diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 23346e905..b1c91ddab 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater');
 const { onFirstRunMaybe } = require('./first-run');
 const path = require('path');
 
+app.setAppUserModelId('com.electron.gitify');
+
 const iconIdle = path.join(
   __dirname,
   'assets',
diff --git a/src/utils/notifications.ts b/src/utils/notifications.ts
index 5e9a4e12c..969dddf19 100644
--- a/src/utils/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/utils/notifications.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ export const raiseNativeNotification = (
 
   if (notifications.length === 1) {
     const notification = notifications[0];
-    title = `Gitify - ${notification.repository.full_name}`;
+    title = `${process.platform !== 'win32' ? 'Gitify - ' : ''}${
+      notification.repository.full_name
+    }`;
     body = notification.subject.title;
     notificationUrl = notification.subject.url;
   } else {