diff --git a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
index 1bc41afc..e577b463 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
+++ b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ launch_windows() {
     echo "Starting Windows VM..."
 
     # Send desktop notification
-    notify-send "Windows VM" "Starting Windows VM, this may take a moment..."
+    notify-send "    Starting Windows VM" "      This can take 15-30 seconds" -t 15000
 
     if ! docker-compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" up -d 2>&1; then
       echo "❌ Failed to start Windows VM!"