diff --git a/control/Cargo.lock b/control/Cargo.lock
index 35590dc..faa7788 100644
--- a/control/Cargo.lock
+++ b/control/Cargo.lock
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
diff --git a/control/Cargo.toml b/control/Cargo.toml
index 5241c60..3d547f2 100644
--- a/control/Cargo.toml
+++ b/control/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 rust-version = "1.99"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a12e433..6a31037 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dynamiclight",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "mskutin",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 7db928f..b3d05f5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ checksum = "d0881ea181b1df73ff77ffaaf9c7544ecc11e82fba9b5f27b262a3c73a332555"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "chrono",
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 6.0.0",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 7af058f..5a4d2fa 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dynamiclight"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 description = "Local USB monitor backlight controller"
 authors = ["mskutin"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs b/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
index 261a524..d0c7624 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ use windows::{
                 IsUserAnAdmin, ShellExecuteExW, SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS, SEE_MASK_NO_CONSOLE,
                 SHELLEXECUTEINFOW,
             },
-            WindowsAndMessaging::{ChangeWindowMessageFilter, MSGFLT_ADD, SW_HIDE, WM_COPYDATA},
+            WindowsAndMessaging::{
+                ChangeWindowMessageFilter, FindWindowExW, FindWindowW, MSGFLT_ADD, SW_HIDE,
+                WM_COPYDATA,
+            },
         },
     },
 };
@@ -319,6 +322,29 @@ pub fn elevate_and_restart() -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// At sign-in the task starts before Explorer has created the notification area,
+/// and a tray icon added earlier never shows. A start with `--autostart` waits
+/// (at most a minute) until the taskbar's tray exists.
+pub fn wait_for_shell() {
+    if !std::env::args().any(|arg| arg == "--autostart") {
+        return;
+    }
+    let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(60);
+    while std::time::Instant::now() < deadline {
+        let ready = unsafe {
+            FindWindowW(w!("Shell_TrayWnd"), PCWSTR::null())
+                .and_then(|taskbar| {
+                    FindWindowExW(Some(taskbar), None, w!("TrayNotifyWnd"), PCWSTR::null())
+                })
+                .is_ok()
+        };
+        if ready {
+            break;
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(250));
+    }
+}
+
 /// The elevated app may receive hand-overs from a normally started copy
 /// (single-instance uses WM_COPYDATA, which UIPI blocks from lower-integrity
 /// senders by default).
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 0787ace..18e1b68 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         if let Some(code) = autostart_windows::startup() {
             std::process::exit(code);
         }
+        autostart_windows::wait_for_shell();
         autostart_windows::allow_relaunch_from_unelevated();
     }
     let app = tauri::Builder::default()
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 54bb424..dbd9423 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "DynamicLight",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "identifier": "com.dynamiclight.desktop",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../src/ui"