diff --git a/dist/windows/installer.nsi b/dist/windows/installer.nsi
index 75f2a0f95..95d002a6c 100644
--- a/dist/windows/installer.nsi
+++ b/dist/windows/installer.nsi
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Section $(inst_qbt_req) ;"qBittorrent (required)"
   SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\translations"
   ; Put files there
   File /r "translations\qt*.qm"
+  ; Restore output path because it affects `CreateShortCut`. It affects the "Start in" field.
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
 
   ; Write the installation path into the registry
   WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\qBittorrent" "InstallLocation" "$INSTDIR"
diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index 69d91f739..bbb293479 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // Create Application
         auto app = std::make_unique<Application>(argc, argv);
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        // QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() needs an Application object instantiated first
+        // Let's hope that there won't be a crash before this line
+        const char *envName = "_NT_SYMBOL_PATH";
+        const QString envValue = qEnvironmentVariable(envName);
+        if (envValue.isEmpty())
+            qputenv(envName, Application::applicationDirPath().toLocal8Bit());
+        else
+            qputenv(envName, u"%1;%2"_qs.arg(envValue, Application::applicationDirPath()).toLocal8Bit());
+#endif
+
         const QBtCommandLineParameters params = app->commandLineArgs();
         if (!params.unknownParameter.isEmpty())
         {