diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 611fa729..548ff858 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         "path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
         "postcss": "^8.4.35",
         "prettier": "^3.2.4",
+        "rage-edit": "^1.2.0",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
         "react-hook-form": "^7.50.1",
@@ -20607,6 +20608,13 @@
         "performance-now": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/rage-edit": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rage-edit/-/rage-edit-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0RspBRc2s6We4g7hRCvT5mu7YPEnfjvQK8Tt354a2uUNJCMC7MKLvo/1mLvHUCQ/zbP6siQyp5VRZN7UCpMFZg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/randombytes": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/randombytes/-/randombytes-2.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8e47b5c..81c63377 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     "@electron-toolkit/tsconfig": "^1.0.1",
     "@electron-toolkit/utils": "^3.0.0",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^6.5.1",
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.5.1",
     "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons": "^6.5.1",
+    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.5.1",
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^0.2.0",
     "@headlessui/react": "^1.7.18",
     "@hookform/resolvers": "^3.3.4",
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
     "postcss": "^8.4.35",
     "prettier": "^3.2.4",
+    "rage-edit": "^1.2.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-hook-form": "^7.50.1",
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index b2add5a3..d1bc0c03 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import i18next from 'i18next'
 import Backend from 'i18next-fs-backend'
 import { uniq } from 'lodash'
+import { Registry } from 'rage-edit';
 
 
 //get app parameter
@@ -41,9 +42,11 @@ function startup() {
   } else {
 
     //I set the app to open at operating system startup
-    app.setLoginItemSettings({
-      openAtLogin: true
-    })
+    if (process.env.node_env !== 'development') {
+      app.setLoginItemSettings({
+        openAtLogin: true
+      })
+    }
 
     ///LOGGER
     startLogger()
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ function attachOnReadyProcess() {
     SplashScreenController.instance.window.addOnBuildListener(() => {
       setTimeout(startApp, 2500)
     })
-    attachProtocolListeners()
+    await attachProtocolListeners()
 
     app.on('activate', (e, isWindowOpen) => {
       log('ACTIVATE WINDOW', e, isWindowOpen)
@@ -283,25 +286,69 @@ function attachOnReadyProcess() {
   })
 }
 
+async function registryProtocol(protocol: string) {
+  const AppName = app.getName();
+
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\${AppName}\\Capabilities`, 'ApplicationName', AppName);
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\${AppName}\\Capabilities`, 'ApplicationDescription', AppName);
+
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\${AppName}\\Capabilities\\URLAssociations`, protocol, `${AppName}.${protocol}`);
+
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\${AppName}.${protocol}\\DefaultIcon`, '', process.execPath);
+
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\${AppName}.${protocol}\\shell\\open\\command`, '', `"${process.execPath}" "%1"`);
+
+  await Registry.set(`HKCU\\Software\\RegisteredApplications`, AppName, `Software\\${AppName}\\Capabilities`);
+
+}
+
+async function removeRegistryProtocol(protocol: string) {
+  const AppName = app.getName();
 
-function attachProtocolListeners() {
-  // remove so we can register each time as we run the app.
-  app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel')
-  app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto')
-  app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink')
+  await Registry.delete(`HKCU\\Software\\${AppName}`);
+
+  await Registry.delete(`HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\${AppName}.${protocol}`);
+
+  await Registry.delete(`HKCU\\Software\\RegisteredApplications`, AppName);
+
+}
+
+async function attachProtocolListeners() {
+  if (process.env.node_env === 'development') {
+    // remove so we can register each time as we run the app.
+    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      await removeRegistryProtocol('tel')
+      await removeRegistryProtocol('callto')
+      await removeRegistryProtocol('nethlink')
+    } else {
+      app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel')
+      app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto')
+      app.removeAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink')
+
+    }
+  }
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    await registryProtocol('tel')
+    await registryProtocol('callto')
+    await registryProtocol('nethlink')
+  }
 
   // if we are running a non-packaged version of the app && on windows
-  if (process.env.node_env === 'development' && process.platform === 'win32') {
+  const res: { [protocol: string]: boolean } = {}
+  if (process.env.node_env === 'development' && process.argv.length > 2) {
+    log(process.argv.join('; '))
     // set the path of electron.exe and your app.
     // these two additional parameters are only available on windows.
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
+    res['tel'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
+    res['callto'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
+    res['nethlink'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink', process.execPath, [resolve(process.argv[1])])
   } else {
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel')
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto')
-    app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink')
+    res['tel'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('tel')
+    res['callto'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('callto')
+    res['nethlink'] = app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient('nethlink')
+
   }
+  log('associated protocols:', res)
 
   app.on('second-instance', (event, commandLine, workingDirectory, additionalData) => {
     // Print out data received from the second instance.