diff --git a/dist/install/windows/x64/standalone.iss b/dist/install/windows/x64/standalone.iss
index 04fde64a..2a051aae 100644
--- a/dist/install/windows/x64/standalone.iss
+++ b/dist/install/windows/x64/standalone.iss
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ AlwaysShowDirOnReadyPage=yes
 
 
 [Tasks]
-Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
+;commented out to force desktop icon, no prompt Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
 
 [Files]
 Source: "C:\data\code\raven\dist\win-x64\ayanova\standalone\AyaNova.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\.local-chromium\*"
 
 [Icons]
 Name: "{autoprograms}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\launcher\ayanova-launcher.exe";
-Name: "{autodesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\launcher\ayanova-launcher.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
+Name: "{autodesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\launcher\ayanova-launcher.exe"; 
+;removed this from above line to force desktop icon Tasks: desktopicon
 
 [Run]
 Filename: "{app}\launcher\ayanova-launcher.exe"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent