# electron-squirrel-startup > Default [Squirrel.Windows][squirrel] event handler for your [Electron][electron] apps. ## Installation ``` npm i electron-squirrel-startup ``` ## Usage To handle the most common commands, such as managing desktop shortcuts, just add the following to the top of your `main.js` and you're good to go: ```js if(require('electron-squirrel-startup')) return; ``` ## Read More ### [Handling Squirrel Events][squirrel-events] ### [Squirrel.Windows Commands][squirrel-commands] ## License Apache 2.0 [squirrel]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows [electron]: https://github.com/atom/electron [squirrel-commands]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/blob/master/src/Update/Program.cs#L98 [squirrel-events]: https://github.com/atom/grunt-electron-installer#handling-squirrel-events