diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 5d1c7bc62d4..1f5ed23e2bb 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ if (process.platform === 'win32') {
   if (cmd === '--squirrel-uninstall') {
     var AutoLaunch = require('auto-launch');
     var appLauncher = new AutoLaunch({
-      name: 'Mattermost'
+      name: 'Mattermost',
+      isHidden: true
     });
     appLauncher.isEnabled().then(function(enabled) {
       if (enabled)
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index a28e2c76017..32187cbc5ee 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "electron-connect": "^0.3.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "auto-launch": "^2.0.1",
+    "auto-launch": "^2.1.0",
     "bootstrap": "^3.3.6",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
     "os-locale": "^1.4.0",