diff --git a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
index 030f5d46d..30c59342d 100644
--- a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ class AutoUpdateManager
 
   constructor: (@version) ->
     @state = IdleState
-    @feedUrl = "https://atom.io/api/updates?version=#{@version}"
+    if process.platform is 'win32'
+      # Squirrel for Windows can't handle query params
+      # https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/issues/132
+      @feedUrl = 'https://atom.io/api/updates'
+    else
+      @feedUrl = "https://atom.io/api/updates?version=#{@version}"
 
     process.nextTick => @setupAutoUpdater()