diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ef3d65c..1d02a7d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,8 +5,25 @@ var app = require('electron').app;
 var fs = require('fs');
 var os = require('os');
 
-var desktopLinkExists = function() {
-  return fs.existsSync(path.join(os.homedir(), 'desktop', 'Brave.lnk'))
+var desktopLinkExists = function(channel) {
+  var linkName
+  switch (channel) {
+    case 'nightly':
+      linkName = 'BraveNightly'
+      break
+    case 'developer':
+      linkName = 'BraveDeveloper'
+      break
+    case 'beta':
+      linkName = 'BraveBeta'
+      break
+    case 'dev':
+      linkName = 'Brave'
+      break
+    default:
+      linkName = 'Brave'
+  }
+  return fs.existsSync(path.join(os.homedir(), 'desktop', `${linkName}.lnk`))
 }
 
 var run = function(args, done) {
@@ -17,19 +34,29 @@ var run = function(args, done) {
   }).on('close', done);
 };
 
-var check = function() {
+var check = function(channel = 'dev') {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     var cmd = process.argv[1];
     debug('processing squirrel command `%s`', cmd);
     var target = path.basename(process.execPath);
 
+    let userDataDirArg = '--user-data-dir=brave-' + channel
+
     if (cmd === '--squirrel-install') {
-      run(['--createShortcut=' + target + ''], app.quit);
+      if (channel === 'dev') {
+        run(['--createShortcut=' + target + ''], app.quit);
+      } else {
+        run(['--createShortcut=' + target + '', '--process-start-args=' + '--user-data-dir=brave-' + channel], app.quit);
+      }
       return true;
     }
     if (cmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
-      if (desktopLinkExists()) {
-        run(['--createShortcut=' + target + ''], app.quit);
+      if (desktopLinkExists(channel)) {
+        if (channel === 'dev') {
+          run(['--createShortcut=' + target + ''], app.quit);
+        } else {
+          run(['--createShortcut=' + target + '', '--process-start-args=' + '--user-data-dir=brave-' + channel], app.quit);
+      }
       }
       return true;
     }
@@ -45,4 +72,4 @@ var check = function() {
   return false;
 };
 
-module.exports = check();
+module.exports = check;