diff --git a/hero-robots-restored.png b/hero-robots-restored.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..265fcce2
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diff --git a/landing/components/hero/CyberHeroFeatureStrip.vue b/landing/components/hero/CyberHeroFeatureStrip.vue
index cdc354ff..2e7eab41 100644
--- a/landing/components/hero/CyberHeroFeatureStrip.vue
+++ b/landing/components/hero/CyberHeroFeatureStrip.vue
@@ -6,10 +6,24 @@ import {
   mdiShieldCheckOutline,
   mdiMonitorDashboard,
 } from "@mdi/js";
-import { getLocalizedHeroFeatureRail } from "~/data/heroScene";
+import {
+  heroCollaborationFeature,
+  getLocalizedHeroFeatureRail,
+  getLocalizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard,
+  type HeroMessage,
+  type HeroMessagePhase,
+} from "~/data/heroScene";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  activeMessage?: HeroMessage | null;
+  phase?: HeroMessagePhase;
+  reducedMotion?: boolean;
+}>();
 
 const { locale } = useI18n();
 const localizedHeroFeatureRail = computed(() => getLocalizedHeroFeatureRail(locale.value));
+const localizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard = computed(() => getLocalizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard(locale.value));
+const statusLabel = computed(() => locale.value === "ru" ? "Статус:" : "Status:");
 
 const icons = [
   mdiRobotOutline,
@@ -18,10 +32,74 @@ const icons = [
   mdiShieldCheckOutline,
   mdiMonitorDashboard,
 ] as const;
+
+const reviewerIsSender = computed(() =>
+  props.activeMessage?.from === "reviewer" && props.phase !== "cooldown",
+);
+const reviewerIsReceiver = computed(() =>
+  props.activeMessage?.to === "reviewer" && props.phase === "receiver",
+);
+const reviewerIsActive = computed(() => reviewerIsSender.value || reviewerIsReceiver.value);
+const reviewerBubbleText = computed(() => {
+  if (!props.activeMessage || props.reducedMotion) return null;
+  if (props.activeMessage.from === "reviewer" && (props.phase === "sender" || props.phase === "packet")) {
+    return props.activeMessage.text;
+  }
+  if (props.activeMessage.to === "reviewer" && props.phase === "receiver") {
+    return props.activeMessage.response;
+  }
+  return null;
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="cyber-feature-rail-shell">
+    <img
+      class="cyber-feature-rail__collaboration"
+      :src="heroCollaborationFeature.asset"
+      alt=""
+      loading="eager"
+      fetchpriority="high"
+      decoding="async"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+    <div
+      class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer"
+      :class="{
+        'cyber-feature-rail__reviewer--active': reviewerIsActive,
+        'cyber-feature-rail__reviewer--sending': reviewerIsSender,
+        'cyber-feature-rail__reviewer--receiving': reviewerIsReceiver,
+      }"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+      <Transition name="cyber-feature-bubble">
+        <RobotSpeechBubble
+          v-if="reviewerBubbleText"
+          class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer-bubble"
+          tail="down"
+        >
+          {{ reviewerBubbleText }}
+        </RobotSpeechBubble>
+      </Transition>
+      <div class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer-card cyber-panel">
+        <div class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer-label">{{ localizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard.label }}</div>
+        <ul class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer-tasks">
+          <li v-for="task in localizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard.tasks" :key="task">{{ task }}</li>
+        </ul>
+        <div class="cyber-feature-rail__reviewer-status">
+          <span>{{ statusLabel }}</span>
+          <strong>{{ localizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard.status }}</strong>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <img
+        class="cyber-feature-rail__robot"
+        :src="localizedHeroReviewerFeatureCard.asset"
+        alt=""
+        loading="eager"
+        fetchpriority="high"
+        decoding="async"
+      >
+    </div>
     <div class="cyber-feature-rail">
       <div
         v-for="(feature, index) in localizedHeroFeatureRail"
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/HeroSection.vue b/landing/components/sections/HeroSection.vue
index 9ccb3079..b7877ff4 100644
--- a/landing/components/sections/HeroSection.vue
+++ b/landing/components/sections/HeroSection.vue
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 
       <CyberHeroFeatureStrip
         class="cyber-hero__feature-strip"
+        :active-message="activeHeroMessage"
+        :phase="heroMessagePhase"
+        :reduced-motion="heroReducedMotion"
       />
     </v-container>
   </section>
diff --git a/landing/data/screenshots.ts b/landing/data/screenshots.ts
index 3c39ae38..081bf92d 100644
--- a/landing/data/screenshots.ts
+++ b/landing/data/screenshots.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export type Screenshot = {
 
 /**
  * Screenshot definitions for the carousel.
- * `src` is relative to public/ — prepend baseURL at runtime.
+ * `src` is served from the repository-level docs/screenshots directory.
  */
 export const screenshots: (Omit<Screenshot, "src"> & { path: string })[] = [
   { path: "screenshots/1.jpg", alt: "Kanban board with agent tasks", ruAlt: "Канбан-доска с задачами агентов", width: 1920, height: 1080 },
@@ -21,6 +21,4 @@ export const screenshots: (Omit<Screenshot, "src"> & { path: string })[] = [
   { path: "screenshots/8.png", alt: "Task details and comments", ruAlt: "Детали задачи и комментарии", width: 1920, height: 1080 },
   { path: "screenshots/9.png", alt: "Built-in code editor", ruAlt: "Встроенный редактор кода", width: 1920, height: 1080 },
   { path: "screenshots/10.png", alt: "Task details with code changes and execution logs", ruAlt: "Детали задачи с изменениями кода и логами выполнения", width: 2624, height: 1642 },
-  { path: "screenshots/11.png", alt: "Agent code review comments and task workflow", ruAlt: "Комментарии агента к код-ревью и процессу задачи", width: 2624, height: 1696 },
-  { path: "screenshots/12.png", alt: "Allow or deny agent actions with live preview", ruAlt: "Разрешение или запрет действий агента с предпросмотром", width: 2624, height: 1646 },
 ];
diff --git a/landing/nuxt.config.ts b/landing/nuxt.config.ts
index a5675dd6..a8bdd199 100644
--- a/landing/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/landing/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import vuetify from "vite-plugin-vuetify";
 import { generateI18nRoutes, supportedLocales } from "./data/i18n";
 
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ const muxPlaybackId = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_MUX_PLAYBACK_ID || "qyeNuDjFqoDALK
 const muxBackgroundPlaybackId = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_MUX_BACKGROUND_PLAYBACK_ID || muxPlaybackId;
 const baseURL = process.env.NUXT_APP_BASE_URL || "/";
 const basePrefixedDocsPath = `${baseURL.replace(/\/?$/, "/")}docs`;
+const repoRoot = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
 const defaultSeoTitle = "Agent Teams - AI Agent Orchestration for Developers";
 const defaultSeoDescription = "Free, open-source desktop app for AI agent teams. Start with a free model with no auth, then connect Claude, Codex, or OpenCode when you need more models.";
 const defaultSeoImage = `${siteUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "")}/og-image-agent-teams-v5.png`;
@@ -82,6 +85,13 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   },
   nitro: {
     compressPublicAssets: true,
+    publicAssets: [
+      {
+        baseURL: "/screenshots",
+        dir: resolve(repoRoot, "docs/screenshots"),
+        maxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
+      }
+    ],
     prerender: {
       ignore: [
         "/docs",
diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/1.jpg b/landing/public/screenshots/1.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 82725b41..00000000
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/10.png b/landing/public/screenshots/10.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a360414..00000000
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/11.png b/landing/public/screenshots/11.png
deleted file mode 100644
index a80ff77d..00000000
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/12.png b/landing/public/screenshots/12.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/2.jpg b/landing/public/screenshots/2.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/3.png b/landing/public/screenshots/3.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/4.png b/landing/public/screenshots/4.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/5.png b/landing/public/screenshots/5.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/6.png b/landing/public/screenshots/6.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ec07ad03..00000000
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/7.png b/landing/public/screenshots/7.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/8.png b/landing/public/screenshots/8.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ca7abb5..00000000
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diff --git a/landing/public/screenshots/9.png b/landing/public/screenshots/9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c35de66..00000000
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diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index e3aea4f5..5025e682 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ import {
 } from '@main/services/team/TeamMcpConfigBuilder';
 import { TeamTranscriptProjectResolver } from '@main/services/team/TeamTranscriptProjectResolver';
 import { killTrackedCliProcesses } from '@main/utils/childProcess';
+import { getWindowsElevationStatus } from '@main/utils/windowsElevation';
 import {
+  APP_GET_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_STATUS,
   APP_STARTUP_GET_STATUS,
   APP_STARTUP_PROGRESS,
   CONTEXT_CHANGED,
@@ -975,6 +977,7 @@ function registerAppStartupHandlers(): void {
   appStartupHandlersRegistered = true;
   registerRendererLogHandlers(ipcMain);
   ipcMain.handle(APP_STARTUP_GET_STATUS, () => appStartupStatus);
+  ipcMain.handle(APP_GET_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_STATUS, () => getWindowsElevationStatus());
 }
 
 function cloneStartupSteps(): AppStartupStep[] {
diff --git a/src/main/utils/windowsElevation.ts b/src/main/utils/windowsElevation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f241fed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/utils/windowsElevation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import { execFile } from 'child_process';
+import { win32 as pathWin32 } from 'path';
+
+import type { WindowsElevationStatus } from '@shared/types/api';
+
+const DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_TIMEOUT_MS = 3_000;
+const DEFAULT_WINDOWS_SYSTEM_ROOT = 'C:\\Windows';
+
+export interface WindowsElevationCommandResult {
+  error: unknown;
+  stderr?: string | Buffer | null;
+}
+
+export interface WindowsElevationCommandOptions {
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}
+
+export type WindowsElevationCommandRunner = (
+  command: string,
+  options: WindowsElevationCommandOptions
+) => Promise<WindowsElevationCommandResult>;
+
+export interface WindowsElevationStatusCheckerOptions {
+  platform?: string;
+  systemRoot?: string;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  runCommand?: WindowsElevationCommandRunner;
+}
+
+let cachedWindowsElevationStatus: Promise<WindowsElevationStatus> | null = null;
+
+function createStatus(
+  platform: string,
+  isAdministrator: boolean | null,
+  checkFailed: boolean,
+  error: string | null = null
+): WindowsElevationStatus {
+  return {
+    platform,
+    isWindows: platform === 'win32',
+    isAdministrator,
+    checkFailed,
+    error,
+  };
+}
+
+function readErrorField(error: unknown, field: string): unknown {
+  if (!error || typeof error !== 'object' || !(field in error)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return (error as Record<string, unknown>)[field];
+}
+
+function getErrorCode(error: unknown): string | number | null {
+  const code = readErrorField(error, 'code');
+  return typeof code === 'string' || typeof code === 'number' ? code : null;
+}
+
+function wasKilledOrTimedOut(error: unknown): boolean {
+  const killed = readErrorField(error, 'killed');
+  const signal = readErrorField(error, 'signal');
+  const code = getErrorCode(error);
+  return killed === true || signal === 'SIGTERM' || code === 'ETIMEDOUT';
+}
+
+function toCappedString(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    return value.slice(0, 500);
+  }
+  if (Buffer.isBuffer(value)) {
+    return value.toString('utf8').slice(0, 500);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getErrorMessage(error: unknown, stderr: unknown): string | null {
+  const stderrText = toCappedString(stderr)?.trim();
+  if (stderrText) {
+    return stderrText;
+  }
+  if (error instanceof Error && error.message.trim()) {
+    return error.message.slice(0, 500);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getFltmcPath(systemRoot: string): string {
+  return pathWin32.join(systemRoot, 'System32', 'fltmc.exe');
+}
+
+function runFltmc(command: string, options: WindowsElevationCommandOptions) {
+  return new Promise<WindowsElevationCommandResult>((resolve) => {
+    execFile(
+      command,
+      [],
+      { timeout: options.timeoutMs, windowsHide: true },
+      (error, _stdout, stderr) => {
+        resolve({ error, stderr });
+      }
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+export function createWindowsElevationStatusChecker(
+  options: WindowsElevationStatusCheckerOptions = {}
+): () => Promise<WindowsElevationStatus> {
+  const platform = options.platform ?? process.platform;
+  const systemRoot = options.systemRoot ?? process.env.SystemRoot ?? DEFAULT_WINDOWS_SYSTEM_ROOT;
+  const timeoutMs = options.timeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  const runCommand = options.runCommand ?? runFltmc;
+
+  return async () => {
+    if (platform !== 'win32') {
+      return createStatus(platform, null, false);
+    }
+
+    let result: WindowsElevationCommandResult;
+    try {
+      result = await runCommand(getFltmcPath(systemRoot), { timeoutMs });
+    } catch (error) {
+      return createStatus(platform, null, true, getErrorMessage(error, null));
+    }
+
+    if (!result.error) {
+      return createStatus(platform, true, false);
+    }
+
+    const code = getErrorCode(result.error);
+    const message = getErrorMessage(result.error, result.stderr);
+    if (code === 'ENOENT' || wasKilledOrTimedOut(result.error)) {
+      return createStatus(platform, null, true, message);
+    }
+
+    return createStatus(platform, false, false, message);
+  };
+}
+
+export function getWindowsElevationStatus(): Promise<WindowsElevationStatus> {
+  cachedWindowsElevationStatus ??= createWindowsElevationStatusChecker()();
+  return cachedWindowsElevationStatus;
+}
+
+export function resetWindowsElevationStatusCacheForTests(): void {
+  cachedWindowsElevationStatus = null;
+}
diff --git a/src/preload/constants/ipcChannels.ts b/src/preload/constants/ipcChannels.ts
index 00774e6c..82634a7f 100644
--- a/src/preload/constants/ipcChannels.ts
+++ b/src/preload/constants/ipcChannels.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const APP_STARTUP_GET_STATUS = 'appStartup:getStatus';
 /** Main -> renderer startup progress update */
 export const APP_STARTUP_PROGRESS = 'appStartup:progress';
 
+/** Renderer -> main Windows elevation status request */
+export const APP_GET_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_STATUS = 'app:getWindowsElevationStatus';
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Telemetry Channels
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 2950c92a..6125eb55 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   API_KEYS_LOOKUP,
   API_KEYS_SAVE,
   API_KEYS_STORAGE_STATUS,
+  APP_GET_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_STATUS,
   APP_RELAUNCH,
   APP_STARTUP_GET_STATUS,
   APP_STARTUP_PROGRESS,
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ import type {
   TriggerTestResult,
   UpdateKanbanPatch,
   UpdateSchedulePatch,
+  WindowsElevationStatus,
   WslClaudeRootCandidate,
 } from '@shared/types';
 import type {
@@ -514,6 +516,8 @@ const electronAPI: ElectronAPI = {
     },
   },
   getAppVersion: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-app-version'),
+  getWindowsElevationStatus: () =>
+    ipcRenderer.invoke(APP_GET_WINDOWS_ELEVATION_STATUS) as Promise<WindowsElevationStatus>,
   getProjects: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-projects'),
   getSessions: (projectId: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-sessions', projectId),
   getSessionsPaginated: (
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/httpClient.ts b/src/renderer/api/httpClient.ts
index e978896a..61522556 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/httpClient.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/httpClient.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import type {
   UpdaterAPI,
   UpdateSchedulePatch,
   WaterfallData,
+  WindowsElevationStatus,
   WslClaudeRootCandidate,
 } from '@shared/types';
 import type { AgentConfig, MemberWorkSyncElectronApi } from '@shared/types/api';
@@ -244,6 +245,14 @@ export class HttpAPIClient implements ElectronAPI {
 
   getAppVersion = (): Promise<string> => this.get<string>('/api/version');
 
+  getWindowsElevationStatus = async (): Promise<WindowsElevationStatus> => ({
+    platform: 'browser',
+    isWindows: false,
+    isAdministrator: null,
+    checkFailed: false,
+    error: null,
+  });
+
   getCodexAccountSnapshot = (): Promise<CodexAccountSnapshotDto> =>
     Promise.reject(new Error('Codex account bridge is unavailable in browser mode'));
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
index 1466549e..e4b3dd46 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { CliStatusBanner } from './CliStatusBanner';
 import { DashboardUpdateBanner } from './DashboardUpdateBanner';
 import { TmuxStatusBanner } from './TmuxStatusBanner';
 import { WebPreviewBanner } from './WebPreviewBanner';
+import { WindowsAdministratorBanner } from './WindowsAdministratorBanner';
 
 interface CommandSearchProps {
   value: string;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ export const DashboardView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
 
       <div className="relative mx-auto max-w-5xl px-8 py-12">
         <WebPreviewBanner />
+        <WindowsAdministratorBanner />
         <DashboardUpdateBanner />
         <CliStatusBanner />
         <TmuxStatusBanner />
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..750fb018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import React, { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { WindowsAdministratorBanner } from './WindowsAdministratorBanner';
+
+import type { WindowsElevationStatus } from '@shared/types/api';
+
+function createStatus(overrides: Partial<WindowsElevationStatus> = {}): WindowsElevationStatus {
+  return {
+    platform: 'win32',
+    isWindows: true,
+    isAdministrator: false,
+    checkFailed: false,
+    error: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function installElevationStatus(status: WindowsElevationStatus) {
+  const getWindowsElevationStatus = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(status);
+  Object.defineProperty(window, 'electronAPI', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: {
+      getWindowsElevationStatus,
+    },
+  });
+  return getWindowsElevationStatus;
+}
+
+async function flushReact(): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  await Promise.resolve();
+}
+
+describe('WindowsAdministratorBanner', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.stubGlobal('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    Reflect.deleteProperty(window, 'electronAPI');
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it('shows a Windows Administrator warning when the app is not elevated', async () => {
+    const getWindowsElevationStatus = installElevationStatus(createStatus());
+    const host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const root = createRoot(host);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(React.createElement(WindowsAdministratorBanner));
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+
+    expect(getWindowsElevationStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('Windows Administrator mode recommended');
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('Run as administrator');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.unmount();
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('hides the warning when Windows is already elevated', async () => {
+    const getWindowsElevationStatus = installElevationStatus(
+      createStatus({ isAdministrator: true })
+    );
+    const host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const root = createRoot(host);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(React.createElement(WindowsAdministratorBanner));
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+
+    expect(getWindowsElevationStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(host.textContent).toBe('');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.unmount();
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('hides the warning outside Windows', async () => {
+    const getWindowsElevationStatus = installElevationStatus(
+      createStatus({ platform: 'darwin', isWindows: false, isAdministrator: null })
+    );
+    const host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const root = createRoot(host);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(React.createElement(WindowsAdministratorBanner));
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+
+    expect(getWindowsElevationStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(host.textContent).toBe('');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.unmount();
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('hides the warning when the preload bridge does not expose the status check', async () => {
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'electronAPI', {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: {},
+    });
+    const host = document.createElement('div');
+    document.body.appendChild(host);
+    const root = createRoot(host);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(React.createElement(WindowsAdministratorBanner));
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+
+    expect(host.textContent).toBe('');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.unmount();
+      await flushReact();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.tsx b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..633b708a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/dashboard/WindowsAdministratorBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { api, isElectronMode } from '@renderer/api';
+import { AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react';
+
+import type { WindowsElevationStatus } from '@shared/types/api';
+
+export const WindowsAdministratorBanner = (): React.JSX.Element | null => {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<WindowsElevationStatus | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isElectronMode()) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const getStatus = api.getWindowsElevationStatus;
+    if (typeof getStatus !== 'function') {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void getStatus()
+      .then((nextStatus) => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setStatus(nextStatus);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setStatus(null);
+        }
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!status?.isWindows || status.isAdministrator !== false) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="mb-6 flex items-start gap-3 rounded-lg border px-4 py-3"
+      role="status"
+      style={{
+        borderColor: 'rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.35)',
+        backgroundColor: 'rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.07)',
+      }}
+    >
+      <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 size-4 shrink-0 text-amber-400" />
+      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <div className="text-sm font-medium text-amber-200">
+          Windows Administrator mode recommended
+        </div>
+        <p className="mt-1 text-xs leading-5" style={{ color: 'var(--color-text-secondary)' }}>
+          OpenCode runtime checks can time out when Agent Teams AI is not elevated. Restart the app
+          with Run as administrator before launching OpenCode teams.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/shared/types/api.ts b/src/shared/types/api.ts
index ec6cf4f1..e1bf644b 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/api.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/api.ts
@@ -806,6 +806,14 @@ export interface TelemetryAPI {
   getSentryContext: () => Promise<SentryTelemetryContext | null>;
 }
 
+export interface WindowsElevationStatus {
+  platform: string;
+  isWindows: boolean;
+  isAdministrator: boolean | null;
+  checkFailed: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Main Electron API
 // =============================================================================
@@ -817,6 +825,7 @@ export interface ElectronAPI extends RecentProjectsElectronApi, CodexAccountElec
   startup?: AppStartupAPI;
   telemetry: TelemetryAPI;
   getAppVersion: () => Promise<string>;
+  getWindowsElevationStatus: () => Promise<WindowsElevationStatus>;
   getProjects: () => Promise<Project[]>;
   getSessions: (projectId: string) => Promise<Session[]>;
   getSessionsPaginated: (
diff --git a/test/main/utils/windowsElevation.test.ts b/test/main/utils/windowsElevation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b772f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/main/utils/windowsElevation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// @vitest-environment node
+import {
+  createWindowsElevationStatusChecker,
+  resetWindowsElevationStatusCacheForTests,
+} from '@main/utils/windowsElevation';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { WindowsElevationCommandRunner } from '@main/utils/windowsElevation';
+
+function createError(
+  message: string,
+  fields: { code?: string | number; killed?: boolean; signal?: string | null } = {}
+): Error & { code?: string | number; killed?: boolean; signal?: string | null } {
+  return Object.assign(new Error(message), fields);
+}
+
+describe('windowsElevation', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetWindowsElevationStatusCacheForTests();
+  });
+
+  it('does not run the elevation command outside Windows', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi.fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>();
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'darwin',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(runCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(status).toEqual({
+      platform: 'darwin',
+      isWindows: false,
+      isAdministrator: null,
+      checkFailed: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('reports Administrator mode when fltmc succeeds', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi
+      .fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>()
+      .mockResolvedValue({ error: null });
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'win32',
+      systemRoot: 'C:\\Windows',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(runCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith('C:\\Windows\\System32\\fltmc.exe', {
+      timeoutMs: 3_000,
+    });
+    expect(status.isAdministrator).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.checkFailed).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('reports non-elevated Windows when fltmc exits with an error', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi.fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>().mockResolvedValue({
+      error: createError('Command failed', { code: 1 }),
+      stderr: 'Access is denied.',
+    });
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'win32',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(status.isWindows).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.isAdministrator).toBe(false);
+    expect(status.checkFailed).toBe(false);
+    expect(status.error).toBe('Access is denied.');
+  });
+
+  it('reports an unknown status when the Windows probe command is missing', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi.fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>().mockResolvedValue({
+      error: createError('spawn fltmc.exe ENOENT', { code: 'ENOENT' }),
+    });
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'win32',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(status.isAdministrator).toBeNull();
+    expect(status.checkFailed).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.error).toContain('ENOENT');
+  });
+
+  it('reports an unknown status when the Windows probe times out', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi.fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>().mockResolvedValue({
+      error: createError('Command timed out', { code: 'ETIMEDOUT', killed: true }),
+    });
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'win32',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(status.isAdministrator).toBeNull();
+    expect(status.checkFailed).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.error).toContain('Command timed out');
+  });
+
+  it('reports an unknown status when the Windows probe throws before returning a result', async () => {
+    const runCommand = vi
+      .fn<WindowsElevationCommandRunner>()
+      .mockRejectedValue(new Error('spawn failed'));
+
+    const status = await createWindowsElevationStatusChecker({
+      platform: 'win32',
+      runCommand,
+    })();
+
+    expect(status.isAdministrator).toBeNull();
+    expect(status.checkFailed).toBe(true);
+    expect(status.error).toBe('spawn failed');
+  });
+});