diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 537b28e..9563735 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
 *.zip
 *.7z
 
+# иконки трея — часть кода, а не личные картинки
+!icons/*.png
+
 vpn_config.json
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/icons/v-gray-256.png b/icons/v-gray-256.png
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diff --git a/icons/v-gray.ico b/icons/v-gray.ico
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diff --git a/icons/v-green-256.png b/icons/v-green-256.png
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diff --git a/icons/v-green.ico b/icons/v-green.ico
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diff --git a/icons/v-red-256.png b/icons/v-red-256.png
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diff --git a/icons/v-red.ico b/icons/v-red.ico
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diff --git a/icons/v-yellow-256.png b/icons/v-yellow-256.png
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diff --git a/icons/v-yellow.ico b/icons/v-yellow.ico
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diff --git a/launch_vpn.bat b/launch_vpn.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..995c90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launch_vpn.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@echo off
+:: launch launch_vpn_gui.py without a console window via pythonw
+setlocal
+cd /d "%~dp0"
+
+set "SCRIPT=%~dp0launch_vpn_gui.py"
+
+if not exist "%SCRIPT%" (
+    echo launch_vpn_gui.py not found next to this .bat
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+:: 1) project venv, if present
+if exist "%~dp0.venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe" (
+    start "" "%~dp0.venv\Scripts\pythonw.exe" "%SCRIPT%"
+    exit /b 0
+)
+
+:: 2) system pythonw from PATH
+where pythonw.exe >nul 2>&1
+if not errorlevel 1 (
+    start "" pythonw.exe "%SCRIPT%"
+    exit /b 0
+)
+
+:: 3) py launcher
+where pyw.exe >nul 2>&1
+if not errorlevel 1 (
+    start "" pyw.exe -3 "%SCRIPT%"
+    exit /b 0
+)
+
+echo pythonw.exe not found: install Python or create .venv
+pause
+exit /b 1
diff --git a/launch_vpn_gui.py b/launch_vpn_gui.py
index 1276be0..d38c173 100644
--- a/launch_vpn_gui.py
+++ b/launch_vpn_gui.py
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ STATE_COLORS = {
     STATE_WAIT: (230, 200, 40, 255),
     STATE_ON: (40, 200, 80, 255),
 }
+# Готовые иконки в icons/ (цвета те же, что в STATE_COLORS). Если файла нет —
+# make_icon() рисует кружок соответствующего цвета, как раньше.
+ICONS_DIR = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "icons")
+STATE_ICON_FILES = {
+    STATE_OFF: "v-gray-256.png",
+    STATE_WAIT: "v-yellow-256.png",
+    STATE_ON: "v-green-256.png",
+}
 STATE_TITLES = {
     STATE_OFF: "VPN: отключено",
     STATE_WAIT: "VPN: запущен, нет связи с сервером",
@@ -172,12 +181,31 @@ def current_state() -> str:
     return STATE_ON if ping_alive else STATE_WAIT
 
 
+_icon_cache = {}
+
+
 def make_icon(state: str) -> Image.Image:
-    """Кружок: серый = выкл, жёлтый = нет связи, зелёный = связь есть."""
-    img = Image.new("RGBA", (64, 64), (0, 0, 0, 0))
-    d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
-    color = STATE_COLORS.get(state, STATE_COLORS[STATE_OFF])
-    d.ellipse((12, 12, 52, 52), fill=color)
+    """Иконка состояния: серый = выкл, жёлтый = нет связи, зелёный = связь есть.
+    Берём картинку из icons/, при её отсутствии — рисуем кружок того же цвета."""
+    if state in _icon_cache:
+        return _icon_cache[state]
+
+    name = STATE_ICON_FILES.get(state, STATE_ICON_FILES[STATE_OFF])
+    path = os.path.join(ICONS_DIR, name)
+    img = None
+    try:
+        with Image.open(path) as f:
+            img = f.convert("RGBA").resize((64, 64), Image.LANCZOS)
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        img = None
+
+    if img is None:
+        img = Image.new("RGBA", (64, 64), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+        d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+        color = STATE_COLORS.get(state, STATE_COLORS[STATE_OFF])
+        d.ellipse((12, 12, 52, 52), fill=color)
+
+    _icon_cache[state] = img
     return img
 
 
diff --git a/vpn_tray_task.xml b/vpn_tray_task.xml
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