diff --git a/Start-OSE.ps1 b/Start-OSE.ps1
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+param([Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)][string[]]$ServerArguments)
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+Set-Location -LiteralPath $PSScriptRoot
+$environmentDirectory = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '.venv'
+$pythonExecutable = Join-Path $environmentDirectory 'Scripts\python.exe'
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $pythonExecutable)) {
+    Write-Host 'Preparing the Python environment...'
+    if (Get-Command py -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        & py -3 -m venv $environmentDirectory
+    } elseif (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        & python -m venv $environmentDirectory
+    } else {
+        throw 'Install Python 3.10 or newer from python.org, then run this script again.'
+    }
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Could not create the Python environment.' }
+}
+& $pythonExecutable -c 'import sys; raise SystemExit(0 if sys.version_info >= (3,10) else 1)'
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Python 3.10 or newer is required. Recreate .venv with a supported Python installation.' }
+$requirements = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'requirements.txt'
+$fingerprint = (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $requirements -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
+$marker = Join-Path $environmentDirectory 'ose-requirements.sha256'
+$previous = if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $marker) { (Get-Content -LiteralPath $marker -Raw).Trim() } else { '' }
+if ($previous -ne $fingerprint) {
+    Write-Host 'Installing the server dependencies. This may take a few minutes the first time...'
+    & $pythonExecutable -m pip install -r $requirements
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Dependency installation failed. Check the error above, then run this script again.' }
+    Set-Content -LiteralPath $marker -Value $fingerprint -Encoding Ascii
+}
+& $pythonExecutable -c 'from server_config import load_config; raise SystemExit(0 if load_config()["setup_complete"] else 1)'
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    & $pythonExecutable (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'manage.py') setup
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'Setup was not completed. Run this script again when ready.' }
+}
+Write-Host 'Starting OSE. Press Ctrl+C in this window to stop it.'
+& $pythonExecutable -u (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'server.py') @ServerArguments
+exit $LASTEXITCODE