diff --git a/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/nsis_install_hooks.nsh b/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/nsis_install_hooks.nsh
index 0dd25f0d..79bc1218 100644
--- a/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/nsis_install_hooks.nsh
+++ b/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/nsis_install_hooks.nsh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 !macroend
 
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_POSTINSTALL
-  ExecWait 'sc.exe create PortmasterCore binPath= "$INSTDIR\portmaster-core.exe" --data="$COMMONPROGRAMDATA\Portmaster\data"'
+  ExecWait 'sc.exe create PortmasterCore binPath= "$INSTDIR\portmaster-core.exe"'
 !macroend
 
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_PREUNINSTALL
diff --git a/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/service.wxs b/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/service.wxs
index 4ade87cd..28a035d5 100644
--- a/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/service.wxs
+++ b/desktop/tauri/src-tauri/templates/service.wxs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<Fragment>
     <CustomAction Id="InstallPortmasterService"
               Directory="INSTALLDIR"
-              ExeCommand="sc.exe create PortmasterCore binPath= &quot;[INSTALLDIR]portmaster-core.exe --data [CommonAppDataFolder]Portmaster\data&quot;"
+              ExeCommand="sc.exe create PortmasterCore binPath= &quot;[INSTALLDIR]portmaster-core.exe&quot;"
               Execute="commit"
               Return="check"
               Impersonate="no"