diff --git a/src-tauri/nsis-hooks.nsh b/src-tauri/nsis-hooks.nsh
index a26c398..fad4671 100644
--- a/src-tauri/nsis-hooks.nsh
+++ b/src-tauri/nsis-hooks.nsh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 !macro GITTY_MIGRATE_LEGACY_DATA_DIR oldDir newDir
   ${IfNot} ${FileExists} "${newDir}\*.*"
   ${AndIf} ${FileExists} "${oldDir}\*.*"
-    CreateDirectory "${newDir}"
     Rename "${oldDir}" "${newDir}"
   ${EndIf}
 !macroend
@@ -34,6 +33,26 @@
   RMDir /r "$SMPROGRAMS\GitLite"
 !macroend
 
+!macro GITTY_REGISTER_INSTALL
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${MANUPRODUCTKEY}" "" "$INSTDIR"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "MainBinaryName" "${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "DisplayName" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "DisplayIcon" "$\"$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe$\""
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "DisplayVersion" "${VERSION}"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "Publisher" "${MANUFACTURER}"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "InstallLocation" "$\"$INSTDIR$\""
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "UninstallString" "$\"$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe$\""
+  WriteRegDWORD HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "NoModify" "1"
+  WriteRegDWORD HKCU "${UNINSTKEY}" "NoRepair" "1"
+!macroend
+
+!macro GITTY_CREATE_UPDATE_SHORTCUTS
+  CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\${PRODUCTNAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
+  !insertmacro SetLnkAppUserModelId "$SMPROGRAMS\${PRODUCTNAME}.lnk"
+  CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\${PRODUCTNAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
+  !insertmacro SetLnkAppUserModelId "$DESKTOP\${PRODUCTNAME}.lnk"
+!macroend
+
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_PREINSTALL
   !insertmacro GITTY_MIGRATE_LEGACY_DATA_DIR "$APPDATA\com.git-lite" "$APPDATA\com.gitty"
   !insertmacro GITTY_MIGRATE_LEGACY_DATA_DIR "$LOCALAPPDATA\com.git-lite" "$LOCALAPPDATA\com.gitty"
@@ -43,6 +62,8 @@
 
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_POSTINSTALL
   !insertmacro GITTY_CLEANUP_LEGACY_SHORTCUTS
+  !insertmacro GITTY_REGISTER_INSTALL
+  !insertmacro GITTY_CREATE_UPDATE_SHORTCUTS
 !macroend
 
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_POSTUNINSTALL