diff --git a/src/citron/CMakeLists.txt b/src/citron/CMakeLists.txt
index efa38e944..dfca26cb1 100644
--- a/src/citron/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/citron/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -512,6 +512,38 @@ if (WIN32 AND QT_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 6)
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${CITRON_EXE_DIR}/user"
         COMMENT "Creating portable user directory"
     )
+
+    # Copy Qt TLS plugins for SSL/TLS support (required for auto updater and HTTPS)
+    # Qt 6 uses a plugin architecture for TLS backends
+    if (CITRON_USE_AUTO_UPDATER OR ENABLE_OPENSSL)
+        set(Qt6_TLS_PLUGINS_DIR "${Qt6_DIR}/../../../plugins/tls")
+
+        # Create tls directory
+        add_custom_command(TARGET citron POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${CITRON_EXE_DIR}/tls"
+            COMMENT "Creating TLS plugin directory for SSL support"
+        )
+
+        # Copy Windows native Schannel backend (no external dependencies)
+        if (EXISTS "${Qt6_TLS_PLUGINS_DIR}/qschannelbackend.dll")
+            add_custom_command(TARGET citron POST_BUILD
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                    "${Qt6_TLS_PLUGINS_DIR}/qschannelbackend.dll"
+                    "${CITRON_EXE_DIR}/tls/qschannelbackend.dll"
+                COMMENT "Copying Qt Schannel TLS plugin (Windows native SSL)"
+            )
+        endif()
+
+        # Copy OpenSSL backend as fallback (requires OpenSSL DLLs)
+        if (EXISTS "${Qt6_TLS_PLUGINS_DIR}/qopensslbackend.dll")
+            add_custom_command(TARGET citron POST_BUILD
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                    "${Qt6_TLS_PLUGINS_DIR}/qopensslbackend.dll"
+                    "${CITRON_EXE_DIR}/tls/qopensslbackend.dll"
+                COMMENT "Copying Qt OpenSSL TLS plugin (fallback)"
+            )
+        endif()
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (CITRON_USE_BUNDLED_QT)
diff --git a/src/citron/updater/updater_service.cpp b/src/citron/updater/updater_service.cpp
index 7ab46f734..2ad5f6853 100644
--- a/src/citron/updater/updater_service.cpp
+++ b/src/citron/updater/updater_service.cpp
@@ -83,10 +83,27 @@ UpdaterService::~UpdaterService() {
 
 void UpdaterService::InitializeSSL() {
     LOG_INFO(Frontend, "Attempting to initialize SSL support...");
+
+    // Check if SSL is supported
     if (!QSslSocket::supportsSsl()) {
         LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "SSL support not available");
+        LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "Build-time SSL version: {}", QSslSocket::sslLibraryBuildVersionString().toStdString());
+        LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "Runtime SSL version: {}", QSslSocket::sslLibraryVersionString().toStdString());
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        // Try to provide helpful information about missing DLLs
+        std::filesystem::path app_dir = std::filesystem::path(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath().toStdString());
+        std::filesystem::path crypto_dll = app_dir / "libcrypto-3-x64.dll";
+        std::filesystem::path ssl_dll = app_dir / "libssl-3-x64.dll";
+
+        LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "libcrypto-3-x64.dll exists: {}", std::filesystem::exists(crypto_dll));
+        LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "libssl-3-x64.dll exists: {}", std::filesystem::exists(ssl_dll));
+#endif
         return;
     }
+
+    LOG_INFO(Frontend, "SSL library version: {}", QSslSocket::sslLibraryVersionString().toStdString());
+
     QSslConfiguration sslConfig = QSslConfiguration::defaultConfiguration();
     auto certs = QSslConfiguration::systemCaCertificates();
     if (!certs.isEmpty()) {
@@ -612,9 +629,11 @@ bool UpdaterService::LaunchUpdateHelper() {
         // Launch the batch script as a detached process
         QString script_path_str = QString::fromStdString(script_path.string());
         QStringList arguments;
+        arguments << QStringLiteral("/C");
+        arguments << script_path_str;
 
         // Use cmd.exe to run the batch file in a hidden window
-        bool launched = QProcess::startDetached("cmd.exe", QStringList() << "/C" << script_path_str);
+        bool launched = QProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral("cmd.exe"), arguments);
 
         if (launched) {
             LOG_INFO(Frontend, "Update helper script launched successfully");
diff --git a/src/citron/updater/updater_service.h b/src/citron/updater/updater_service.h
index 78e1c3008..c8bccf3fa 100644
--- a/src/citron/updater/updater_service.h
+++ b/src/citron/updater/updater_service.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public:
     static bool HasStagedUpdate(const std::filesystem::path& app_directory);
     static bool ApplyStagedUpdate(const std::filesystem::path& app_directory);
 
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    bool LaunchUpdateHelper();
+    #endif
+
 signals:
     void UpdateCheckCompleted(bool has_update, const UpdateInfo& update_info);
     void UpdateDownloadProgress(int percentage, qint64 bytes_received, qint64 bytes_total);
@@ -80,7 +84,6 @@ private:
     bool CreateBackup();
     bool RestoreBackup();
     bool CreateUpdateHelperScript(const std::filesystem::path& staging_path);
-    bool LaunchUpdateHelper();
     #endif
     bool CleanupFiles();
     std::filesystem::path GetTempDirectory() const;
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 34c236ae9..27bbfe9e9 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     file_sys/common_funcs.h
     file_sys/content_archive.cpp
     file_sys/content_archive.h
+    file_sys/content_exporter.cpp
+    file_sys/content_exporter.h
     file_sys/control_metadata.cpp
     file_sys/control_metadata.h
+    file_sys/decrypted_nsp.cpp
+    file_sys/decrypted_nsp.h
+    file_sys/decrypted_xci.cpp
+    file_sys/decrypted_xci.h
     file_sys/errors.h
     file_sys/fs_directory.h
     file_sys/fs_file.h
@@ -1183,10 +1189,14 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     loader/nca.h
     loader/nro.cpp
     loader/nro.h
+    loader/nsd.cpp
+    loader/nsd.h
     loader/nso.cpp
     loader/nso.h
     loader/nsp.cpp
     loader/nsp.h
+    loader/xcd.cpp
+    loader/xcd.h
     loader/xci.cpp
     loader/xci.h
     memory.cpp