diff --git a/installers/windows/Monero.iss b/installers/windows/Monero.iss
index 996d1f30..a95a5583 100644
--- a/installers/windows/Monero.iss
+++ b/installers/windows/Monero.iss
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Name: "en"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
 
 [Dirs]
 Name: "{app}";
-Name: "{app}\p2pool"; Permissions: users-full
 
 [Files]
 ; The use of the flag "ignoreversion" for the following entries leads to the following behaviour:
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\QtQuick.2"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\Material"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\Universal"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\scenegraph"
+Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{localappdata}\monero-core\p2pool"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\p2pool"
 Type: files; Name: "{app}\D3Dcompiler_47.dll"
 Type: files; Name: "{app}\libbz2-1.dll"
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ Type: files; Name: "{app}\ssleay32.dll"
 Type: files; Name: "{app}\start-high-dpi.bat"
 Type: files; Name: "{group}\Utilities\x (Check Blockchain Folder).lnk"
 
+[UninstallDelete]
+Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{localappdata}\monero-core\p2pool"
 
 [Tasks]
 Name: desktopicon; Description: "Create a &desktop icon"; GroupDescription: "Additional icons:";
diff --git a/src/main/oshelper.h b/src/main/oshelper.h
index dc3058dd..1c3aeb72 100644
--- a/src/main/oshelper.h
+++ b/src/main/oshelper.h
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isCapsLock() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE quint8 getNetworkTypeFromFile(const QString &keysPath) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE void openSeedTemplate() const;
+    bool installed() const;
 
     static std::pair<quint8, QString> getNetworkTypeAndAddressFromFile(const QString &wallet);
 private:
-    bool installed() const;
 
 signals:
 
diff --git a/src/p2pool/P2PoolManager.cpp b/src/p2pool/P2PoolManager.cpp
index 27380a61..4d59eb35 100644
--- a/src/p2pool/P2PoolManager.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool/P2PoolManager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "P2PoolManager.h"
 #include "net/http_client.h"
 #include "common/util.h"
+#include "main/oshelper.h"
 #include "qt/utils.h"
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS) && defined(__aarch64__) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS_AARCH64)
@@ -241,9 +243,14 @@ P2PoolManager::P2PoolManager(QObject *parent)
     started = false;
     // Platform dependent path to p2pool
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    m_p2poolPath = QApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/p2pool";
+    if (OSHelper().installed()) {
+        m_p2poolPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation) + "/p2pool";
+    } else {
+        m_p2poolPath = QApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/p2pool";
+    }
+
     if (!QDir(m_p2poolPath).exists()) {
-        QDir().mkdir(m_p2poolPath);
+        QDir().mkpath(m_p2poolPath);
     }
     m_p2pool = m_p2poolPath + "/p2pool.exe";
 #elif defined(Q_OS_UNIX)