diff --git a/src/UI/mainwindow.cpp b/src/UI/mainwindow.cpp
index 23353a5..9ae9897 100644
--- a/src/UI/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/UI/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     , API(HeadsetControlAPI(HEADSETCONTROL_FILE_PATH))
 {
     QDir().mkpath(PROGRAM_CONFIG_PATH);
+    createStartMenuShortcut();
     settings = loadSettingsFromFile(PROGRAM_SETTINGS_FILEPATH);
     defaultStyle = styleSheet();
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/utils.cpp b/src/Utils/utils.cpp
index 5d4d050..b5625c0 100644
--- a/src/Utils/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils/utils.cpp
@@ -93,3 +93,55 @@ bool setOSRunOnStartup(bool enable)
     return false;
 #endif
 }
+
+bool createStartMenuShortcut()
+{
+    QString appName = QCoreApplication::applicationName();
+    QString appPath = QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath();
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    QString startupPath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation);
+    QString linkPath = startupPath + QDir::separator() + appName + ".lnk";
+    QFile::remove(linkPath);
+    return QFile::link(appPath, linkPath);
+
+#elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
+    // Get the applications directory
+    QString applicationsDir = QDir::homePath() + "/.local/share/applications/";
+
+    // Create applications directory if it doesn't exist
+    QDir().mkpath(applicationsDir);
+
+    // Create .desktop file
+    QString desktopFilePath = applicationsDir + appName.toLower() + ".desktop";
+    QFile desktopFile(desktopFilePath);
+
+    if (!desktopFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+        qDebug() << "Failed to create .desktop file";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Desktop entry content
+    QString desktopContent = QString("[Desktop Entry]\n"
+                                     "Version=1.0\n"
+                                     "Type=Application\n"
+                                     "Name=%1\n"
+                                     "Exec=%2\n"
+                                     "Terminal=false\n"
+                                     "Categories=Utility;\n")
+                                 .arg(appName, appPath);
+    desktopFile.write(desktopContent.toUtf8());
+    desktopFile.close();
+
+    // Make the .desktop file executable
+    QFile::setPermissions(desktopFilePath,
+                          QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner | QFile::ExeOwner | QFile::ReadGroup
+                              | QFile::ReadOther);
+
+    return true;
+
+#else
+    qDebug() << "Unsupported operating system";
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/Utils/utils.h b/src/Utils/utils.h
index 585e51c..9f1d3ad 100644
--- a/src/Utils/utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils/utils.h
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ bool openFileExplorer(const QString &path);
 
 bool setOSRunOnStartup(bool enable);
 
+bool createStartMenuShortcut();
+
 #endif // UTILS_H
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 082dc1b..6006e10 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 
 const QString APP_NAME = "HeadsetControl-GUI";
-const QString GUI_VERSION = "0.16.9";
+const QString GUI_VERSION = "0.16.10";
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.installer.yaml b/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.installer.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a5f5f9..0000000
--- a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.installer.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Created using wingetcreate 1.6.5.0
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.installer.1.6.0.schema.json
-
-PackageIdentifier: LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI
-PackageVersion: 0.16.9
-InstallerType: zip
-NestedInstallerType: portable
-NestedInstallerFiles:
-- RelativeFilePath: release\HeadsetControl-GUI.exe
-  PortableCommandAlias: HeadsetControl-GUI
-Dependencies:
-  WindowsFeatures: []
-  WindowsLibraries: []
-  PackageDependencies:
-    - PackageIdentifier: Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64
-      MinimumVersion: 14.32.31332.0
-Installers:
-- Architecture: x64
-  InstallerUrl: https://github.com/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/releases/latest/download/HeadsetControl-GUI_windows_64.zip
-  InstallerSha256: 8683EEAD1B863DEF3265A315C29E59574B115DC27A7F2E8AF23DE545E0AB63D9
-ManifestType: installer
-ManifestVersion: 1.6.0
diff --git a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.locale.en-US.yaml b/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.locale.en-US.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf616a0..0000000
--- a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.locale.en-US.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Created using wingetcreate 1.6.5.0
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.defaultLocale.1.6.0.schema.json
-
-PackageIdentifier: LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI
-PackageVersion: 0.16.9
-PackageLocale: en-US
-Publisher: LeoKlaus
-PackageName: HeadsetControl-GUI
-License: LGPL-2.1
-ShortDescription: A GUI for the great HeadsetControl.
-ManifestType: defaultLocale
-ManifestVersion: 1.6.0
diff --git a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.yaml b/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 74135d6..0000000
--- a/winget/manifests/l/LeoKlaus/HeadsetControl-GUI/0.16.9/LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Created using wingetcreate 1.6.5.0
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.version.1.6.0.schema.json
-
-PackageIdentifier: LeoKlaus.HeadsetControl-GUI
-PackageVersion: 0.16.9
-DefaultLocale: en-US
-ManifestType: version
-ManifestVersion: 1.6.0