diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c3331654ac..8587793345a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ option(ENABLE_ZED_CAMERA "Enable ZED Camera support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_VCPKG_INTEGRATION "Enable VCPKG integration" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_DEPLOY_CUSTOM_CMAKE_MODULES "Copy custom CMake modules for downstream integration" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_CSHARP_WRAPPER "Enable building a csharp wrapper" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_INSTALLER "Enable building an installer" OFF)
 option(VCPKG_BUILD_OPENCV_WITH_CUDA "Build OpenCV with CUDA extension integration" ON)
 option(VCPKG_USE_OPENCV2 "Use legacy OpenCV 2" OFF)
 option(VCPKG_USE_OPENCV3 "Use legacy OpenCV 3" OFF)
@@ -161,12 +162,17 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
     "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo")
 endif()
 
-if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
-  set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Install prefix" FORCE)
+if(NOT ENABLE_INSTALLER)
+  if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Install prefix" FORCE)
+  endif()
+  set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Path where exe and dll will be installed")
+  set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Path where lib will be installed")
+else()
+  set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR      "bin"                       CACHE PATH "Path where exe and dll will be installed")
+  set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR      "lib"                       CACHE PATH "Path where lib will be installed")
 endif()
 
-set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Path where exe and dll will be installed")
-set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Path where lib will be installed")
 set(INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR  "include/darknet"           CACHE PATH "Path where headers will be installed")
 set(INSTALL_CMAKE_DIR    "share/darknet"             CACHE PATH "Path where cmake configs will be installed")
 
@@ -383,7 +389,6 @@ else()
   set(ENABLE_ZED_CAMERA "FALSE" CACHE BOOL "Enable ZED Camera support" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-# Make relative paths absolute (needed later on)
 foreach(p LIB BIN INCLUDE CMAKE)
   set(var INSTALL_${p}_DIR)
   if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE "${${var}}")
@@ -465,6 +470,9 @@ if(BUILD_AS_CPP)
   set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/darknet.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)
   set_target_properties(darknet PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 endif()
+if(MSVC)
+  target_sources(darknet PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/darknet.rc)
+endif()
 
 add_executable(kmeansiou ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scripts/kmeansiou.c)
 if(MATH_LIBRARY)
@@ -655,3 +663,37 @@ install(
     PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS}
     DESTINATION ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
 )
+
+if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json)
+  file(READ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json VCPKG_JSON_STRING)
+  string(JSON CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} name)
+  string(JSON CPACK_BUNDLE_NAME GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} name)
+  string(JSON CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} homepage)
+  string(JSON CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} description)
+  string(JSON CPACK_NSIS_DISPLAY_NAME GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} description)
+  string(JSON CPACK_NSIS_PACKAGE_NAME GET ${VCPKG_JSON_STRING} description)
+  set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE)
+  set(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/darknet.ico")
+  set(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_UNIICON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/darknet.ico")
+  set(CPACK_BUNDLE_UNIICON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/darknet.ico")
+
+  if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    find_program(LSB_RELEASE_EXEC lsb_release)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -is
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LSB_RELEASE_ID_SHORT
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    )
+    if(LSB_RELEASE_ID_SHORT STREQUAL "Ubuntu")
+      set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+    else()
+      set(CPACK_GENERATOR "RPM")
+    endif()
+  elseif(WIN32)
+    set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY ${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME})
+    set(CPACK_NSIS_MODIFY_PATH "ON")
+    set(CPACK_NSIS_ENABLE_UNINSTALL_BEFORE_INSTALL "ON")
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR "NSIS")
+  endif()
+
+  include(CPack)
+endif()
diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index 354f05df5a1..b9e3205569e 100755
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         build
         Created By: Stefano Sinigardi
         Created Date: February 18, 2019
-        Last Modified Date: August 10, 2023
+        Last Modified Date: August 31, 2023
 
 .DESCRIPTION
 Build tool using CMake, trying to properly setup the environment around compiler
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ Download pre-trained weight files
 .PARAMETER Use32bitTriplet
 Use 32 bit triplet for target build (windows-only)
 
+.PARAMETER BuildInstaller
+Build an installer using CPack
+
 .PARAMETER ForceGCCVersion
 Force a specific GCC version
 
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ param (
   [switch]$EnableCSharpWrapper = $false,
   [switch]$DownloadWeights = $false,
   [switch]$Use32bitTriplet = $false,
+  [switch]$BuildInstaller = $false,
   [Int32]$ForceGCCVersion = 0,
   [Int32]$NumberOfBuildWorkers = 8,
   [string]$AdditionalBuildSetup = ""  # "-DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=30"
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ param (
 
 $global:DisableInteractive = $DisableInteractive
 
-$build_ps1_version = "3.4.1"
+$build_ps1_version = "3.5.0"
 $script_name = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
 
 Import-Module -Name $PSScriptRoot/scripts/utils.psm1 -Force
@@ -881,6 +885,15 @@ if (-Not $InstallDARKNETthroughVCPKG) {
   $AdditionalBuildSetup = $AdditionalBuildSetup + " -DENABLE_DEPLOY_CUSTOM_CMAKE_MODULES:BOOL=ON"
 }
 
+if ($ForceVCPKGBuildtreesPath -ne "") {
+  $AdditionalBuildSetup = $AdditionalBuildSetup + " -DVCPKG_INSTALL_OPTIONS=`"--x-buildtrees-root=$ForceVCPKGBuildtreesPath`" "
+  New-Item -Path $ForceVCPKGBuildtreesPath -ItemType directory -Force | Out-Null
+  $vcpkgbuildtreespath = "$ForceVCPKGBuildtreesPath"
+}
+else {
+  $vcpkgbuildtreespath = "$vcpkg_path/buildtrees"
+}
+
 if ($InstallDARKNETthroughVCPKG) {
   if ($ForceVCPKGDarknetHEAD) {
     $headMode = " --head "
@@ -979,10 +992,6 @@ else {
       Write-Host "-- Copying $_ to $DebugInstallPrefix/bin"
       Copy-Item $_ $DebugInstallPrefix/bin
     }
-    if (-Not $DoNotDeleteBuildFolder) {
-      Write-Host "Removing folder $debug_build_folder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-      Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $debug_build_folder
-    }
   }
   $release_build_folder = "$PSCustomScriptRoot/build_release"
   if (-Not $DoNotDeleteBuildFolder) {
@@ -1010,19 +1019,22 @@ else {
   if (-Not ($exitCode -eq 0)) {
     MyThrow("Build failed! Exited with error code $exitCode.")
   }
-  Remove-Item -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue DarknetConfig.cmake
-  Remove-Item -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue DarknetConfigVersion.cmake
   if (-Not $UseVCPKG -And -Not $DisableDLLcopy) {
     $dllfiles = Get-ChildItem ./${dllfolder}/*.dll
     if ($dllfiles) {
       Copy-Item $dllfiles ..
     }
   }
-  if (-Not $DoNotDeleteBuildFolder) {
-    Write-Host "Removing folder $release_build_folder" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $release_build_folder
+  if ($BuildInstaller) {
+    Write-Host "Building package with CPack" -ForegroundColor Green
+    $proc = Start-Process -NoNewWindow -PassThru -FilePath $CMAKE_EXE -ArgumentList "--build . --target package"
+    $handle = $proc.Handle
+    $proc.WaitForExit()
+    $exitCode = $proc.ExitCode
+    if (-Not ($exitCode -eq 0)) {
+      MyThrow("Packaging failed! Exited with error code $exitCode.")
+    }
   }
-  Set-Location ..
 }
 
 Pop-Location
diff --git a/src/art.c b/src/art.c
index d90290fcbc2..748e19038dc 100644
--- a/src/art.c
+++ b/src/art.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ void demo_art(char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, int cam_index)
 
         float *p = network_predict(net, in_s.data);
 
-        printf("\033[2J");
-        printf("\033[1;1H");
+        printf("\033[H\033[J");
 
         float score = 0;
         for(i = 0; i < n; ++i){
diff --git a/src/classifier.c b/src/classifier.c
index c17e1b1ffe7..0c81aee4e27 100644
--- a/src/classifier.c
+++ b/src/classifier.c
@@ -1129,11 +1129,8 @@ void threat_classifier(char *datacfg, char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, int cam_i
         sprintf(buff, "tmp/threat_%06d", count);
         //save_image(out, buff);
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-        printf("\033[2J");
-        printf("\033[1;1H");
-#endif
-        printf("\nFPS:%.0f\n",fps);
+        printf("\033[H\033[J");
+        printf("\nFPS:%.0f\n", fps);
 
         for(i = 0; i < top; ++i){
             int index = indexes[i];
@@ -1208,8 +1205,7 @@ void gun_classifier(char *datacfg, char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, int cam_inde
         float *predictions = network_predict(net, in_s.data);
         top_predictions(net, top, indexes);
 
-        printf("\033[2J");
-        printf("\033[1;1H");
+        printf("\033[H\033[J");
 
         int threat = 0;
         for(i = 0; i < sizeof(bad_cats)/sizeof(bad_cats[0]); ++i){
@@ -1308,11 +1304,7 @@ void demo_classifier(char *datacfg, char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, int cam_ind
         if(net.hierarchy) hierarchy_predictions(predictions, net.outputs, net.hierarchy, 1);
         top_predictions(net, top, indexes);
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
-        printf("\033[2J");
-        printf("\033[1;1H");
-#endif
-
+        printf("\033[H\033[J");
 
         if (!benchmark) {
             printf("\rFPS: %.2f  (use -benchmark command line flag for correct measurement)\n", fps);
diff --git a/src/darknet.ico b/src/darknet.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..358c53f3089
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/darknet.ico differ
diff --git a/src/darknet.rc b/src/darknet.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c5a7d54840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/darknet.rc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 ICON "darknet.ico"
diff --git a/src/demo.c b/src/demo.c
index 2c48bb78749..e9017a0bd8c 100644
--- a/src/demo.c
+++ b/src/demo.c
@@ -280,8 +280,7 @@ void demo(char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, float thresh, float hier_thresh, int
 
             if (l.embedding_size) set_track_id(local_dets, local_nboxes, demo_thresh, l.sim_thresh, l.track_ciou_norm, l.track_history_size, l.dets_for_track, l.dets_for_show);
 
-            //printf("\033[2J");
-            //printf("\033[1;1H");
+            printf("\033[H\033[J");
             //printf("\nFPS:%.1f\n", fps);
             printf("Objects:\n\n");
 
diff --git a/src/detector.c b/src/detector.c
index 6f050986615..3799063187b 100644
--- a/src/detector.c
+++ b/src/detector.c
@@ -314,14 +314,13 @@ void train_detector(char *datacfg, char *cfgfile, char *weightfile, int *gpus, i
             if (mean_average_precision > 0) printf("\n Last accuracy mAP@%0.2f = %2.2f %%, best = %2.2f %% ", iou_thresh, mean_average_precision * 100, best_map * 100);
         }
 
-        #ifndef WIN32
+        printf("\033[H\033[J");
         if (mean_average_precision > 0.0) {
-            printf("\033]2;%d/%d: loss=%0.1f map=%0.2f best=%0.2f hours left=%0.1f\007", iteration, net.max_batches, loss, mean_average_precision, best_map, avg_time);
+            printf("%d/%d: loss=%0.1f map=%0.2f best=%0.2f hours left=%0.1f\007", iteration, net.max_batches, loss, mean_average_precision, best_map, avg_time);
         }
         else {
-            printf("\033]2;%d/%d: loss=%0.1f hours left=%0.1f\007", iteration, net.max_batches, loss, avg_time);
+            printf("%d/%d: loss=%0.1f hours left=%0.1f\007", iteration, net.max_batches, loss, avg_time);
         }
-        #endif
 
         if (net.cudnn_half) {
             if (iteration < net.burn_in * 3) fprintf(stderr, "\n Tensor Cores are disabled until the first %d iterations are reached.\n", 3 * net.burn_in);