diff --git a/windows/make-windows-installer.bat b/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
index c2b534f1b..3398e3930 100644
--- a/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
+++ b/windows/make-windows-installer.bat
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 copy COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT.txt
 cd windows
 echo Creating msi...
-"C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\candle.exe" pandoc.wxs
+"C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\candle.exe" -ext WixUIExtension pandoc.wxs
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
-"C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\light.exe" pandoc.wixobj
+"C:\Program Files\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\light.exe" -ext WixUIExtension pandoc.wixobj
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 "C:\Program Files\kSign\kSign.exe"
diff --git a/windows/pandoc.wxs b/windows/pandoc.wxs
index fd1af33ed..249419b21 100644
--- a/windows/pandoc.wxs
+++ b/windows/pandoc.wxs
@@ -1,43 +1,60 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
-  <Product Id="37DB5E26-BDA9-4166-AFD7-E23DA4B75755"
-  UpgradeCode="A68E8EF6-ABB1-4F22-A3C5-68DFDF0AB562" Name="Pandoc 1.10"
-  Version="1.10.2.1" Manufacturer="John MacFarlane"
-  Language="1033">
-    <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes"
-    Comments="Windows Installer Package" />
-    <Media Id="1" Cabinet="product.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
-    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
-      <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
-        <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="Pandoc">
-          <Component Id="MainExecutable"
-          Guid="ECD35082-4C28-49E1-977E-B90FC7C400C7" KeyPath="yes">
-            <File Id="pandocEXE" Name="pandoc.exe"
-            Source="..\cabal-dev\bin\pandoc.exe" />
-            <File Id="pandocCOPYRIGHT" Name="COPYRIGHT.txt"
-            Source="..\COPYRIGHT.txt" />
-            <File Id="pandocCOPYING" Name="COPYING.rtf"
-            Source="..\COPYING.rtf" />
-            <Environment Id="UpdatePath" Name="PATH" Action="set"
-		    Part="last" System="yes" Value="[INSTALLDIR]" />
-          </Component>
-          <Component Id="Documentation"
-          Guid="A8D54A76-1A3D-4647-8327-81B69D39D8A3" KeyPath="yes">
-            <File Id="pandocREADME" Name="Pandoc User's Guide.html"
-            Source="..\README.html" />
-          </Component>
-        </Directory>
-      </Directory>
-    </Directory>
-    <Feature Id="Complete" Level="1" Title="Pandoc 1.10" Description="Complete package"  Display="expand" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
-      <Feature Id="MainProgram" Title="Program" Description="The main executable." Level="1">
-        <ComponentRef Id="MainExecutable" />
-      </Feature>
-      <Feature Id="Manual">
-        <ComponentRef Id="Documentation" />
-      </Feature>
-    </Feature>
-    <UIRef Id="WixUI_Advanced" />
-    <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="..\COPYING.rtf" />
-  </Product>
-</Wix>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+  <Product Id="37DB5E26-BDA9-4166-AFD7-E23DA4B75755"
+  UpgradeCode="A68E8EF6-ABB1-4F22-A3C5-68DFDF0AB562" Name="Pandoc 1.10"
+  Version="1.10.2.1" Manufacturer="John MacFarlane"
+  Language="1033">
+    <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes"
+    Comments="Windows Installer Package" />
+    <Media Id="1" Cabinet="product.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
+    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+      <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
+      <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
+        <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="Pandoc"/>
+      </Directory>
+      <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
+        <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="Pandoc">
+          <Component Id="MainExecutable"
+          Guid="ECD35082-4C28-49E1-977E-B90FC7C400C7" KeyPath="yes">
+            <File Id="pandocEXE" Name="pandoc.exe"
+            Source="..\cabal-dev\bin\pandoc.exe" />
+            <File Id="pandocCOPYRIGHT" Name="COPYRIGHT.txt"
+            Source="..\COPYRIGHT.txt" />
+            <File Id="pandocCOPYING" Name="COPYING.rtf"
+            Source="..\COPYING.rtf" />
+            <Environment Id="UpdatePath" Name="PATH" Action="set"
+		    Part="last" System="yes" Value="[INSTALLDIR]" />
+          </Component>
+          <Component Id="Documentation"
+          Guid="A8D54A76-1A3D-4647-8327-81B69D39D8A3" KeyPath="yes">
+            <File Id="pandocREADME" Name="Pandoc User's Guide.html"
+            Source="..\README.html" />
+          </Component>
+        </Directory>
+      </Directory>
+    </Directory>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
+      <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="7F807DD5-CC54-474A-B571-89630893F563">
+        <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" 
+                Name="Pandoc User's Guide"
+                Description="Pandoc User's Guide"
+		Target="[INSTALLDIR]Pandoc User's Guide.html"
+	        WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\John MacFarlane\Pandoc" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <Feature Id="Complete" Level="1" Title="Pandoc 1.10" Description="Complete package"  Display="expand" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR">
+      <Feature Id="MainProgram" Title="Program" Description="The main executable." Level="1">
+        <ComponentRef Id="MainExecutable" />
+      </Feature>
+      <Feature Id="Manual">
+        <ComponentRef Id="Documentation" />
+        <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" />
+      </Feature>
+    </Feature>
+    <UIRef Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
+    <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />
+    <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="..\COPYING.rtf" />
+  </Product>
+</Wix>