diff --git a/src/platform/windows.rs b/src/platform/windows.rs
index e4e1dd893..8723e11e2 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use winapi::{
         winnt::{
             TokenElevation, HANDLE, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, TOKEN_ELEVATION, TOKEN_QUERY,
         },
+        winreg::HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
         winuser::*,
     },
 };
@@ -962,9 +963,14 @@ pub fn update_me() -> ResultType<()> {
 fn get_after_install(exe: &str) -> String {
     let app_name = crate::get_app_name();
     let ext = app_name.to_lowercase();
+
     // reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes for
     // https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/f4bdfb6936ae4804fc8ab1cf560db192622ad01a
     // and https://github.com/leanflutter/uni_links_desktop/blob/1b72b0226cec9943ca8a84e244c149773f384e46/lib/src/protocol_registrar_impl_windows.dart#L30
+    let hcu = winreg::RegKey::predef(HKEY_CURRENT_USER);
+    hcu.delete_subkey_all(format!("Software\\Classes\\{}", exe))
+        .ok();
+
     format!("
     chcp 65001
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext} /f
@@ -974,7 +980,6 @@ fn get_after_install(exe: &str) -> String {
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}\\shell\\open /f
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}\\shell\\open\\command /f
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}\\shell\\open\\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d \"\\\"{exe}\\\" --play \\\"%%1\\\"\"
-    reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Classes\\{exe} /f
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\{ext} /f
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\{ext} /f /v \"URL Protocol\" /t REG_SZ /d \"\"
     reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\{ext}\\shell /f