diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1827b022..254352d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Windows x64
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
+          npm run build:cursor-monitor
           npx tsc
           npx vite build
           npx electron-builder --win nsis --x64 --publish never
diff --git a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
index 4228ab21..3c3430dc 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/handlers.ts
@@ -1112,6 +1112,13 @@ async function startNativeCursorMonitor() {
     let helperPath: string
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       helperPath = getCursorMonitorExePath()
+      try {
+        await fs.access(helperPath, fsConstants.X_OK)
+      } catch {
+        console.warn('Windows cursor monitor helper missing or not executable:', helperPath)
+        currentCursorVisualType = 'arrow'
+        return
+      }
     } else {
       helperPath = await ensureNativeCursorMonitorBinary()
     }
@@ -1122,6 +1129,13 @@ async function startNativeCursorMonitor() {
       stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
     })
 
+    nativeCursorMonitorProcess.once('error', (error) => {
+      console.warn('Native cursor monitor process error:', error)
+      nativeCursorMonitorProcess = null
+      nativeCursorMonitorOutputBuffer = ''
+      currentCursorVisualType = 'arrow'
+    })
+
     nativeCursorMonitorProcess.stdout.on('data', handleCursorMonitorStdout)
 
     nativeCursorMonitorProcess.once('close', () => {