diff --git a/cmd/theta-agent-tray/main.go b/cmd/theta-agent-tray/main.go
index 151021c..7cb6661 100644
--- a/cmd/theta-agent-tray/main.go
+++ b/cmd/theta-agent-tray/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"fyne.io/systray"
@@ -33,7 +35,16 @@ import (
 
 // ── IPC types (duplicated from the main agent package; tray is its own binary) ──
 
-const TraySocket = "/run/theta/tray.sock"
+// traySocketPaths returns the daemon IPC socket paths for this platform, in
+// the same order the daemon tries to bind them. Windows has no /run or /tmp,
+// so it uses a Unix socket under the per-user temp dir; Linux keeps the
+// original pair.
+func traySocketPaths() []string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return []string{filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "theta-tray.sock")}
+	}
+	return []string{"/run/theta/tray.sock", "/tmp/theta-tray.sock"}
+}
 
 type TrayColor string
 
@@ -73,8 +84,10 @@ var (
 // ── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 func main() {
-	// Silent exit if no graphical session is available.
-	if os.Getenv("DISPLAY") == "" && os.Getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") == "" {
+	// Silent exit if no graphical session is available. Only meaningful on
+	// X11/Wayland: Windows never sets these variables and the tray is simply
+	// always a valid thing to run there.
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" && os.Getenv("DISPLAY") == "" && os.Getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") == "" {
 		log.Println("theta-agent-tray: no graphical session detected (DISPLAY/WAYLAND_DISPLAY not set), exiting")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ func onReady() {
 // between attempts. On connect it streams status updates until the connection
 // drops, then retries.
 func connectWithRetry() {
-	socketPaths := []string{"/run/theta/tray.sock", "/tmp/theta-tray.sock"}
+	socketPaths := traySocketPaths()
 	for {
 		var conn net.Conn
 		var err error
diff --git a/tray_ipc.go b/tray_ipc.go
index 87ec469..bab09e0 100644
--- a/tray_ipc.go
+++ b/tray_ipc.go
@@ -7,15 +7,33 @@ package main
 // Protocol: newline-delimited JSON. The daemon streams TrayStatus messages to
 // any connected tray client. The tray sends TrayCommand messages to the daemon.
 
-import "encoding/json"
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+)
 
-// TraySocket is the path to the IPC socket the daemon listens on.
-// Falls back to /tmp/theta-tray.sock if /run/theta/ is not writable.
-var TraySocketPaths = []string{
-	"/run/theta/tray.sock",
-	"/tmp/theta-tray.sock",
-}
-const TraySocket = "/tmp/theta-tray.sock"
+// TraySocketPaths are the paths the daemon tries to bind, in order.
+//
+// Windows has no /run or /tmp; a Unix socket in the per-user temp dir works
+// there (AF_UNIX is supported since Windows 10 1803) and needs no admin
+// rights. Linux keeps the original /run/theta path with a /tmp fallback.
+var TraySocketPaths = func() []string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return []string{filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "theta-tray.sock")}
+	}
+	return []string{"/run/theta/tray.sock", "/tmp/theta-tray.sock"}
+}()
+
+// TraySocket is the canonical socket path the tray dials. It matches the last
+// entry in TraySocketPaths on each platform.
+var TraySocket = func() string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "theta-tray.sock")
+	}
+	return "/tmp/theta-tray.sock"
+}()
 
 
 // TrayColor represents the icon color state.