diff --git a/src/main/squirrel-win32.js b/src/main/squirrel-win32.js
index 24488bea..d2cc2d15 100644
--- a/src/main/squirrel-win32.js
+++ b/src/main/squirrel-win32.js
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ module.exports = {
   handleEvent
 }
 
-const cp = require('child_process')
-const electron = require('electron')
-const fs = require('fs')
-const os = require('os')
 const path = require('path')
+const spawn = require('child_process').spawn
+const electron = require('electron')
 
 const app = electron.app
 
@@ -15,137 +13,29 @@ const handlers = require('./handlers')
 const EXE_NAME = path.basename(process.execPath)
 const UPDATE_EXE = path.join(process.execPath, '..', '..', 'Update.exe')
 
-function handleEvent (cmd) {
-  if (cmd === '--squirrel-install') {
-    // App was installed. Install desktop/start menu shortcuts.
-    createShortcuts(function () {
-      // Ensure user sees install splash screen so they realize that Setup.exe actually
-      // installed an application and isn't the application itself.
-      setTimeout(function () {
-        app.quit()
-      }, 3000)
-    })
-    return true
-  }
+const run = function (args, done) {
+  spawn(UPDATE_EXE, args, { detached: true })
+    .on('close', done)
+}
 
-  if (cmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
-    // App was updated. (Called on new version of app)
-    updateShortcuts(function () {
-      app.quit()
-    })
+function handleEvent (cmd) {
+  if (cmd === '--squirrel-install' || cmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
+    run([`--createShortcut=${EXE_NAME}`], app.quit)
     return true
   }
 
   if (cmd === '--squirrel-uninstall') {
-    // App was just uninstalled. Undo anything we did in the --squirrel-install and
-    // --squirrel-updated handlers
-
     // Uninstall .torrent file and magnet link handlers
     handlers.uninstall()
 
-    // Remove desktop/start menu shortcuts.
-    // HACK: add a callback to handlers.uninstall() so we can remove this setTimeout
-    setTimeout(function () {
-      removeShortcuts(function () {
-        app.quit()
-      })
-    }, 1000)
-
+    run([`--removeShortcut=${EXE_NAME}`], app.quit)
     return true
   }
 
   if (cmd === '--squirrel-obsolete') {
-    // App will be updated. (Called on outgoing version of app)
     app.quit()
     return true
   }
 
-  if (cmd === '--squirrel-firstrun') {
-    // App is running for the first time. Do not quit, allow startup to continue.
-    return false
-  }
-
   return false
 }
-
-/**
- * Spawn a command and invoke the callback when it completes with an error and
- * the output from standard out.
- */
-function spawn (command, args, cb) {
-  let stdout = ''
-  let error = null
-  let child = null
-  try {
-    child = cp.spawn(command, args)
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Spawn can throw an error
-    process.nextTick(function () {
-      cb(error, stdout)
-    })
-    return
-  }
-
-  child.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
-    stdout += data
-  })
-
-  child.on('error', function (processError) {
-    error = processError
-  })
-
-  child.on('close', function (code, signal) {
-    if (code !== 0 && !error) error = new Error('Command failed: #{signal || code}')
-    if (error) error.stdout = stdout
-    cb(error, stdout)
-  })
-}
-
-/**
- * Spawn the Squirrel `Update.exe` command with the given arguments and invoke
- * the callback when the command completes.
- */
-function spawnUpdate (args, cb) {
-  spawn(UPDATE_EXE, args, cb)
-}
-
-/**
- * Create desktop and start menu shortcuts using the Squirrel `Update.exe`
- * command.
- */
-function createShortcuts (cb) {
-  spawnUpdate(['--createShortcut', EXE_NAME], cb)
-}
-
-/**
- * Update desktop and start menu shortcuts using the Squirrel `Update.exe`
- * command.
- */
-function updateShortcuts (cb) {
-  const homeDir = os.homedir()
-  if (homeDir) {
-    const desktopShortcutPath = path.join(homeDir, 'Desktop', 'WebTorrent.lnk')
-    // If the desktop shortcut was deleted by the user, then keep it deleted.
-    fs.access(desktopShortcutPath, function (err) {
-      const desktopShortcutExists = !err
-      createShortcuts(function () {
-        if (desktopShortcutExists) {
-          cb()
-        } else {
-          // Remove the unwanted desktop shortcut that was recreated
-          fs.unlink(desktopShortcutPath, cb)
-        }
-      })
-    })
-  } else {
-    createShortcuts(cb)
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove desktop and start menu shortcuts using the Squirrel `Update.exe`
- * command.
- */
-function removeShortcuts (cb) {
-  spawnUpdate(['--removeShortcut', EXE_NAME], cb)
-}