diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
index 8084d218..f6a91e78 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/shortcutcreator.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "shortcutcreator.h"
 #include "win32.hpp"
 #include "converter.hpp"
+#include "ginvoke.hpp"
 
 #ifdef UNICODE
     #define _UNICODE
@@ -124,8 +125,14 @@ int32_t ValidateShortcut(const std::wstring& shortcut_path, const std::wstring&
     return hr;
 }
 
-int32_t TryCreateShortcutInternal(const std::wstring& aumid)
+bool TryCreateShortcutInternal(const char *const aumid)
 {
+    auto waumid = sview_to_wstr(aumid);
+    if (waumid.empty())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     auto exePath = GetCurrentModulePath();
     auto shortcutPath = GetShortcutPath();
 
@@ -134,27 +141,20 @@ int32_t TryCreateShortcutInternal(const std::wstring& aumid)
         auto path = shortcutPath.value() + LR"(\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Dino.lnk)";
         if (!std::filesystem::exists(path))
         {
-            return InstallShortcut(exePath.value(), aumid, path);
+            return SUCCEEDED(InstallShortcut(exePath.value(), waumid, path));
         }
         else
         {
-            return ValidateShortcut(path, aumid);
+            return SUCCEEDED(ValidateShortcut(path, waumid));
         }
-        
-        return S_OK;
     }
-    return S_FALSE;
+    return false;
 }
 
 extern "C"
 {
     gboolean TryCreateShortcut(const gchar* aumid)
     {
-        auto result = sview_to_wstr(aumid);
-        if (result.empty())
-        {
-            return FALSE;
-        }
-        return SUCCEEDED(TryCreateShortcutInternal(result));
+        return g_try_invoke(TryCreateShortcutInternal, aumid);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
index 711ba385..baa03d0f 100644
--- a/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windows-notification/api/src/win32.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "win32.hpp"
 #include "converter.hpp"
+#include "ginvoke.hpp"
 
 std::optional<std::wstring> GetCurrentModulePath()
 {
@@ -28,9 +29,14 @@ std::optional<std::wstring> GetShortcutPath()
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-bool SetAppModelIDInternal(const std::wstring& aumid)
+bool SetAppModelIDInternal(const char *const aumid)
 {
-    return SUCCEEDED(SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(aumid.c_str()));
+    auto waumid = sview_to_wstr(aumid);
+    if (waumid.empty())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return SUCCEEDED(SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(waumid.c_str()));
 }
 
 extern "C"
@@ -51,12 +57,7 @@ extern "C"
 
     gboolean SetAppModelID(const gchar* aumid)
     {
-        auto result = sview_to_wstr(aumid);
-        if (result.empty())
-        {
-            return FALSE;
-        }
-        return SetAppModelIDInternal(result);
+        return g_try_invoke(SetAppModelIDInternal, aumid);
     }
 }