diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 797c67d1e..49265bccd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ Software/dmg/contents
 build-vars.prf
 debug/
 release/
-Software/dist_windows/content
+Software/dist_windows/content/*
+!Software/dist_windows/content/UpdateElevate.exe
 Software/lib
 Software/.vs
 *.vcxproj
diff --git a/Software/UpdateElevate b/Software/UpdateElevate
index 4daa88378..70c80e67e 160000
--- a/Software/UpdateElevate
+++ b/Software/UpdateElevate
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4daa88378fc9f55697326e632786f80d78a6e1c2
+Subproject commit 70c80e67e3397e8b80c6fb896d21ca25530191df
diff --git a/Software/dist_windows/content/UpdateElevate.exe b/Software/dist_windows/content/UpdateElevate.exe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd9e11580
Binary files /dev/null and b/Software/dist_windows/content/UpdateElevate.exe differ
diff --git a/Software/scripts/win32/prepare_installer.sh b/Software/scripts/win32/prepare_installer.sh
index 0dc308708..e2d0fe12c 100644
--- a/Software/scripts/win32/prepare_installer.sh
+++ b/Software/scripts/win32/prepare_installer.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 set -e
 
 # build UpdateElevate
-echo "#define NAME L\"Prismatik\"" > UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
-echo "#define EXT L\".exe\"" >> UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
-echo "#define ARGS L\" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART\"" >> UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
-cmd //c scripts\\win32\\build_UpdateElevate.bat
-cp UpdateElevate/x64/Release/UpdateElevate.exe dist_windows/content/
+if [ -f dist_windows/content/UpdateElevate.exe ]; then
+	echo "Using existing (frozen) UpdateElevate";
+else
+	echo "#define NAME L\"Prismatik\"" > UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
+	echo "#define EXT L\".exe\"" >> UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
+	echo "#define ARGS L\" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART\"" >> UpdateElevate/UpdateElevate/command.h
+	cmd //c scripts\\win32\\build_UpdateElevate.bat
+	cp UpdateElevate/x64/Release/UpdateElevate.exe dist_windows/content/
+fi