diff --git a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
index 838706ea..66cc296c 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
+++ b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
@@ -254,25 +254,6 @@ remove_windows() {
   echo "Windows VM removal completed!"
 }
 
-wait_for_rdp_ready() {
-  local WIN_USER="$1"
-  local WIN_PASS="$2"
-  local TIMEOUT=240
-  SECONDS=0
-
-  echo "Waiting for Windows VM to be ready..."
-
-  while ! timeout 5s xfreerdp3 /auth-only /cert:ignore /u:"$WIN_USER" /p:"$WIN_PASS" /v:127.0.0.1:3389 &>/dev/null; do
-    sleep 2
-    if [ $SECONDS -gt $TIMEOUT ]; then
-      echo "❌ Timeout waiting for RDP!"
-      echo "   The VM might still be installing Windows."
-      echo "   Check progress at: http://127.0.0.1:8006"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  done
-}
-
 launch_windows() {
   KEEP_ALIVE=false
   if [ "$1" = "--keep-alive" ] || [ "$1" = "-k" ]; then
@@ -310,19 +291,6 @@ launch_windows() {
       exit 1
     fi
 
-    echo "Waiting for RDP to be ready..."
-    WAIT_COUNT=0
-    while ! nc -z 127.0.0.1 3389 2>/dev/null; do
-      sleep 2
-      WAIT_COUNT=$((WAIT_COUNT + 1))
-      if [ $WAIT_COUNT -gt 60 ]; then  # 2 minutes timeout
-        echo "❌ Timeout waiting for RDP!"
-        echo "   The VM might still be installing Windows."
-        echo "   Check progress at: http://127.0.0.1:8006"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    done
-
     echo "Waiting for Windows VM to start..."
     WAIT_COUNT=0
     until docker logs omarchy-windows 2>&1 | grep -qi "windows started successfully"; do
@@ -337,11 +305,6 @@ launch_windows() {
     done
   fi
 
-  if ! wait_for_rdp_ready "$WIN_USER" "$WIN_PASS"; then
-    notify-send -u critical "Windows VM" "Did not come alive in time."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
   # Build the connection info
   if [ "$KEEP_ALIVE" = true ]; then
     LIFECYCLE="VM will keep running after RDP closes