diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 58c2ad6..bf6e478 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ If you prefer to build from source, follow these steps:
      ./scripts/build/release.ps1
      ```
 
+     **You may need to run the above commands with administrative privileges on Windows.**
+
      Each build script will also download the relevant model weights for the inference engine.
 
 4. **Install the plugin:**
diff --git a/scripts/build/debug.ps1 b/scripts/build/debug.ps1
index a698212..517dec9 100644
--- a/scripts/build/debug.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build/debug.ps1
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ New-Item -Path "build\debug" -ItemType Directory -Force
 # Download models
 & "$PSScriptRoot\..\models.ps1"
 
+# Install webview2
+Register-PackageSource -provider NuGet -name nugetRepository -location https://www.nuget.org/api/v2
+Install-Package Microsoft.Web.WebView2 -Scope CurrentUser -RequiredVersion 1.0.1901.177 -Source nugetRepository
+
 # build llama.cpp server
 
 Push-Location llama.cpp
diff --git a/scripts/build/release.ps1 b/scripts/build/release.ps1
index 71e3976..f06df7e 100644
--- a/scripts/build/release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build/release.ps1
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ New-Item -Path "build\release" -ItemType Directory -Force
 # Download models
 & "$PSScriptRoot\..\models.ps1"
 
+# Install webview2
+Register-PackageSource -provider NuGet -name nugetRepository -location https://www.nuget.org/api/v2
+Install-Package Microsoft.Web.WebView2 -Scope CurrentUser -RequiredVersion 1.0.1901.177 -Source nugetRepository
+
 # build llama.cpp server
 Push-Location llama.cpp
 cmake -S . -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -B ..\build\llama.cpp