diff --git a/scripts/download.ps1 b/scripts/download.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ed06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/download.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Url,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Out,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Lock
+)
+
+# Download notify.exe with curl to a temp file, then atomic-rename on success.
+# Always remove the lock dir at the end (success or failure).
+$tmp = $Out + ".downloading"
+try {
+    & curl.exe -fsSL $Url -o $tmp
+    if ((Test-Path -LiteralPath $tmp) -and ((Get-Item -LiteralPath $tmp).Length -gt 0)) {
+        Move-Item -LiteralPath $tmp -Destination $Out -Force
+    }
+}
+finally {
+    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $tmp -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $Lock -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+}
diff --git a/scripts/notify.cmd b/scripts/notify.cmd
index ad1d06a..79ba2b9 100644
--- a/scripts/notify.cmd
+++ b/scripts/notify.cmd
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set "BIN=%~dp0..\bin"
 set "EXE=%BIN%\notify.exe"
 set "LOCK=%BIN%\notify.download.lock"
 
-rem only bootstrap on first run; the common path runs the exe directly (keeps piped stdin intact)
+rem first run: kick off a background download, do NOT block the hook
 if not exist "%EXE%" call :bootstrap
 
 if exist "%EXE%" "%EXE%" %*
@@ -17,29 +17,10 @@ exit /b
 
 :bootstrap
 if not exist "%BIN%" mkdir "%BIN%" 2>nul
-set "TMP=%BIN%\notify.exe.%RANDOM%.tmp"
-rem mkdir is atomic; success = this process downloads, failure = someone else is downloading
+rem mkdir is atomic; success = we start the download, failure = already downloading
 mkdir "%LOCK%" 2>nul
-if errorlevel 1 goto :waitdl
-rem double-check in case it just finished
+if errorlevel 1 exit /b
 if exist "%EXE%" ( rmdir "%LOCK%" 2>nul & exit /b )
-rem download to temp then atomic rename, so no half-written exe is ever seen
-curl -fsSL "%DOWNLOAD_URL%" -o "%TMP%"
-if errorlevel 1 ( del "%TMP%" 2>nul & rmdir "%LOCK%" 2>nul & exit /b )
-move /y "%TMP%" "%EXE%" >nul
-rmdir "%LOCK%" 2>nul
+rem launch a detached hidden PowerShell downloader (ShellExecute breaks away from the hook)
+powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden -FilePath powershell -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File','%~dp0download.ps1','-Url','%DOWNLOAD_URL%','-Out','%EXE%','-Lock','%LOCK%')"
 exit /b
-
-:waitdl
-rem did not get the lock; wait for the exe to appear (up to ~60s)
-set /a _w=0
-:waitloop
-if exist "%EXE%" exit /b
-if %_w% geq 120 (
-    rem timed out; a killed download may have left a stale lock, clear it for next time
-    rmdir "%LOCK%" 2>nul
-    exit /b
-)
-ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >nul
-set /a _w+=1
-goto :waitloop
diff --git a/scripts/notify.sh b/scripts/notify.sh
index 123ce6a..cc41ae1 100644
--- a/scripts/notify.sh
+++ b/scripts/notify.sh
@@ -9,32 +9,16 @@ BIN="$DIR/../bin"
 EXE="$BIN/notify.exe"
 LOCK="$BIN/notify.download.lock"
 
+# 首次运行：后台下载，不阻塞钩子
 if [ ! -f "$EXE" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$BIN" 2>/dev/null
-    # mkdir 是原子操作，用作锁：成功=本进程负责下载，失败=已有进程在下
+    # mkdir 原子：成功=本进程负责下载，失败=已有进程在下
     if mkdir "$LOCK" 2>/dev/null; then
-        # 双重检查，避免刚好别人下完
-        if [ ! -f "$EXE" ]; then
-            TMP="$BIN/notify.exe.$$.tmp"
-            if curl -fsSL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$TMP"; then
-                mv -f "$TMP" "$EXE"          # 原子改名，避免半截 exe
-                chmod +x "$EXE" 2>/dev/null
-            else
-                rm -f "$TMP"
-            fi
-        fi
-        rmdir "$LOCK" 2>/dev/null
-    else
-        # 没抢到锁：等 exe 出现（最多约 60 秒）
-        i=0
-        while [ ! -f "$EXE" ] && [ "$i" -lt 120 ]; do
-            sleep 0.5
-            i=$((i + 1))
-        done
-        # 超时仍没下好：可能上次下载被杀留下陈旧锁，清掉让下次重下
-        [ ! -f "$EXE" ] && rmdir "$LOCK" 2>/dev/null
+        TMP="$EXE.downloading"
+        # nohup + & 让下载脱离钩子在后台跑；完成后原子改名并清锁
+        nohup sh -c "curl -fsSL '$DOWNLOAD_URL' -o '$TMP' && mv -f '$TMP' '$EXE'; rmdir '$LOCK' 2>/dev/null" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
     fi
 fi
 
-# 转发全部参数与 stdin 给真正的 exe
+# 本次不等下载；exe 就绪后才转发参数与 stdin
 [ -f "$EXE" ] && exec "$EXE" "$@"