diff --git a/whisper_local/__main__.py b/whisper_local/__main__.py
index f45a938..5d489c5 100644
--- a/whisper_local/__main__.py
+++ b/whisper_local/__main__.py
@@ -30,10 +30,22 @@ class App:
             min_duration=config.min_duration,
             device=config.microphone or None,
         )
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            from whisper_local.tray._download_progress import load_model_with_progress
+            from whisper_local.transcriber import _model_cache_dir
+            _preloaded_model = load_model_with_progress(
+                model_name=config.whisper_model,
+                compute_type=config.compute_type,
+                download_root=_model_cache_dir(),
+            )
+        else:
+            _preloaded_model = None
+
         self.transcriber = Transcriber(
             model_name=config.whisper_model,
             compute_type=config.compute_type,
             language=config.language,
+            model=_preloaded_model,
         )
         self.inserter = create_inserter()
         self.hotkey = create_listener(key_name=config.hotkey)