
+- **GameStream (Moonlight) compatibility is a wizard task** (checked by default): the choice is passed
+  to `service install --gamestream=on|off`, which writes `PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD=serve --gamestream` (or
+  `serve`, the secure native-only host) into `host.env`. Upgrade-safe: a hand-customized
+  `PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD` is never overwritten.
+- **Branded, modern wizard**: `WizardStyle=modern dynamic windows11` (Inno ≥ 6.6 — Windows-11-style
+  controls following the system light/dark theme; pre-6.6 compilers fall back to plain `modern`), with
+  the punktfunk lens mark on the side panel / header tile and a multi-size `punktfunk.ico`
+  (`SetupIconFile` + the Apps & features entry). Assets are generated **and committed** by
+  `branding/gen-branding.ps1` from the canonical brand geometry (`web/src/components/brand-mark.tsx`);
+  re-run it only when the brand changes.
 - **Upgrade:** stops a running `PunktfunkHost` service and waits for `STOPPED` before replacing files
   (otherwise the locked exe / respawning supervisor would block the copy), then re-points the service;
   the existing console password is kept (the wizard page is skipped).
 - **Uninstall** (Add/Remove Programs): runs `service uninstall` (stop + delete service + remove
-  firewall rules) and removes the `PunktfunkWeb` task + its firewall rule. The pf-vdisplay driver and the
-  `%ProgramData%\punktfunk` config (incl. `web-password`) are intentionally left in place.
+  firewall rules), removes the `PunktfunkWeb` task + its firewall rule, then `driver uninstall` (+
+  `--gamepad`) removes the punktfunk virtual-device drivers — the pf-vdisplay device node(s) and the
+  pf-vdisplay / pf-dualsense / pf-xusb driver-store packages (the field report was that they survived
+  uninstall). **VB-CABLE is intentionally NOT removed** (a third-party shared component the user may
+  use elsewhere — its own uninstaller is `VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe -u -h`); the `%ProgramData%\punktfunk`
+  config (incl. `web-password`) is also left in place.
 
 Silent install: `punktfunk-host-setup-<ver>.exe /VERYSILENT` (omit the driver with
-`/MERGETASKS="!installdriver"`). A silent fresh install uses the generated random console password —
-read it from `%ProgramData%\punktfunk\web-password`.
+`/MERGETASKS="!installdriver"`; disable Moonlight compat with `/MERGETASKS="!gamestream"`). A silent
+fresh install uses the generated random console password — read it from
+`%ProgramData%\punktfunk\web-password`.
 
 ## Prerequisites on the target box
 
@@ -70,18 +85,24 @@ read it from `%ProgramData%\punktfunk\web-password`.
   Output` capture endpoint surfaces as a host mic. A Windows audio device can only be created by a
   **kernel-mode** driver (no UMDF path exists), so unlike our self-signed UMDF drivers we cannot ship our
   own — VB-CABLE is a vendor-signed cable that loads with no test-signing. It is **donationware** by
-  VB-Audio, redistributed under VB-Audio's bundling grant (only the single base cable); see
-  `licenses/VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt`. The package binary is **not** in the repo — supply it to the packer via
-  `-VbCableDir` / `$env:VBCABLE_DIR` (the extracted official package, containing `VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe`).
-  Absent → the installer is built without it and the host falls back to auto-installing the Steam
-  Streaming pair. *(Endgame: attestation-sign our own MIT virtual-audio driver to drop this dependency.)*
+  VB-Audio, redistributed under VB-Audio's bundling grant (only the single base cable) — the grant
+  requires the end user to see VB-CABLE's origin + donationware status, which the wizard task text and
+  `licenses/VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt` surface. The package binary is **not** in the repo — CI provisions the
+  **pinned, SHA-256-verified official package** onto the runner (`scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1`
+  → `C:\Users\Public\vbcable`) and `windows-host.yml` passes it via `$env:VBCABLE_DIR`, so **published
+  installers always bundle it**; locally supply `-VbCableDir` / `$env:VBCABLE_DIR` (the extracted
+  official package, containing `VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe`). Unset → the installer is built without it and
+  the host falls back to auto-installing the Steam Streaming pair; set-but-invalid → the pack **fails**
+  (a broken provisioning must not silently ship a mic-less installer again). *(Endgame:
+  attestation-sign our own MIT virtual-audio driver to drop this dependency.)*
 
 ## Files here
 
 | File | Role |
 |------|------|
 | `punktfunk-host.iss` | Inno Setup script (the installer definition). |
-| `pack-host-installer.ps1` | Orchestrator: cert + sign exe, **build + sign the drivers from source**, stage them + FFmpeg + the **web console** (`.output` + bun) + the HDR layer, run ISCC, sign setup.exe. |
+| `branding/` | Wizard branding: `gen-branding.ps1` renders the brand mark into the committed `wizard-image-*.bmp` / `wizard-small-*.bmp` (100–200% DPI) + `punktfunk.ico`. Re-run only on a brand change. |
+| `pack-host-installer.ps1` | Orchestrator: cert + sign exe, **build + sign the drivers from source**, stage them + FFmpeg + VB-CABLE + the **web console** (`.output` + bun) + the HDR layer + branding, run ISCC, sign setup.exe. |
 | `build-pf-vdisplay.ps1` | Build pf-vdisplay from source (the `drivers/` workspace) + clear FORCE_INTEGRITY + sign `.dll`/`.cat` + export `.cer`. |
 | `build-gamepad-drivers.ps1` | Sign + catalog the gamepad drivers (`pf-dualsense` + `pf-xusb`) from the same workspace build (`-SkipBuild`), one shared cert. |
 | `install-vbcable.ps1` | On-target: seed VB-Audio's cert into `TrustedPublisher`, silently install the bundled VB-CABLE (`-i -h`). Run by the installer's *Install VB-CABLE virtual audio* task; idempotent + always exits 0 (non-fatal). |
diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/gen-branding.ps1 b/packaging/windows/branding/gen-branding.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ce52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/windows/branding/gen-branding.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+  Generate the punktfunk host installer branding assets (wizard BMPs + setup .ico).
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+  Renders the punktfunk brand mark - the two overlapping circles ("lens") from
+  web/src/components/brand-mark.tsx (the canonical flattened geometry, shared with the Apple icon,
+  the marketing site and the docs) - into the assets Inno Setup consumes:
+
+    wizard-image-*.bmp   welcome/finish page side panel (164x314 base, 100..200% DPI variants);
+                         dark violet gradient panel + the mark + the lowercase wordmark. The panel
+                         is self-contained dark, so it reads correctly in BOTH the light and dark
+                         (WizardStyle=dynamic) wizard appearances.
+    wizard-small-*.bmp   header tile on the inner pages (55x55 base, 100..200% DPI variants);
+                         the square brand tile (mark on #1C1530), matching the MSIX client tile.
+    punktfunk.ico        multi-size icon (16..256, PNG-compressed entries - Vista+ format, we
+                         require Windows 10) for SetupIconFile + the Apps & Features entry.
+
+  Outputs are COMMITTED next to this script (like include/punktfunk_core.h, generated-but-checked-in);
+  re-run only when the brand changes. Everything is drawn 4x supersampled and downscaled
+  (System.Drawing regions/clips do not antialias), so edges stay clean at every size.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+  pwsh -File packaging/windows/branding/gen-branding.ps1
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param([string]$OutDir = $PSScriptRoot)
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
+
+# --- brand constants (colors from brand-mark.tsx; tile background from the MSIX assets) -------
+$colLight = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0xA7, 0x9F, 0xF8)   # large circle
+$colDeep = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0x6C, 0x5B, 0xF3)   # small circle
+$colHi = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0xD2, 0xC9, 0xFB)   # lens overlap highlight
+$colTile = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0x1C, 0x15, 0x30)   # brand tile background
+$colPanelTop = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0x27, 0x1E, 0x46)   # wizard panel gradient
+$colPanelBot = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0x11, 0x0D, 0x1F)
+$colText = [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 0xEA, 0xE6, 0xFB)   # wordmark on the panel
+
+# Mark geometry in the 1000-unit viewbox of brand-mark.tsx: two r=194.41 circles at (403.04,597.26)
+# (light, behind) and (597.81,402.85) (deep, in front), their intersection filled as the highlight.
+$R = 194.41
+$c1x = 403.037; $c1y = 597.262
+$c2x = 597.8075; $c2y = 402.8525
+# Mark bounding box -> center/span, so callers can place it by center + size.
+$bbMinX = $c1x - $R; $bbMaxX = $c2x + $R
+$bbMinY = $c2y - $R; $bbMaxY = $c1y + $R
+$markCx = ($bbMinX + $bbMaxX) / 2.0
+$markCy = ($bbMinY + $bbMaxY) / 2.0
+$markSpan = $bbMaxX - $bbMinX   # == $bbMaxY - $bbMinY (the bbox is square)
+
+# Draw the mark onto $g centered at ($cx,$cy) with bounding-box size $size (device pixels).
+function Draw-Mark([System.Drawing.Graphics]$g, [double]$cx, [double]$cy, [double]$size) {
+    $s = $size / $markSpan
+    function ellRect([double]$ecx, [double]$ecy) {
+        $r = $R * $s
+        [System.Drawing.RectangleF]::new(
+            [float]($cx + ($ecx - $markCx) * $s - $r), [float]($cy + ($ecy - $markCy) * $s - $r),
+            [float](2 * $r), [float](2 * $r))
+    }
+    $r1 = ellRect $c1x $c1y
+    $r2 = ellRect $c2x $c2y
+    $b = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colLight)
+    $g.FillEllipse($b, $r1); $b.Dispose()
+    $b = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colDeep)
+    $g.FillEllipse($b, $r2); $b.Dispose()
+    # Highlight = intersection: clip to circle 1, fill circle 2. The clip edge is not antialiased,
+    # but every caller renders 4x supersampled and downscales, which smooths it.
+    $p1 = New-Object System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath
+    $p1.AddEllipse($r1)
+    $g.SetClip($p1)
+    $b = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colHi)
+    $g.FillEllipse($b, $r2); $b.Dispose()
+    $g.ResetClip(); $p1.Dispose()
+}
+
+# New 32bpp canvas + antialiased Graphics.
+function New-Canvas([int]$w, [int]$h) {
+    $bmp = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap($w, $h, [System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat]::Format32bppArgb)
+    $g = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bmp)
+    $g.SmoothingMode = [System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode]::AntiAlias
+    $g.TextRenderingHint = [System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint]::AntiAlias
+    @($bmp, $g)
+}
+
+# Downscale $src to $w x $h (high-quality bicubic) - the supersample resolve.
+function Resize-Bitmap([System.Drawing.Bitmap]$src, [int]$w, [int]$h) {
+    $dst = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap($w, $h, [System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat]::Format32bppArgb)
+    $g = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($dst)
+    $g.InterpolationMode = [System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode]::HighQualityBicubic
+    $g.PixelOffsetMode = [System.Drawing.Drawing2D.PixelOffsetMode]::HighQuality
+    $g.DrawImage($src, (New-Object System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, $w, $h)),
+        0, 0, $src.Width, $src.Height, [System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit]::Pixel)
+    $g.Dispose()
+    $dst
+}
+
+# Save as 24bpp BMP (opaque - what Inno's wizard image loader expects by default).
+function Save-Bmp24([System.Drawing.Bitmap]$bmp, [string]$path) {
+    $b24 = $bmp.Clone((New-Object System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, $bmp.Width, $bmp.Height)),
+        [System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat]::Format24bppRgb)
+    $b24.Save($path, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Bmp)
+    $b24.Dispose()
+    Write-Host "  wrote $path ($($bmp.Width)x$($bmp.Height))"
+}
+
+$SS = 4   # supersample factor
+
+# --- wizard side panel (welcome/finish page): gradient + mark + wordmark ----------------------
+# Base size 164x314 (Inno's classic canvas); DPI variants via the wizard-image-*.bmp wildcard.
+foreach ($pct in 100, 125, 150, 175, 200) {
+    $w = [int][Math]::Round(164 * $pct / 100.0)
+    $h = [int][Math]::Round(314 * $pct / 100.0)
+    $bmp, $g = New-Canvas ($w * $SS) ($h * $SS)
+    $rect = New-Object System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, ($w * $SS), ($h * $SS))
+    $grad = New-Object System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush($rect, $colPanelTop, $colPanelBot, 90.0)
+    $g.FillRectangle($grad, $rect); $grad.Dispose()
+    # Mark: 58% of the panel width, centered horizontally, optical center at ~40% height.
+    Draw-Mark $g ($w * $SS / 2.0) ($h * $SS * 0.40) ($w * $SS * 0.58)
+    # Wordmark: lowercase brand name under the mark.
+    $font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font('Segoe UI Semibold', [float](13.0 * $SS * $pct / 100.0), [System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Regular, [System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit]::Pixel)
+    $tb = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colText)
+    $fmt = New-Object System.Drawing.StringFormat
+    $fmt.Alignment = [System.Drawing.StringAlignment]::Center
+    $g.DrawString('punktfunk', $font, $tb,
+        (New-Object System.Drawing.PointF([float]($w * $SS / 2.0), [float]($h * $SS * 0.60))), $fmt)
+    $fmt.Dispose(); $tb.Dispose(); $font.Dispose(); $g.Dispose()
+    $out = Resize-Bitmap $bmp $w $h
+    $bmp.Dispose()
+    Save-Bmp24 $out (Join-Path $OutDir ("wizard-image-{0}.bmp" -f $pct))
+    $out.Dispose()
+}
+
+# --- wizard header tile (inner pages): the square brand tile --------------------------------
+# Base size 55x55; DPI variants via the wizard-small-*.bmp wildcard. Opaque square (BMP has no
+# alpha here): the same full-bleed dark tile as the client's MSIX logo assets.
+foreach ($pct in 100, 125, 150, 175, 200) {
+    $sz = [int][Math]::Round(55 * $pct / 100.0)
+    $bmp, $g = New-Canvas ($sz * $SS) ($sz * $SS)
+    $b = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colTile)
+    $g.FillRectangle($b, 0, 0, ($sz * $SS), ($sz * $SS)); $b.Dispose()
+    Draw-Mark $g ($sz * $SS / 2.0) ($sz * $SS / 2.0) ($sz * $SS * 0.74)
+    $g.Dispose()
+    $out = Resize-Bitmap $bmp $sz $sz
+    $bmp.Dispose()
+    Save-Bmp24 $out (Join-Path $OutDir ("wizard-small-{0}.bmp" -f $pct))
+    $out.Dispose()
+}
+
+# --- punktfunk.ico: rounded brand tile at 16..256 --------------------------------------------
+# Small sizes are classic 32bpp DIB entries (Inno's SetupIconFile resource updater and older shell
+# consumers reject an all-PNG icon); only 128/256 use PNG compression (the standard Vista+ layout).
+function New-IconTile([int]$sz) {
+    $bmp, $g = New-Canvas ($sz * $SS) ($sz * $SS)
+    # Rounded-rect tile (22% corner radius - the Windows 11 app-icon look).
+    $S = $sz * $SS; $rad = [int]($S * 0.22)
+    $path = New-Object System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath
+    $path.AddArc(0, 0, 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 180, 90)
+    $path.AddArc($S - 2 * $rad, 0, 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 270, 90)
+    $path.AddArc($S - 2 * $rad, $S - 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 0, 90)
+    $path.AddArc(0, $S - 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 2 * $rad, 90, 90)
+    $path.CloseFigure()
+    $b = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush($colTile)
+    $g.FillPath($b, $path); $b.Dispose(); $path.Dispose()
+    Draw-Mark $g ($S / 2.0) ($S / 2.0) ($S * 0.74)
+    $g.Dispose()
+    $out = Resize-Bitmap $bmp $sz $sz
+    $bmp.Dispose()
+    $out
+}
+
+# PNG-compressed entry payload (used for the 128/256 entries). The leading comma keeps the byte[]
+# a single pipeline object (PowerShell would otherwise unroll it into individual bytes).
+function ConvertTo-IconPng([System.Drawing.Bitmap]$tile) {
+    $ms = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream
+    $tile.Save($ms, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png)
+    return , $ms.ToArray()
+}
+
+# Classic ICO DIB entry payload: BITMAPINFOHEADER (height doubled) + bottom-up 32bpp BGRA XOR data
+# + an all-zero 1bpp AND mask (32bpp icons carry transparency in the alpha channel).
+function ConvertTo-IconDib([System.Drawing.Bitmap]$tile) {
+    $s = $tile.Width
+    $rect = New-Object System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, $s, $s)
+    $data = $tile.LockBits($rect, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageLockMode]::ReadOnly,
+        [System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat]::Format32bppArgb)
+    $px = New-Object byte[] ($data.Stride * $s)
+    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::Copy($data.Scan0, $px, 0, $px.Length)
+    $tile.UnlockBits($data)
+    $maskStride = [int][Math]::Ceiling($s / 32.0) * 4     # 1bpp rows padded to 32 bits
+    $ms = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream
+    $w = New-Object System.IO.BinaryWriter($ms)
+    $w.Write([uint32]40); $w.Write([int]$s); $w.Write([int]($s * 2))   # biSize, biWidth, biHeight (XOR+AND)
+    $w.Write([uint16]1); $w.Write([uint16]32); $w.Write([uint32]0)     # biPlanes, biBitCount, BI_RGB
+    $w.Write([uint32]($s * $s * 4 + $maskStride * $s))                 # biSizeImage
+    $w.Write([int]0); $w.Write([int]0); $w.Write([uint32]0); $w.Write([uint32]0)
+    for ($y = $s - 1; $y -ge 0; $y--) { $w.Write($px, $y * $data.Stride, $s * 4) }   # XOR, bottom-up
+    $w.Write((New-Object byte[] ($maskStride * $s)))                   # AND mask: all opaque
+    $w.Flush()
+    $bytes = $ms.ToArray()
+    $w.Dispose(); $ms.Dispose()
+    return , $bytes   # leading comma: emit the byte[] as ONE object, not unrolled bytes
+}
+
+$icoSizes = 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 128, 256
+$pngs = @(foreach ($s in $icoSizes) {
+    $tile = New-IconTile $s
+    if ($s -ge 128) { ConvertTo-IconPng $tile } else { ConvertTo-IconDib $tile }
+    $tile.Dispose()
+})
+$ico = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream
+$bw = New-Object System.IO.BinaryWriter($ico)
+# ICONDIR
+$bw.Write([uint16]0); $bw.Write([uint16]1); $bw.Write([uint16]$icoSizes.Count)
+# ICONDIRENTRYs (width/height byte 0 means 256)
+$offset = 6 + 16 * $icoSizes.Count
+for ($i = 0; $i -lt $icoSizes.Count; $i++) {
+    $s = $icoSizes[$i]
+    $dim = if ($s -ge 256) { 0 } else { $s }
+    $bw.Write([byte]$dim); $bw.Write([byte]$dim)          # width, height
+    $bw.Write([byte]0); $bw.Write([byte]0)                # colors, reserved
+    $bw.Write([uint16]1); $bw.Write([uint16]32)           # planes, bitcount
+    $bw.Write([uint32]$pngs[$i].Length); $bw.Write([uint32]$offset)
+    $offset += $pngs[$i].Length
+}
+foreach ($p in $pngs) { $bw.Write([byte[]]$p) }
+$bw.Flush()
+$icoPath = Join-Path $OutDir 'punktfunk.ico'
+[IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($icoPath, $ico.ToArray())
+$bw.Dispose(); $ico.Dispose()
+# Self-check: a malformed container here would only surface later as ISCC "Icon file is invalid".
+$probe = New-Object System.Drawing.Icon($icoPath)
+$probe.Dispose()
+Write-Host "  wrote $icoPath ($($icoSizes -join ',')) - verified loadable"
+Write-Host "==> branding assets generated in $OutDir"
diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/punktfunk.ico b/packaging/windows/branding/punktfunk.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1757e23
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-100.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-100.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44b834b
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-125.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-125.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87abc1a
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-150.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-150.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5286d8e
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-175.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-175.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c891f5a
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-200.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-image-200.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45cc5d4
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-100.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-100.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ffbdc
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-125.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-125.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b336b73
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-150.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-150.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdeacca
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-175.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-175.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..717b4f4
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-200.bmp b/packaging/windows/branding/wizard-small-200.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..999cf46
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diff --git a/packaging/windows/pack-host-installer.ps1 b/packaging/windows/pack-host-installer.ps1
index daafc92..0982506 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/pack-host-installer.ps1
+++ b/packaging/windows/pack-host-installer.ps1
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ $issLocal = Join-Path $OutDir 'punktfunk-host.iss'
 Copy-Item -LiteralPath $hostEnvSrc -Destination $hostEnv -Force
 Copy-Item -LiteralPath $readmeSrc -Destination $readme -Force
 Copy-Item -LiteralPath $iss -Destination $issLocal -Force
+# Branding (wizard BMPs + punktfunk.ico, committed outputs of branding/gen-branding.ps1): the .iss
+# references them as "branding\" relative to itself, so stage the dir next to the staged .iss.
+$brandStage = Join-Path $OutDir 'branding'
+if (Test-Path $brandStage) { Remove-Item $brandStage -Recurse -Force }
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $brandStage | Out-Null
+Copy-Item (Join-Path $here 'branding\*.bmp') $brandStage -Force
+Copy-Item (Join-Path $here 'branding\punktfunk.ico') $brandStage -Force
 
 # License/attribution payload bundled into {app}\licenses: the project's own MIT/Apache texts and the
 # generated third-party crate notices. The FFmpeg LGPL notice + license text are added to this same
@@ -198,7 +205,13 @@ if (-not $NoDriver) {
 # shipped intact); supply it via -VbCableDir / $env:VBCABLE_DIR pointing at the extracted official
 # package (must contain VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe). Absent -> installer built WITHOUT the bundled cable; the
 # host then auto-installs the Steam Streaming pair as a fallback and mic passthrough needs a manual cable.
-if ($VbCableDir -and (Test-Path $VbCableDir) -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $VbCableDir -Filter 'VBCABLE_Setup*.exe' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+if ($VbCableDir -and -not ((Test-Path $VbCableDir) -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $VbCableDir -Filter 'VBCABLE_Setup*.exe' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))) {
+    # An explicitly-supplied dir that doesn't hold the package is a broken provisioning, not an
+    # opt-out - fail loudly instead of silently shipping an installer without the virtual mic
+    # (exactly the field regression this bundling fixes). Opt out by leaving VBCABLE_DIR unset.
+    throw "VbCableDir '$VbCableDir' has no VBCABLE_Setup*.exe - re-run scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1 (or unset VBCABLE_DIR to build without the virtual mic)"
+}
+if ($VbCableDir) {
     $vbStage = Join-Path $OutDir 'vbcable'
     if (Test-Path $vbStage) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $vbStage }
     New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $vbStage | Out-Null
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ if ($VbCableDir -and (Test-Path $VbCableDir) -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $VbCableD
     Copy-Item (Join-Path $here 'licenses\VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt') -Destination $licStage -Force
     Write-Host "==> bundling VB-CABLE (virtual mic) from $VbCableDir -> $vbStage"
 }
-else { Write-Host "no -VbCableDir/`$env:VBCABLE_DIR (or no VBCABLE_Setup*.exe in it) -> installer built WITHOUT the bundled VB-CABLE virtual mic" }
+else { Write-Host "no -VbCableDir/`$env:VBCABLE_DIR -> installer built WITHOUT the bundled VB-CABLE virtual mic (CI always bundles it; see provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1)" }
 
 # --- stage the FFmpeg shared DLLs (AMD/Intel AMF/QSV build) ------------------------------------
 # A host built with --features amf-qsv link-imports avcodec/avutil/swscale/... so the shared DLLs
diff --git a/packaging/windows/punktfunk-host.iss b/packaging/windows/punktfunk-host.iss
index 0f2b2a0..016db9d 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/punktfunk-host.iss
+++ b/packaging/windows/punktfunk-host.iss
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 #ifndef Readme
   #define Readme "README.md"
 #endif
+; Branding assets (wizard side panel + header tile BMPs, setup/app icon), generated + committed by
+; branding/gen-branding.ps1 from the canonical brand-mark geometry. Relative to this script's dir:
+; works from the repo checkout AND from the staged copy (pack-host-installer.ps1 stages branding\
+; next to the staged .iss).
+#ifndef BrandingDir
+  #define BrandingDir "branding"
+#endif
 ; The web console launcher (the PunktfunkWeb task action) + its post-install provisioner - committed
 ; scripts staged next to the .iss by pack-host-installer.ps1 (absolute paths passed in).
 #ifndef WebRunCmd
@@ -85,9 +92,23 @@ OutputDir={#OutputDir}
 OutputBaseFilename=punktfunk-host-setup-{#MyAppVersion}
 Compression=lzma2/max
 SolidCompression=yes
+; Modern branded wizard: Windows-11-style controls that follow the system light/dark theme
+; (Inno Setup >= 6.6; CI provisions current 6.x via choco). An older local compiler falls back
+; to the plain modern style so a dev pack still builds.
+#if VER >= EncodeVer(6,6,0)
+WizardStyle=modern dynamic windows11
+#else
 WizardStyle=modern
+#endif
+; Brand assets (branding/gen-branding.ps1): the violet lens mark on a dark panel/tile - self-
+; contained dark art, so it reads correctly in both the light and dark wizard appearance. The
+; wildcard names carry 100..200% DPI variants; Setup picks the closest.
+SetupIconFile={#BrandingDir}\punktfunk.ico
+WizardImageFile={#BrandingDir}\wizard-image-*.bmp
+WizardSmallImageFile={#BrandingDir}\wizard-small-*.bmp
 UninstallDisplayName=punktfunk host {#MyAppVersion}
-UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\punktfunk-host.exe
+; The branded multi-size .ico (installed below) - the host exe embeds no icon resource.
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\punktfunk.ico
 
 [Languages]
 Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
@@ -100,17 +121,26 @@ Name: "installdriver"; Description: "Install the pf-vdisplay virtual display dri
 Name: "installgamepad"; Description: "Install the virtual gamepad drivers (DualSense / DualShock 4 / Xbox 360 - no ViGEmBus needed)"
 #endif
 #ifdef WithAudioCable
-Name: "installaudiocable"; Description: "Install VB-CABLE virtual audio (microphone passthrough - VB-Audio donationware, www.vb-cable.com)"
+; VB-Audio's bundling grant requires the end user to see VB-CABLE's origin + donationware status
+; at install time - keep the vendor, URL, and donationware wording in this visible task text (the
+; full notice ships in {app}\licenses\VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt).
+Name: "installaudiocable"; Description: "Install VB-CABLE virtual audio for microphone passthrough (VB-CABLE by VB-Audio, www.vb-cable.com - donationware, all participations welcome)"
 #endif
 #ifdef WithVkLayer
 Name: "installhdrlayer"; Description: "Install the HDR Vulkan layer (lets Vulkan games like Doom use HDR on the virtual display)"
 #endif
+; Host-config choice, applied via `service install --gamestream=on|off` (writes PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD
+; in host.env; a hand-customized value is left alone). Checked = the Moonlight-compatible unified
+; host (the common Windows setup); unchecked = the secure native-only host (punktfunk clients only).
+Name: "gamestream"; Description: "Enable GameStream (Moonlight) compatibility - lets stock Moonlight clients connect (uses legacy plain-HTTP pairing; for trusted LANs)"
 Name: "startservice"; Description: "Start the punktfunk host service now (also starts on every boot)"
 
 [Files]
 Source: "{#BinDir}\punktfunk-host.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
 Source: "{#HostEnv}"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
 Source: "{#Readme}"; DestDir: "{app}"; DestName: "README.txt"; Flags: ignoreversion
+; The branded icon, referenced by UninstallDisplayIcon (Apps & features shows it for the entry).
+Source: "{#BrandingDir}\punktfunk.ico"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
 #ifdef LicensesDir
 ; License/attribution payload -> {app}\licenses: the project's MIT/Apache texts, the generated
 ; THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES (permissive crate attributions), and (on an amf-qsv build) the FFmpeg LGPL
@@ -184,7 +214,8 @@ Filename: "powershell.exe"; \
 #endif
 ; Register (or re-point, on upgrade - idempotent) the SYSTEM service from its FINAL {app} location:
 ; service install records current_exe() as the SCM binPath, so it must run from {app}, not {tmp}.
-Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "service install"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; \
+; --gamestream=on|off carries the wizard's GameStream task choice into host.env's PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD.
+Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "service install {code:GamestreamParam}"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; \
   StatusMsg: "Registering the punktfunk host service..."; Flags: runhidden waituntilterminated
 Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "service start"; WorkingDir: "{app}"; \
   StatusMsg: "Starting the punktfunk host service..."; Flags: runhidden waituntilterminated; Tasks: startservice
@@ -198,6 +229,14 @@ Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "web setup {code:WebSetupParam
 
 [UninstallRun]
 Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "service uninstall"; Flags: runhidden waituntilterminated; RunOnceId: "PunktfunkHostServiceUninstall"
+; Remove the punktfunk drivers we installed (pf-vdisplay devnode + driver package, then the gamepad
+; driver packages). AFTER service uninstall so the host no longer holds the devices. Unconditional
+; (not #ifdef'd on this build's bundled payload - an upgrade may have dropped a payload the original
+; install laid down); `driver uninstall` is best-effort and no-ops when nothing is installed.
+; VB-CABLE is deliberately NOT removed: it is a third-party shared component the user may use
+; elsewhere - see licenses\VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt for its own uninstall.
+Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "driver uninstall"; Flags: runhidden waituntilterminated; RunOnceId: "PunktfunkVdisplayDriverUninstall"
+Filename: "{app}\punktfunk-host.exe"; Parameters: "driver uninstall --gamepad"; Flags: runhidden waituntilterminated; RunOnceId: "PunktfunkGamepadDriverUninstall"
 #ifdef WithWeb
 ; Stop + remove the PunktfunkWeb task and its firewall rule (leaves %ProgramData%\punktfunk config,
 ; like the host uninstall does).
@@ -207,6 +246,17 @@ Filename: "powershell.exe"; \
 #endif
 
 [Code]
+{ The GameStream task choice, forwarded to `service install` (which writes host.env's
+  PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD - only if it is unset or still one of the two canonical values, so a
+  hand-customized command line survives upgrades). }
+function GamestreamParam(Param: String): String;
+begin
+  if WizardIsTaskSelected('gamestream') then
+    Result := '--gamestream=on'
+  else
+    Result := '--gamestream=off';
+end;
+
 #ifdef WithWeb
 var
   WebPwPage: TInputQueryWizardPage;
diff --git a/scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1 b/scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1
index 7b8e7b0..cffb083 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ci/provision-windows-punktfunk-extras.ps1
@@ -52,22 +52,48 @@ Get-BtbnFfmpeg -Dir "C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg"       -ZipTag 'win64'
 Get-BtbnFfmpeg -Dir "C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg-arm64" -ZipTag 'winarm64'
 
 # --- Inno Setup (ISCC.exe) for the host installer build (windows-host.yml). pack-host-installer.ps1
-# locates it at its fixed Program Files path, so it need not be on PATH - just present. ---
-if (-not (Test-Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe")) {
+# locates it at its fixed Program Files path, so it need not be on PATH - just present. The .iss
+# uses the 6.6+ styling (WizardStyle dark/dynamic + the windows11 style); an older 6.x compiles a
+# plain-modern fallback, so upgrade a pre-6.6 install rather than silently shipping the old look. ---
+$isccPath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\ISCC.exe"
+$innoVer = (Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Inno Setup 6_is1' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).DisplayVersion
+if (-not (Test-Path $isccPath) -or ($innoVer -and [version]$innoVer -lt [version]'6.6.0')) {
   if (Get-Command choco -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-    info "installing Inno Setup (ISCC)"
-    choco install innosetup -y --no-progress
-  } else { Write-Warning "Inno Setup not found and choco unavailable - install it for windows-host.yml." }
+    info "installing/upgrading Inno Setup (ISCC; found: $innoVer)"
+    choco upgrade innosetup -y --no-progress
+  } else { Write-Warning "Inno Setup missing or pre-6.6 ($innoVer) and choco unavailable - install/upgrade it for windows-host.yml." }
 }
 
+# --- VB-CABLE (the streaming virtual microphone the host installer bundles). Pinned official
+# package, SHA-256 verified - a silent hash change means VB-Audio shipped a new pack: verify it,
+# then update BOTH the pin here and the notice if terms changed (packaging/windows/licenses/
+# VB-CABLE-NOTICE.txt). Donationware by VB-Audio (https://vb-audio.com), redistributed under
+# VB-Audio's bundling grant; only the base cable, never A+B/C+D. windows-host.yml points
+# VBCABLE_DIR here so pack-host-installer.ps1 bundles it. ---
+$vbDir = "C:\Users\Public\vbcable"
+$vbUrl = "https://download.vb-audio.com/Download_CABLE/VBCABLE_Driver_Pack45.zip"
+$vbSha = "B950E39F01AF1D04EA623C8F6D8EB9B6EA5C477C637295FABF20631C85116BFB"
+if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $vbDir 'VBCABLE_Setup_x64.exe'))) {
+  info "fetching VB-CABLE (official base package, pinned)"
+  $vbZip = "$vbDir.zip"
+  Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $vbUrl -OutFile $vbZip -UseBasicParsing
+  $got = (Get-FileHash $vbZip -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
+  if ($got -ne $vbSha) { Remove-Item $vbZip -Force; throw "VB-CABLE download hash mismatch (got $got, pinned $vbSha) - vendor package changed; re-verify before re-pinning." }
+  if (Test-Path $vbDir) { Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $vbDir }
+  Expand-Archive -Path $vbZip -DestinationPath $vbDir -Force   # flat zip (setup exes + signed drivers)
+  Remove-Item $vbZip -Force
+  info "VB-CABLE staged at $vbDir"
+} else { info "VB-CABLE already present at $vbDir" }
+
 # --- Drop punktfunk's env vars into the generic runner's daemon wrapper extension point (see
 # unom/infra's scripts/setup-gitea-runner-base.ps1) so the act_runner daemon - and therefore every
 # job it runs - sees FFMPEG_DIR without unom/infra needing to know punktfunk exists. ---
 $projectEnv = "C:\Users\Public\act-runner\project-env.ps1"
 @'
 $env:FFMPEG_DIR = "C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg"
+$env:VBCABLE_DIR = "C:\Users\Public\vbcable"
 $env:PATH = "C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg\bin;" + $env:PATH
 '@ | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 $projectEnv
-info "wrote $projectEnv (FFMPEG_DIR) - restart the gitea-act-runner scheduled task to pick it up"
+info "wrote $projectEnv (FFMPEG_DIR, VBCABLE_DIR) - restart the gitea-act-runner scheduled task to pick it up"
 
 info "punktfunk extras provisioned OK."
diff --git a/scripts/windows/host.env.example b/scripts/windows/host.env.example
index 2549fb9..6fda3cb 100644
--- a/scripts/windows/host.env.example
+++ b/scripts/windows/host.env.example
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ RUST_LOG=info
 
 # The host subcommand the service launches. Default: `serve --gamestream` (native punktfunk/1 host
 # ALWAYS on + the GameStream/Moonlight-compat planes). Use `serve` for a SECURE native-only host
-# (no plain-HTTP pairing / legacy GCM nonce reuse — security-review #5/#9). Uncomment to override.
+# (no plain-HTTP pairing / legacy GCM nonce reuse — security-review #5/#9). The installer's
+# "Enable GameStream (Moonlight) compatibility" task sets this; a custom value you write here is
+# never overwritten by a reinstall/upgrade.
 #PUNKTFUNK_HOST_CMD=serve --gamestream
 
 # Multi-GPU boxes only: force the NVENC/Desktop-Duplication GPU by Description substring. Leave