diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index b7c0bbbcf7..f6e067e393 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
         </pack>
 
         <!-- to disable by default, add preselected="no" -->
-        <pack name="Windows Service" required="no">
+        <pack name="Windows Service" required="no" preselected="no">
             <description>Automatically start I2P in the background</description>
             <os family="windows" />
             <executable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/set_config_dir_for_nt_service.bat" stage="postinstall" failure="warn" keep="true" />