diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
index 33c29dd5941..574e70568c2 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
     <MaintenanceToolName>QtCreatorUninst</MaintenanceToolName>
     <!-- @homeDir@ and @rootDir@ are some of the supported vars -->
     <TargetDir>@rootDir@/Qt/qtcreator-{version}</TargetDir>
+    <StartMenuDir>Qt Creator</StartMenuDir>
 </Installer>
diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/installscript.qs b/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/installscript.qs
index 2f392772fba..a7fada95e04 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/installscript.qs
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/installscript.qs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Component.prototype.createOperations = function()
     {
         component.addOperation( "CreateShortcut",
                                 component.qtCreatorBinaryPath,
-                                "@StartMenuDir@/Qt Creator.lnk",
+                                "@StartMenuDir@/Qt Creator " + installer.value("ProductVersion") + ".lnk",
                                 "workingDirectory=@homeDir@" );
 
         // only install c runtime if it is needed, no minor version check of the c runtime till we need it
diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/package.xml.in b/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/package.xml.in
index 32089ef2bb9..682fd720b9f 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/package.xml.in
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/packages/org.qtproject.qtcreator.application/meta/package.xml.in
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@
         <UserInterface>associatecommonfiletypesform.ui</UserInterface>
         <UserInterface>launchqtcreatorcheckboxform.ui</UserInterface>
     </UserInterfaces>
-    <StartMenuDir>Qt Creator {version}</StartMenuDir>
 </Package>