diff --git a/.changes/drop-nsis-applicationid.md b/.changes/drop-nsis-applicationid.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f1eaa08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/drop-nsis-applicationid.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri-bundler': 'patch:enhance'
+---
+
+Use nsis's built-in com plugin instead of ApplicationID plugin, this reduces the installer size by 150-200 KB, and also fixes pinned shortcut not getting cleaned up on uninstall
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
index e1aedb0cf..a550106f8 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ use crate::{
   bundle::{
     common::CommandExt,
     windows::util::{
-      download, download_and_verify, download_webview2_bootstrapper,
-      download_webview2_offline_installer, extract_zip, verify_file_hash, HashAlgorithm,
-      NSIS_OUTPUT_FOLDER_NAME, NSIS_UPDATER_OUTPUT_FOLDER_NAME,
+      download_and_verify, download_webview2_bootstrapper, download_webview2_offline_installer,
+      verify_file_hash, HashAlgorithm, NSIS_OUTPUT_FOLDER_NAME, NSIS_UPDATER_OUTPUT_FOLDER_NAME,
     },
   },
   Settings,
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ use tauri_utils::config::{NSISInstallerMode, NsisCompression, WebviewInstallMode
 
 use std::{
   collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
-  fs::{copy, create_dir_all, remove_dir_all, rename, write},
+  fs::{create_dir_all, remove_dir_all, rename, write},
   path::{Path, PathBuf},
   process::Command,
 };
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ const NSIS_URL: &str =
   "https://github.com/tauri-apps/binary-releases/releases/download/nsis-3/nsis-3.zip";
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 const NSIS_SHA1: &str = "057e83c7d82462ec394af76c87d06733605543d4";
-const NSIS_APPLICATIONID_URL: &str = "https://github.com/tauri-apps/binary-releases/releases/download/nsis-plugins-v0/NSIS-ApplicationID.zip";
 const NSIS_TAURI_UTILS_URL: &str =
   "https://github.com/tauri-apps/nsis-tauri-utils/releases/download/nsis_tauri_utils-v0.2.2/nsis_tauri_utils.dll";
 const NSIS_TAURI_UTILS_SHA1: &str = "16DF1D1A5B4D5DF3859447279C55BE36D4109DFB";
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ const NSIS_REQUIRED_FILES: &[&str] = &[
   "Bin/makensis.exe",
   "Stubs/lzma-x86-unicode",
   "Stubs/lzma_solid-x86-unicode",
-  "Plugins/x86-unicode/ApplicationID.dll",
   "Plugins/x86-unicode/nsis_tauri_utils.dll",
   "Include/MUI2.nsh",
   "Include/FileFunc.nsh",
@@ -54,10 +51,7 @@ const NSIS_REQUIRED_FILES: &[&str] = &[
   "Include/WinMessages.nsh",
 ];
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-const NSIS_REQUIRED_FILES: &[&str] = &[
-  "Plugins/x86-unicode/ApplicationID.dll",
-  "Plugins/x86-unicode/nsis_tauri_utils.dll",
-];
+const NSIS_REQUIRED_FILES: &[&str] = &["Plugins/x86-unicode/nsis_tauri_utils.dll"];
 
 const NSIS_REQUIRED_FILES_HASH: &[(&str, &str, &str, HashAlgorithm)] = &[(
   "Plugins/x86-unicode/nsis_tauri_utils.dll",
@@ -109,25 +103,12 @@ fn get_and_extract_nsis(nsis_toolset_path: &Path, _tauri_tools_path: &Path) -> c
   {
     let data = download_and_verify(NSIS_URL, NSIS_SHA1, HashAlgorithm::Sha1)?;
     log::info!("extracting NSIS");
-    extract_zip(&data, _tauri_tools_path)?;
+    crate::bundle::windows::util::extract_zip(&data, _tauri_tools_path)?;
     rename(_tauri_tools_path.join("nsis-3.08"), nsis_toolset_path)?;
   }
 
   let nsis_plugins = nsis_toolset_path.join("Plugins");
 
-  let data = download(NSIS_APPLICATIONID_URL)?;
-  log::info!("extracting NSIS ApplicationID plugin");
-  extract_zip(&data, &nsis_plugins)?;
-
-  create_dir_all(nsis_plugins.join("x86-unicode"))?;
-
-  copy(
-    nsis_plugins
-      .join("ReleaseUnicode")
-      .join("ApplicationID.dll"),
-    nsis_plugins.join("x86-unicode").join("ApplicationID.dll"),
-  )?;
-
   let data = download_and_verify(
     NSIS_TAURI_UTILS_URL,
     NSIS_TAURI_UTILS_SHA1,
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
index de6357f34..49f9cd93e 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ ManifestDPIAware true
 !include WordFunc.nsh
 !include "FileAssociation.nsh"
 !include "StrFunc.nsh"
+!include "Win\COM.nsh"
+!include "Win\Propkey.nsh"
 ${StrCase}
 ${StrLoc}
 
@@ -644,6 +646,35 @@ Function un.onInit
   !insertmacro MUI_UNGETLANGUAGE
 FunctionEnd
 
+!macro DeleteAppUserModelId
+  !insertmacro ComHlpr_CreateInProcInstance ${CLSID_DestinationList} ${IID_ICustomDestinationList} r1 ""
+  ${If} $1 P<> 0
+    ${ICustomDestinationList::DeleteList} $1 '("${BUNDLEID}")'
+    ${IUnknown::Release} $1 ""
+  ${EndIf}
+  !insertmacro ComHlpr_CreateInProcInstance ${CLSID_ApplicationDestinations} ${IID_IApplicationDestinations} r1 ""
+  ${If} $1 P<> 0
+    ${IApplicationDestinations::SetAppID} $1 '("${BUNDLEID}")i.r0'
+    ${If} $0 >= 0
+      ${IApplicationDestinations::RemoveAllDestinations} $1 ''
+    ${EndIf}
+    ${IUnknown::Release} $1 ""
+  ${EndIf}
+!macroend
+
+; From https://stackoverflow.com/a/42816728/16993372
+!macro UnpinShortcut shortcut
+  !insertmacro ComHlpr_CreateInProcInstance ${CLSID_StartMenuPin} ${IID_IStartMenuPinnedList} r0 ""
+  ${If} $0 P<> 0
+      System::Call 'SHELL32::SHCreateItemFromParsingName(ws, p0, g "${IID_IShellItem}", *p0r1)' "${shortcut}"
+      ${If} $1 P<> 0
+          ${IStartMenuPinnedList::RemoveFromList} $0 '(r1)'
+          ${IUnknown::Release} $1 ""
+      ${EndIf}
+      ${IUnknown::Release} $0 ""
+  ${EndIf}
+!macroend
+
 Section Uninstall
   !insertmacro CheckIfAppIsRunning
 
@@ -685,6 +716,10 @@ Section Uninstall
   {{/each}}
   RMDir "$INSTDIR"
 
+  !insertmacro DeleteAppUserModelId
+  !insertmacro UnpinShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk"
+  !insertmacro UnpinShortcut "$DESKTOP\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk"
+
   ; Remove start menu shortcut
   !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_GETFOLDER Application $AppStartMenuFolder
   Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk"
@@ -726,13 +761,39 @@ Function SkipIfPassive
   ${IfThen} $PassiveMode == 1  ${|} Abort ${|}
 FunctionEnd
 
+!macro SetLnkAppUserModelId shortcut
+  !insertmacro ComHlpr_CreateInProcInstance ${CLSID_ShellLink} ${IID_IShellLink} r0 ""
+  ${If} $0 P<> 0
+    ${IUnknown::QueryInterface} $0 '("${IID_IPersistFile}",.r1)'
+    ${If} $1 P<> 0
+      ${IPersistFile::Load} $1 '("${shortcut}", ${STGM_READWRITE})'
+      ${IUnknown::QueryInterface} $0 '("${IID_IPropertyStore}",.r2)'
+      ${If} $2 P<> 0
+        System::Call 'Oleaut32::SysAllocString(w "${BUNDLEID}") i.r3'
+        System::Call '*${SYSSTRUCT_PROPERTYKEY}(${PKEY_AppUserModel_ID})p.r4'
+        System::Call '*${SYSSTRUCT_PROPVARIANT}(${VT_BSTR},,&i4 $3)p.r5'
+        ${IPropertyStore::SetValue} $2 '($4,$5)'
+
+        System::Call 'Oleaut32::SysFreeString($3)'
+        System::Free $4
+        System::Free $5
+        ${IPropertyStore::Commit} $2 ""
+        ${IUnknown::Release} $2 ""
+        ${IPersistFile::Save} $1 '("${shortcut}",1)'
+      ${EndIf}
+      ${IUnknown::Release} $1 ""
+    ${EndIf}
+    ${IUnknown::Release} $0 ""
+  ${EndIf}
+!macroend
+
 Function CreateDesktopShortcut
   CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
-  ApplicationID::Set "$DESKTOP\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk" "${BUNDLEID}"
+  !insertmacro SetLnkAppUserModelId "$DESKTOP\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk"
 FunctionEnd
 
 Function CreateStartMenuShortcut
   CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder"
   CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
-  ApplicationID::Set "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk" "${BUNDLEID}"
+  !insertmacro SetLnkAppUserModelId "$SMPROGRAMS\$AppStartMenuFolder\${MAINBINARYNAME}.lnk"
 FunctionEnd
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/util.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/util.rs
index 099819a64..80c3f64ba 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/util.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/util.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ pub fn verify_file_hash<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 }
 
 /// Extracts the zips from memory into a usable path.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn extract_zip(data: &[u8], path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
   let cursor = Cursor::new(data);