diff --git a/restart_backend.bat b/restart_backend.bat
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+@echo off
+echo Killing processes on port 8001...
+for /f "tokens=5" %%a in ('netstat -ano ^| findstr ":8001.*LISTENING"') do (
+    echo Killing PID %%a
+    taskkill /F /PID %%a 2>nul
+)
+
+echo Waiting for port to free up...
+ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3 >nul
+
+echo Starting backend...
+cd /d C:\Users\antoi\Atomizer\atomizer-dashboard\backend
+call C:\Users\antoi\anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat atomizer
+python -m uvicorn api.main:app --port 8001
diff --git a/start_backend_8002.bat b/start_backend_8002.bat
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+@echo off
+title Atomizer Backend (Port 8002)
+echo Starting Atomizer Backend on port 8002...
+cd /d C:\Users\antoi\Atomizer\atomizer-dashboard\backend
+call C:\Users\antoi\anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat atomizer
+python -m uvicorn api.main:app --port 8002 --reload
diff --git a/tools/atomizer.ico b/tools/atomizer.ico
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diff --git a/tools/create_desktop_shortcut.ps1 b/tools/create_desktop_shortcut.ps1
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+# ============================================================
+# Atomizer Desktop Shortcut Creator
+# Creates a desktop shortcut with custom "A" icon
+# ============================================================
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Paths
+$AtomizerRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$ToolsDir = $PSScriptRoot
+$IconPath = Join-Path $ToolsDir "atomizer.ico"
+$LauncherPath = Join-Path $ToolsDir "launch_atomizer.bat"
+$DesktopPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
+$ShortcutPath = Join-Path $DesktopPath "Atomizer.lnk"
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "  Atomizer Desktop Shortcut Creator" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "  ===================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host ""
+
+# Step 1: Create ICO file with "A" letter
+Write-Host "[1/3] Creating icon file..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+# Generate a simple ICO file using .NET
+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Drawing
+
+function Create-AtomizerIcon {
+    param([string]$OutputPath)
+    
+    # Create multiple icon sizes for best quality
+    $sizes = @(256, 48, 32, 16)
+    $bitmaps = @()
+    
+    foreach ($size in $sizes) {
+        $bitmap = New-Object System.Drawing.Bitmap($size, $size)
+        $graphics = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($bitmap)
+        
+        # High quality rendering
+        $graphics.SmoothingMode = [System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode]::HighQuality
+        $graphics.InterpolationMode = [System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode]::HighQualityBicubic
+        $graphics.TextRenderingHint = [System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint]::AntiAliasGridFit
+        
+        # Background - gradient blue (Atomizer brand color)
+        $brush = New-Object System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush(
+            (New-Object System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)),
+            (New-Object System.Drawing.Point($size, $size)),
+            [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 59, 130, 246),  # Blue-500
+            [System.Drawing.Color]::FromArgb(255, 37, 99, 235)    # Blue-600
+        )
+        
+        # Rounded rectangle background
+        $path = New-Object System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath
+        $radius = [int]($size * 0.15)
+        $rect = New-Object System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, $size, $size)
+        $path.AddArc($rect.X, $rect.Y, $radius * 2, $radius * 2, 180, 90)
+        $path.AddArc($rect.Right - $radius * 2, $rect.Y, $radius * 2, $radius * 2, 270, 90)
+        $path.AddArc($rect.Right - $radius * 2, $rect.Bottom - $radius * 2, $radius * 2, $radius * 2, 0, 90)
+        $path.AddArc($rect.X, $rect.Bottom - $radius * 2, $radius * 2, $radius * 2, 90, 90)
+        $path.CloseFigure()
+        
+        $graphics.FillPath($brush, $path)
+        
+        # Draw "A" letter
+        $fontSize = [int]($size * 0.65)
+        $font = New-Object System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", $fontSize, [System.Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold)
+        $textBrush = New-Object System.Drawing.SolidBrush([System.Drawing.Color]::White)
+        
+        $format = New-Object System.Drawing.StringFormat
+        $format.Alignment = [System.Drawing.StringAlignment]::Center
+        $format.LineAlignment = [System.Drawing.StringAlignment]::Center
+        
+        $textRect = New-Object System.Drawing.RectangleF(0, 0, $size, $size)
+        $graphics.DrawString("A", $font, $textBrush, $textRect, $format)
+        
+        # Cleanup
+        $graphics.Dispose()
+        $font.Dispose()
+        $textBrush.Dispose()
+        $brush.Dispose()
+        $path.Dispose()
+        
+        $bitmaps += $bitmap
+    }
+    
+    # Save as ICO (using the largest bitmap, Windows will auto-select appropriate size)
+    # For proper multi-size ICO, we'll save the 256x256 and let Windows handle it
+    $icon = [System.Drawing.Icon]::FromHandle($bitmaps[0].GetHicon())
+    
+    # Write ICO file manually with all sizes
+    $fs = [System.IO.File]::Create($OutputPath)
+    $bw = New-Object System.IO.BinaryWriter($fs)
+    
+    # ICO Header
+    $bw.Write([UInt16]0)           # Reserved
+    $bw.Write([UInt16]1)           # Type (1 = ICO)
+    $bw.Write([UInt16]$sizes.Count) # Number of images
+    
+    # Calculate offsets
+    $headerSize = 6 + ($sizes.Count * 16)  # Main header + directory entries
+    $currentOffset = $headerSize
+    $imageData = @()
+    
+    # Prepare image data and write directory entries
+    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $sizes.Count; $i++) {
+        $bmp = $bitmaps[$i]
+        $ms = New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream
+        $bmp.Save($ms, [System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat]::Png)
+        $pngBytes = $ms.ToArray()
+        $ms.Dispose()
+        $imageData += ,$pngBytes
+        
+        # Directory entry
+        $width = if ($sizes[$i] -ge 256) { 0 } else { $sizes[$i] }
+        $height = if ($sizes[$i] -ge 256) { 0 } else { $sizes[$i] }
+        
+        $bw.Write([byte]$width)           # Width
+        $bw.Write([byte]$height)          # Height  
+        $bw.Write([byte]0)                # Color palette
+        $bw.Write([byte]0)                # Reserved
+        $bw.Write([UInt16]1)              # Color planes
+        $bw.Write([UInt16]32)             # Bits per pixel
+        $bw.Write([UInt32]$pngBytes.Length) # Image size
+        $bw.Write([UInt32]$currentOffset)   # Offset
+        
+        $currentOffset += $pngBytes.Length
+    }
+    
+    # Write image data
+    foreach ($data in $imageData) {
+        $bw.Write($data)
+    }
+    
+    $bw.Close()
+    $fs.Close()
+    
+    # Cleanup bitmaps
+    foreach ($bmp in $bitmaps) {
+        $bmp.Dispose()
+    }
+    
+    return $true
+}
+
+try {
+    Create-AtomizerIcon -OutputPath $IconPath
+    Write-Host "   Created: $IconPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+catch {
+    Write-Host "   Warning: Could not create custom icon. Using default." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Write-Host "   Error: $_" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    $IconPath = $null
+}
+
+# Step 2: Create desktop shortcut
+Write-Host "[2/3] Creating desktop shortcut..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
+$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath)
+$Shortcut.TargetPath = $LauncherPath
+$Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $AtomizerRoot
+$Shortcut.Description = "Launch Atomizer Optimization Dashboard"
+$Shortcut.WindowStyle = 1  # Normal window
+
+if ($IconPath -and (Test-Path $IconPath)) {
+    $Shortcut.IconLocation = "$IconPath,0"
+}
+
+$Shortcut.Save()
+
+Write-Host "   Created: $ShortcutPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# Step 3: Verify
+Write-Host "[3/3] Verifying installation..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+$success = $true
+if (-not (Test-Path $ShortcutPath)) {
+    Write-Host "   ERROR: Shortcut not created!" -ForegroundColor Red
+    $success = $false
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path $LauncherPath)) {
+    Write-Host "   ERROR: Launcher script missing!" -ForegroundColor Red
+    $success = $false
+}
+
+if ($success) {
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host " SUCCESS! Atomizer shortcut created on your desktop." -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host "============================================================" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host " Double-click 'Atomizer' on your desktop to launch!" -ForegroundColor White
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host " What happens when you click:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host "   1. Backend server starts (FastAPI on port 8000)" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    Write-Host "   2. Frontend server starts (Vite on port 5173)" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    Write-Host "   3. Browser opens to http://localhost:5173" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host " To stop: Close the 'Atomizer Backend' and 'Atomizer Frontend'" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host "          terminal windows." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Write-Host ""
+}
+else {
+    Write-Host ""
+    Write-Host "Installation had errors. Please check the messages above." -ForegroundColor Red
+    Write-Host ""
+}
+
+# Keep window open
+Read-Host "Press Enter to close"
diff --git a/tools/launch_atomizer.bat b/tools/launch_atomizer.bat
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+@echo off
+REM ============================================================
+REM Atomizer Dashboard Launcher
+REM One-click: starts servers and opens dashboard in browser
+REM ============================================================
+
+title Atomizer
+cd /d "%~dp0\.."
+
+REM Ports (match vite.config.ts)
+set BACKEND_PORT=8001
+set FRONTEND_PORT=3003
+set URL=http://localhost:%FRONTEND_PORT%
+
+REM Check if already running
+set BACKEND_RUNNING=0
+set FRONTEND_RUNNING=0
+
+netstat -ano | findstr "LISTENING" | findstr ":%BACKEND_PORT% " > nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% equ 0 set BACKEND_RUNNING=1
+
+netstat -ano | findstr "LISTENING" | findstr ":%FRONTEND_PORT% " > nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% equ 0 set FRONTEND_RUNNING=1
+
+REM If both running, just open browser and exit immediately
+if %BACKEND_RUNNING% equ 1 (
+    if %FRONTEND_RUNNING% equ 1 (
+        start "" %URL%
+        exit
+    )
+)
+
+REM Show brief splash while starting
+echo.
+echo   Starting Atomizer Dashboard...
+echo.
+
+REM Start backend (hidden window)
+if %BACKEND_RUNNING% equ 0 (
+    echo   [1/2] Backend...
+    start /min "Atomizer Backend" cmd /c "cd /d %~dp0\..\atomizer-dashboard\backend && C:\Users\antoi\anaconda3\envs\atomizer\python.exe -m uvicorn api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port %BACKEND_PORT%"
+)
+
+REM Start frontend (hidden window)
+if %FRONTEND_RUNNING% equ 0 (
+    echo   [2/2] Frontend...
+    start /min "Atomizer Frontend" cmd /c "cd /d %~dp0\..\atomizer-dashboard\frontend && npm run dev"
+)
+
+REM Wait for frontend to be ready (poll until port responds)
+echo.
+echo   Waiting for servers to start...
+:WAIT_LOOP
+timeout /t 1 /nobreak > nul
+netstat -ano | findstr "LISTENING" | findstr ":%FRONTEND_PORT% " > nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto WAIT_LOOP
+
+REM Small extra delay to ensure Vite is fully ready
+timeout /t 2 /nobreak > nul
+
+REM Open browser
+start "" %URL%
+
+REM Close this launcher window
+exit